laun·dry

noun

/ˈlɔːndri/

(plural laundries)

Idioms

[uncountable] clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物 synonym washing
- a pile of clean/dirty laundry一摞干净的／脏的衣物
- a laundry basket/room洗衣筐；洗衣间
- There was a pile of clean laundry on her bed.她床上有一堆洗干净的衣物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clean
- dirty
… of laundry
- pile
verb + laundry
- do
- wash
- fold
- …
laundry + noun
- bag
- basket
- hamper
- …
[uncountable, singular] the process or the job of washing clothes, sheets, etc.洗衣物；洗衣物的活
- Have you done the laundry yet?你洗完衣服了吗？
- The hotel has a laundry service.旅馆提供洗衣服务。
Extra Examples
- The housekeeper cooks, does the laundry and cleans.管家要做饭、洗熨衣服、打扫房子。
- The hotel offers a free laundry service.这家旅馆提供免费洗烫衣物服务。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clean
- dirty
… of laundry
- pile
verb + laundry
- do
- wash
- fold
- …
laundry + noun
- bag
- basket
- hamper
- …
[countable] a business or place where you send sheets, clothes, etc. to be washed洗衣店；洗衣房
- the hospital laundry医院洗衣房
- a laundry van洗衣店货车。

Word Originearly 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier ‘person who washes linen’, based on Latin lavanda ‘things to be washed’, from lavare ‘to wash’.

Idioms

air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public

(disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬

单词	laundry
释义	laun·dry noun /ˈlɔːndri/ /ˈlɔːndri/ (plural laundries) Idioms [uncountable] clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物 synonym washing a pile of clean/dirty laundry一摞干净的／脏的衣物 a laundry basket/room洗衣筐；洗衣间 There was a pile of clean laundry on her bed.她床上有一堆洗干净的衣物。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clean dirty … of laundry pile verb + laundry do wash fold … laundry + noun bag basket hamper … [uncountable, singular] the process or the job of washing clothes, sheets, etc.洗衣物；洗衣物的活 Have you done the laundry yet?你洗完衣服了吗？ The hotel has a laundry service.旅馆提供洗衣服务。 Extra Examples The housekeeper cooks, does the laundry and cleans.管家要做饭、洗熨衣服、打扫房子。 The hotel offers a free laundry service.这家旅馆提供免费洗烫衣物服务。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clean dirty … of laundry pile verb + laundry do wash fold … laundry + noun bag basket hamper … [countable] a business or place where you send sheets, clothes, etc. to be washed洗衣店；洗衣房 the hospital laundry医院洗衣房 a laundry van洗衣店货车。 Word Originearly 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier ‘person who washes linen’, based on Latin lavanda ‘things to be washed’, from lavare ‘to wash’. Idioms air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public (disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
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