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单词 laundry list
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laundry list

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noun Informal.

a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.

Origin of laundry list

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby laundry list

launderette, laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde
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Example sentences from the Web for laundry list

  • At times the speech had a laundry-list, State of the Union flavor, with lines about creating “600,000 jobs in natural gas alone.”

    Obama’s DNC Speech: A Sober Call to Arms|Howard Kurtz|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for laundry list

laundry list

noun

US and Canadian a list of items perceived as being longa laundry list of complaints
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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