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单词 toilet paper
释义

toilet paper

[ toi-lit pey-per ]
/ ˈtɔɪ lɪt ˌpeɪ pər /
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noun

Also called toi·let tis·sue, bath·room tis·sue . a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleansing after elimination.

verb (used with or without object) Sometimes toi·let-pa·per .

to cover a house, a tree, or other structure, usually on someone’s home property, with strips of toilet paper, as a prank: Toilet papering the chief of police’s car was a risky choice—you’re going to get fined for littering or trespassing if he catches you.
Also TP, t.p. [tee-pee] /ˈtiˈpi/

Origin of toilet paper

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby toilet paper

toil, toile, toile de Jouy, toilet, toilet bowl, toilet paper, toilet powder, toiletry, toilet seat, toilet set, toilet soap
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Example sentences from the Web for toilet paper

  • Knowing how to turn a toilet-paper roll and three bucks' worth of parts into a camera-detector is just good sense.

    Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
  • I went into the bathroom and took off the toilet-paper roll and replaced it with a fresh one.

    Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for toilet paper

toilet paper

toilet tissue


noun

thin absorbent paper, often wound in a roll round a cardboard cylinder (toilet roll), used for cleaning oneself after defecation or urination
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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