英语词汇“to go to the toilet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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P1. Originally U.S. to go to the toilet.In North American use to go to the bathroom is now usual.

a. To pay a visit to the toilet in order to urinate or defecate.

ΚΠ

1897 Indianapolis Sun 27 Nov. Guldensuppe came upstairs and Mrs. Nack went to the toilet in the yard.

1905 Lawyers Rep. Annotated (Extra Annotated ed.) 21 293/2 The plaintiff partially dressed himself and went to the toilet, leaving his pocket-book lying upon the bedding of his berth.

1933 P. Cain Fast One (2004) iii. 85 ‘You'll stay here where I can hold a book on you. You stay here and in your same spot—only you can't go to the toilet without my okay’.

1990 T. Robbins Skinny Legs & All 256 She went to the toilet to take a pee.

2001 B. Hatch Internat. Gooseberry 14 Carlos got up to go to the toilet at the same moment as Dominique.

b. To urinate or defecate.

ΚΠ

1954 Jrnl. Educ. Psychol. 28 186 To have pants unbuttoned so he could go to the toilet.

1969 T. Alexander Children & Adolescents (2009) xiii. 300 Charles extended his rebellion to a refusal to have bowel movements and would not go to the toilet at all.

1995 Spy (N.Y.) Mar.–Apr. 30/2 Why do dogs always like to watch when you're going to the toilet?

2003 M. Haddon Curious Incident of Dog in Night-time 129 Joseph Fleming took his trousers off and went to the toilet all over the floor.

P2.

a. down the toilet: into a bad state; to the lowest possible level. Cf. down the pan at pan n.¹ Phrases 3.

ΚΠ

1967 Times 20 Oct. 3/5 He said that England was ‘going down the toilet’.

1972 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 17 Feb. 16 a/3 The movie business has gone down the toilet.

1980 TWA Ambassador Oct. 82/3 The gold market went right down the toilet.

1997 When Saturday Comes Jan. 36/1 The cameraman..could spend an age perfecting his angles, positions and profiles, but then see the whole lot disappear down the toilet as a result of somebody deliberately knocking everything over.

2003 Company June 70/1 My self-confidence went down the toilet.

b. in the toilet: in a bad state or situation; ruined.

ΚΠ

1977 Sunday Sun (Baltimore) 2 Jan. d1/3 This is why Hollywood is in the toilet. What the hell does Barbra Streisand know about directing or editing a movie?

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Apr. g1 We are doing action-adventure television. If they just ran into wonderful warm people every week, the ratings would really be in the toilet.

1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 160 [He] is one of those guys who shows up just in time to put your marriage in the toilet for good.

2008 Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 26/6 Sterling is in the toilet because Britain's finances have been flushed away by a profligate administration whose Budget is in tatters.

单词	to go to the toilet
释义	> as lemmas to go to the toilet Phrases colloquial. P1. Originally U.S. to go to the toilet.In North American use to go to the bathroom is now usual. a. To pay a visit to the toilet in order to urinate or defecate. ΚΠ 1897 Indianapolis Sun 27 Nov. Guldensuppe came upstairs and Mrs. Nack went to the toilet in the yard. 1905 Lawyers Rep. Annotated (Extra Annotated ed.) 21 293/2 The plaintiff partially dressed himself and went to the toilet, leaving his pocket-book lying upon the bedding of his berth. 1933 P. Cain Fast One (2004) iii. 85 ‘You'll stay here where I can hold a book on you. You stay here and in your same spot—only you can't go to the toilet without my okay’. 1990 T. Robbins Skinny Legs & All 256 She went to the toilet to take a pee. 2001 B. Hatch Internat. Gooseberry 14 Carlos got up to go to the toilet at the same moment as Dominique. b. To urinate or defecate. ΚΠ 1954 Jrnl. Educ. Psychol. 28 186 To have pants unbuttoned so he could go to the toilet. 1969 T. Alexander Children & Adolescents (2009) xiii. 300 Charles extended his rebellion to a refusal to have bowel movements and would not go to the toilet at all. 1995 Spy (N.Y.) Mar.–Apr. 30/2 Why do dogs always like to watch when you're going to the toilet? 2003 M. Haddon Curious Incident of Dog in Night-time 129 Joseph Fleming took his trousers off and went to the toilet all over the floor. P2. a. down the toilet: into a bad state; to the lowest possible level. Cf. down the pan at pan n.¹ Phrases 3. ΚΠ 1967 Times 20 Oct. 3/5 He said that England was ‘going down the toilet’. 1972 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 17 Feb. 16 a/3 The movie business has gone down the toilet. 1980 TWA Ambassador Oct. 82/3 The gold market went right down the toilet. 1997 When Saturday Comes Jan. 36/1 The cameraman..could spend an age perfecting his angles, positions and profiles, but then see the whole lot disappear down the toilet as a result of somebody deliberately knocking everything over. 2003 Company June 70/1 My self-confidence went down the toilet. b. in the toilet: in a bad state or situation; ruined. ΚΠ 1977 Sunday Sun (Baltimore) 2 Jan. d1/3 This is why Hollywood is in the toilet. What the hell does Barbra Streisand know about directing or editing a movie? 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Apr. g1 We are doing action-adventure television. If they just ran into wonderful warm people every week, the ratings would really be in the toilet. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 160 [He] is one of those guys who shows up just in time to put your marriage in the toilet for good. 2008 Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 26/6 Sterling is in the toilet because Britain's finances have been flushed away by a profligate administration whose Budget is in tatters. extracted from toiletn. < as lemmas
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