英语词汇“laundry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

laundry

/ˈlɔːndri

noun (plural laundries)

1 [mass noun] Clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed: piles of dirty laundry...

Ropes stretched from one house to the next, from where hung newly washed laundry, some still dripping with rather murky water.
We have seen your dirty laundry hanging on the line. We know.
The house suddenly falls quiet again and with a deep sigh of exhaustion you turn to the piles of dirty plates and laundry that need washing.

Synonyms

dirty washing, washing, wash, dirty clothes, clothes to be cleaned

British dated bagwash

1.1The action or process of washing clothes: cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff...

Washing dishes and doing laundry are two processes that waste a lot of water, power, and time.
The drying process for doing laundry at home is either hanging clothes on a clothesline or tumbling them in a gas- or electric-heated dryer.
The rear of the house has an open balcony for washing clothes, doing laundry, and performing other domestic chores.

2A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed: the pathology department was in the hospital basement, next to the laundry...

Some houses have a laundry or mud room located near the kitchen, so this might need to be addressed.
In living areas task lighting is provided by table, desk or floor lamps; in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries room fixtures such as halogen downlights should be placed over work areas.
Just because your new house has a separate laundry room, it doesn't mean that your old washer and dryer will fit.

Synonyms

washroom, laundry room, launderette, dry cleaner's, public wash house, Chinese laundry

North American trademark laundromat

2.1A company washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially: lots of people send their sheets to a laundry these days [as modifier]: a laundry van...

The community resource centre plays a key role in the area, providing office facilities and a community laundry and ironing service.
A former city slicker has made a clean start by setting up a new laundry and ironing service.
This is done to ensure that workers and communities are protected when commercial laundries handle linens and clothes contaminated by toxic substances.

Origin

Early 16th century: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier 'person who washes linen' (see launder).

单词	laundry
释义	laundry /ˈlɔːndri / noun (plural laundries) 1 [mass noun] Clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed: piles of dirty laundry... Ropes stretched from one house to the next, from where hung newly washed laundry, some still dripping with rather murky water. We have seen your dirty laundry hanging on the line. We know. The house suddenly falls quiet again and with a deep sigh of exhaustion you turn to the piles of dirty plates and laundry that need washing. Synonyms dirty washing, washing, wash, dirty clothes, clothes to be cleaned British dated bagwash 1.1The action or process of washing clothes: cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff... Washing dishes and doing laundry are two processes that waste a lot of water, power, and time. The drying process for doing laundry at home is either hanging clothes on a clothesline or tumbling them in a gas- or electric-heated dryer. The rear of the house has an open balcony for washing clothes, doing laundry, and performing other domestic chores. 2A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed: the pathology department was in the hospital basement, next to the laundry... Some houses have a laundry or mud room located near the kitchen, so this might need to be addressed. In living areas task lighting is provided by table, desk or floor lamps; in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries room fixtures such as halogen downlights should be placed over work areas. Just because your new house has a separate laundry room, it doesn't mean that your old washer and dryer will fit. Synonyms washroom, laundry room, launderette, dry cleaner's, public wash house, Chinese laundry North American trademark laundromat 2.1A company washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially: lots of people send their sheets to a laundry these days [as modifier]: a laundry van... The community resource centre plays a key role in the area, providing office facilities and a community laundry and ironing service. A former city slicker has made a clean start by setting up a new laundry and ironing service. This is done to ensure that workers and communities are protected when commercial laundries handle linens and clothes contaminated by toxic substances. Origin Early 16th century: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier 'person who washes linen' (see launder).
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