loo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++loo /luː/ noun (plural loos) [countable] British English informalDHTOILET a toilet 卫生间，洗手间，厕所 I need to go to the loo (=use the toilet). 我要去一下洗手间。
Examples from the Corpus
loo• He says that Dodo often uses a shoe as a loo.• It was like being in a loo that rose and fell.• Then I took my bag into a loo and took everything off and changed into clean clothes.• All rooms are comfortably furnished and have their own shower and loo.• In the Legion, there was no guarantee that a man had even used a flushing loo before.• So far, she'd just flushed the smack down the loo and shoved the syringes in the bin.• Sybil papered the loo with that article and others.• A door closed, taps ran, the loo flushed.go to the loo• So I had a slice of pie and then he put the kettle on for coffee and went to the loo.• They'd gone to the loo together by the time I joined Bunny.• It is hard to stay awake but I had to keep going to the loo!• I do not have five roubles, therefore I can not go to the loo.• I had to go to the loo.• Anything to do with going to the loo makes children laugh.• And at an age when five times a night normally means how often you go to the loo, too.loo nounChinese
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loo /luː/
noun (plural loos) [countable]
British English informal a toilet:
I need to go to the loo (=use the toilet).
▪ toilet British English a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house or in a public place: He locked himself in the toilet. | the public toilets
▪bathroom a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house. In British English, bathroom is used especially when you want to be polite. In American English, it is the usual word to use: He asked to use the bathroom.
▪restroom American English a room in a public place that has one or more toilets in it: She went into the store to use the restroom.
▪lavatory formal a room with a toilet in it. In American English lavatory is used mainly for toilets in a public building or on a plane. In British English it is used both about public toilets and toilets in people’s houses: public lavatories | He didn’t have time to visit the lavatory.
▪loo British English informal, john American English informal a room with a toilet in it. Loo is very common in everyday spoken British English: ‘Where’s Chris?’ ‘He’s in the loo.’ | Can I use your loo? | Where’s the john?
▪bog British English informal a very informal word for a toilet, which is not considered polite: The nearest bog was miles away.
▪the ladies British English, the ladies’ room American English a public toilet for women: Where’s the ladies? | I need to go to the ladies’ room.
▪the gents British English, the men’s room American English a public toilet for men: I followed him into the gents. | I’ve got to go to the men’s room. Excuse me.
▪latrine an outdoor toilet in a camp or military area: The latrines were in a shocking state.
▪urinal a type of toilet for men that is attached to a wall: He was standing at the urinal.
▪potty a bowl that babies use as a toilet: Does he need his potty?
▪commode a chair with a bowl in it, used as a toilet, especially in hospitals and homes for old people: She has to use a commode.
▪bedpan a container which is used as a toilet, especially in hospitals by people who are too ill or weak to get out of bed: I had to change the bedpans.
loo /luː/
noun (plural loos) [countable]British English informal a toilet:
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