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laundry basket

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Cleaning, Household
ˈlaundry ˌbasket noun [countable]  1. laundry_basket.jpg DHC British English a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until you wash them 〔放置待洗衣服的〕脏衣篮 SYN American English hamper2. DHa basket used for carrying clothes that have been or need to be washed 〔装已洗或待洗衣服的〕洗衣篮
Examples from the Corpus
laundry basketShe wore a swirling dress with something bright wrapped round the waist, and she carried a laundry basket.Iachimo had fallen into a laundry basket.But her daughter lined a huge laundry basket for the infant, and wherever she went, the basket went with her.A young porter stood in the corridor, a large laundry basket by his side.Listen, this is not your personal laundry basket.The teenager won't put her soiled clothing in the laundry basket as requested; they don't get washed.There were flowers on the table but no pants in the laundry basket.
ˈlaundry ˌbasket nounChineseSyllable
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laundry basket
ˈlaundry ˌbasket noun [countable]

1. British English a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until you wash them
   SYN  hamper American English
2. a basket used for carrying clothes that have been or need to be washed