释义 |
launderettelaun‧der‧ette /ˌlɔːndəˈret $ ˌlɒːn-/ (also laundrette /lɔːnˈdret $ lɒːn-/ British English, Laun‧dro‧mat /ˈlɔːndrəmæt $ ˈlɒːn-/ trademark American English) noun [countable] launderetteOrigin: 1900-2000 launder - During the period we were watching, we counted between 2,200 and 2,300 going into the launderette.
- For example, the washing machines in your local launderette are actually completely automatic vending machines.
- Lunch hour meant a hurried visit to a launderette or one of the new supermarkets.
- The cost of launderettes is prohibitive on a subsistence income - so the washing gets done in the sink.
- The light from the launderette had shone upon him like an arc lamp.
a place where you can go to wash your clothes in machines that work when you put coins in them |