laundry
laundry — 名詞
1. items of clothing, sheets, and towels that need to be washed or have just been w
待洗衣物
需要清洗或已洗好的衣物
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.
洗衣籃滿了，所以 Amira 啟動了洗衣機。
cause + effect: laundry basket full → start washing machine
Paloma does the laundry every Sunday morning before lunch.
Paloma 每週日上午午餐前都會洗衣服。
do the laundry — common collocation for the washing task
Baraka took the clean laundry from the basket and put it on the bed.
Baraka 把乾淨的衣物從籃子裡拿出來放在床上。
Keiko sorted the laundry by colour before washing it.
Keiko 在洗衣服之前先把衣物按顏色分類。
- 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
洗衣店
為顧客提供洗衣服務的商家
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.
Hugo 把他的西裝拿到公司附近的洗衣店去洗。
take [items] to the laundry
The laundry on Main Street washes all the hotel sheets before noon.
Main Street 上的那家洗衣店在中午前就會洗完所有旅館床單。
Christopher's work shirts are cleaned at a laundry in the town centre.
Christopher 的工作襯衫是在市區一家洗衣店清洗的。
Where is the nearest laundry that can wash this coat by Saturday?
離這裡最近的洗衣店在哪裡能在星期六前洗好這件外套？
- 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.