laundry
laundry — noun
1. items of clothing, sheets, and towels that need to be washed or have just been w
items of clothing, sheets, and towels that need to be washed or have just been washed
The laundry basket was full, so Amira started the washing machine.
cause + effect: laundry basket full → start washing machine
Paloma does the laundry every Sunday morning before lunch.
do the laundry — common collocation for the washing task
Baraka took the clean laundry from the basket and put it on the bed.
Keiko sorted the laundry by colour before washing it.
- washing
focuses on the activity or process rather than the items themselves; 'do the washing' is more common in British English
- dirty clothes
only refers to unwashed items, not clean laundry that has been washed
文法句型
no plural form
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a laundry' to mean dirty clothes. The phrases 'do the laundry' or 'do your laundry' describe the activity of washing clothes.
常見錯誤
2. a place of business where customers pay to have their clothing, sheets, and othe
a place of business where customers pay to have their clothing, sheets, and other fabric items washed and ironed
Hugo took his suits to the laundry near his office.
take [items] to the laundry
The laundry on Main Street washes all the hotel sheets before noon.
Christopher's work shirts are cleaned at a laundry in the town centre.
Where is the nearest laundry that can wash this coat by Saturday?
- launderette
self-service coin-operated washing machines, not a full-service business; more common in British English
- laundromat
American term for self-service coin-operated washing machines
- dry cleaner's
specialises in dry-cleaning delicate fabrics rather than regular washing
文法句型
a/an + laundry
the + laundry
[number] + laundries
用法筆記
A countable noun — you can say 'a laundry' (one business) or 'laundries' (multiple). Distinguished from 'launderette' or 'laundromat', which are self-service coin-operated washing facilities.