bidet

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bi·det /ˈbiːdeɪ $ bɪˈdeɪ/ noun [countable]  DHa small low bath that you sit on to wash your bottom 〔专洗下身的〕坐浴盆

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bidet• The closest basin to a bidet in the United States in 1897, for instance, was a hip bath.• There was a vogue for bidets in California some years ago but he thinks they are primarily symbolic as jacuzzis have become.• We even had a portable bidet for Maurice Chevalier's safari.• In a promotional brochure, one company shows bidets in photographs of model rooms without directing specific attention to them.• But recently, acceptance of the bidet has been growing, according to makers of bath fixtures.• I did need a few stitches, but frequent use of the bidet helped fast healing.• She shrugged, went over to the bidet, washed herself and inserted her tiny scrambler.Origin bidet (1600-1700) French “small horse, bidet”

bi·det nounChineseSyllable  

sit you that on bath small a Corpus to low

bidet
bi‧det /ˈbiːdeɪ $ bɪˈdeɪ/ noun [countable]a small low bath that you sit on to wash your bottom

bidetBrE /ˈbiːdeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈdeɪ/ 🔊 noun

a low bowl in the bathroom, usually with taps/faucets, that you fill with water and sit on to wash your bottom 坐浴盆