| 释义 |
wash-basin
[f. wash v.]
A wash-hand basin.
1812Examiner 23 Nov. 739/2 The wash-bason [was] almost filled. 1855J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sci., Elem. Chem. 431 The..negro princes obtain English wash-basins. 1860O. W. Holmes Professor iv, A new nursery,..with Lake Superior, and Huron..for wash-basins! 1904S. E. White Forest ii, Dishes, pails, wash-basins, and other receptacles. 1928Galsworthy Swan Song i. v. 35 We must get some more wash-basins in. 1980Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 21 Sept. 50 (Advt.), This soft, subtle shade..reveals the potential..of the range of wash basins. 1984Worthington & Knight Home Plumbing 103/2 The normal height for a wash-basin is 800 mm..from the rim to the floor. |