英语词汇“gent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgent

Origin:

1500-1600 gentleman

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

It had once been a place for nervous gents.
No self-respecting lady or gent would use it now.
Sheppard Brothers ran a gents hairdressing shop at No. 27.
The unfortunate gents are then unceremoniously interred in the sisters' basement.
Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck.

Longman Language Activatora toilet/rest room► toilet

British a room containing a toilet: · "Where's the toilet?" "Downstairs on the right."men's/women's/ladies' toilets: · There's a huge queue in the ladies' toilets.public toilets: · Pat refuses to use the public toilets in this country because they are always so dirty.

► bathroom

a toilet, especially in someone's house: · The bathroom is next to Jack's room.· "Can I use your bathroom?" "Sure, go ahead."

► loo/bog

British informal /john American informal a toilet: · Where's the loo?· Tony's in the john. He'll be back in a minute.· It's a good pub, but the bogs are terrible!

► restroom/washroom

American the toilets in a public place: · Do you have restrooms here?· There's no paper in the washroom.

► the gents

British /the men's room American the men's toilets in a public place: · Can you tell me where the men's room is please?· "Where's Kevin?" "He went to the gents."

► the ladies

British /the ladies' room American the women's toilets in a public place: · Wait for me outside. I'm going to the ladies.· The ladies' room is just around the corner.

► lavatory

formal a toilet: · Even the lavatory was luxurious, with a marble interior and soft, white hand towels. public lavatory: · The public lavatories are situated on the other side of the beach.

► WC

especially British, written a toilet - used especially in written information about buildings: · All our holiday apartments have a double bedroom, small kitchen, bathroom, and WC.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old

· Broomhead had had enough, realising that the old gent was quite content to stay there all day nattering.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the gents

"Where's Kevin?" "He went to the gents."
As if in a corny fiction, it is in the gents that we first identify each other and introduce ourselves.
I picked my way through the noisy tables and went into the Gents.
In the Gents there is sick all over the floor.
Lorraine Gabriel, prosecuting, said McMeekin walked through the checkout without paying and left the bottle in the gents.
Mary visited the Gents and returned, groaning and holding his head.
So we sparred to the grim amusement and wild consternation of the ladies, the sober evaluation of the gents.
Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck.

单词	gent
释义	gentgent /dʒent/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgent Origin: 1500-1600 gentleman Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It had once been a place for nervous gents. No self-respecting lady or gent would use it now. Sheppard Brothers ran a gents hairdressing shop at No. 27. The unfortunate gents are then unceremoniously interred in the sisters' basement. Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora toilet/rest room► toilet British a room containing a toilet: · "Where's the toilet?" "Downstairs on the right."men's/women's/ladies' toilets: · There's a huge queue in the ladies' toilets.public toilets: · Pat refuses to use the public toilets in this country because they are always so dirty. ► bathroom a toilet, especially in someone's house: · The bathroom is next to Jack's room.· "Can I use your bathroom?" "Sure, go ahead." ► loo/bog British informal /john American informal a toilet: · Where's the loo?· Tony's in the john. He'll be back in a minute.· It's a good pub, but the bogs are terrible! ► restroom/washroom American the toilets in a public place: · Do you have restrooms here?· There's no paper in the washroom. ► the gents British /the men's room American the men's toilets in a public place: · Can you tell me where the men's room is please?· "Where's Kevin?" "He went to the gents." ► the ladies British /the ladies' room American the women's toilets in a public place: · Wait for me outside. I'm going to the ladies.· The ladies' room is just around the corner. ► lavatory formal a toilet: · Even the lavatory was luxurious, with a marble interior and soft, white hand towels. public lavatory: · The public lavatories are situated on the other side of the beach. ► WC especially British, written a toilet - used especially in written information about buildings: · All our holiday apartments have a double bedroom, small kitchen, bathroom, and WC. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old · Broomhead had had enough, realising that the old gent was quite content to stay there all day nattering. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the gents "Where's Kevin?" "He went to the gents." As if in a corny fiction, it is in the gents that we first identify each other and introduce ourselves. I picked my way through the noisy tables and went into the Gents. In the Gents there is sick all over the floor. Lorraine Gabriel, prosecuting, said McMeekin walked through the checkout without paying and left the bottle in the gents. Mary visited the Gents and returned, groaning and holding his head. So we sparred to the grim amusement and wild consternation of the ladies, the sober evaluation of the gents. Unfortunately, the gents had bad luck. 1especially British English informal a gentleman: a well-dressed elderly gent I’ve always prided myself on being a perfect gent.2the gents British English a public toilet for men SYN men’s room American English
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