toilet

noun

/ˈtɔɪlət/

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[countable] a large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on or stand over when you get rid of waste matter from your body
- Have you flushed the toilet?
- (British English) I need to go to the toilet (= use the toilet).
- a toilet seat
- the toilet bowl
- toilet facilities
- Do you need the toilet?
- The girl asked if she could use the toilet.
- The hotels usually have modern showers and toilets.
Extra Examples
- He flushed the letter down the toilet.
- The caravan is equipped with a sink and a flush toilet.
Topics Houses and homesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- flush
- flushing
- portable
- …
verb + toilet
- go to
- use
- visit
- …
toilet + noun
- bowl
- seat
- paper
- …
preposition
- in the toilet
- on the toilet
See full entry
(British English)
(North American English bathroom)
[countable] a room containing a toilet
- Every flat has its own bathroom and toilet.
- Who's in the toilet?
- There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.
- There is a separate downstairs toilet.
Topics Houses and homesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- communal
- shared
- …
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(British English) [countable]
(also toilets [plural])
a room or small building containing several toilets, each in a separate smaller room
- public toilets
- toilet facilities
- Could you tell me where the ladies' toilet is, please?
- The toilets are located in the entrance area.
- a disabled toilet (= for disabled people)
- His new duties included cleaning the toilets.
British/American toilet / bathroom
toilet / bathroom
- In British English, but not in North American English, the room that has a toilet in it is usually referred to as the toilet. This room in people’s houses can also be called the lavatory, or informally, the loo. An extra downstairs toilet in a house can be called the cloakroom. In public places, especially on signs, the words toilets, Gents (for men’s toilets) or Ladies (for women’s toilets) are used for a room or small building containing several toilets. You might also see WC or Public Conveniences on some signs.
- In North American English the room that contains a toilet is called the bathroom, never the toilet. A room with a toilet in a public place can also be called a restroom, ladies’ room, women’s room or men’s room. Washroom is also used, especially in Canada.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- communal
- shared
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (old-fashioned) the process of washing and dressing yourself, arranging your hair, etc.

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile ‘cloth, web’, from Latin tela ‘web’. The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th cent.) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (sense (4)). In the 19th cent. the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th cent.).

单词	toilet
释义	toilet noun /ˈtɔɪlət/ /ˈtɔɪlət/ jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on or stand over when you get rid of waste matter from your body Have you flushed the toilet? (British English) I need to go to the toilet (= use the toilet). a toilet seat the toilet bowl toilet facilities Do you need the toilet? The girl asked if she could use the toilet. The hotels usually have modern showers and toilets. Extra Examples He flushed the letter down the toilet. The caravan is equipped with a sink and a flush toilet. Topics Houses and homesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective flush flushing portable … verb + toilet go to use visit … toilet + noun bowl seat paper … preposition in the toilet on the toilet See full entry (British English) (North American English bathroom) [countable] a room containing a toilet Every flat has its own bathroom and toilet. Who's in the toilet? There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats. There is a separate downstairs toilet. Topics Houses and homesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public communal shared … See full entry (British English) [countable] (also toilets [plural]) a room or small building containing several toilets, each in a separate smaller room public toilets toilet facilities Could you tell me where the ladies' toilet is, please? The toilets are located in the entrance area. a disabled toilet (= for disabled people) His new duties included cleaning the toilets. British/American toilet / bathroomtoilet / bathroom In British English, but not in North American English, the room that has a toilet in it is usually referred to as the toilet. This room in people’s houses can also be called the lavatory, or informally, the loo. An extra downstairs toilet in a house can be called the cloakroom. In public places, especially on signs, the words toilets, Gents (for men’s toilets) or Ladies (for women’s toilets) are used for a room or small building containing several toilets. You might also see WC or Public Conveniences on some signs. In North American English the room that contains a toilet is called the bathroom, never the toilet. A room with a toilet in a public place can also be called a restroom, ladies’ room, women’s room or men’s room. Washroom is also used, especially in Canada. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public communal shared … See full entry [uncountable] (old-fashioned) the process of washing and dressing yourself, arranging your hair, etc. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile ‘cloth, web’, from Latin tela ‘web’. The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th cent.) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (sense (4)). In the 19th cent. the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th cent.).
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