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washbasin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wash·ba·sin /ˈwɒʃˌbeɪsən $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]  DHCa container like a small sink used for washing your hands and face ()脸盆
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washbasinDown a dark hall was a washbasin and beyond that a toilet and small kitchen.The £32 million remand prison has 156 single and 72 shared cells, each with its own lavatory and washbasin.Check that worktops and washbasins are the right height.They're shipping out cast iron baths, washbasins and tiles to the Land of the Rising Sun.In the kitchen of the future we should find an extra washbasin solely for decontamination.The guard usually sat by the washbasin in the hall, his hat balanced on his knee.I staggered across to the washbasins.To my left as I entered were two washbasins with a single cold-water faucet and a bar of soap on the side.
wash·ba·sin nounChineseSyllable
for like container small sink Corpus a your washing a used


washbasin
washbasin /ˈwɒʃˌbeɪsən $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]
a container like a small sink used for washing your hands and face


wash·basinBrE /ˈwɒʃbeɪsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːʃbeɪsn/ 🔊, /ˈwɔːʃbeɪsn/ 🔊 (also basin) (both especially BrE) (also sink NAmE, BrE ) (also especially NAmE wash·bowl) noun
a large bowl that has taps/faucets and is fixed to the wall in a bathroom, used for washing your hands and face in (浴室内固定在墙上有水龙头的)洗脸盆