/ˈtɔɪlət ||; ˈtɔɪlɪt/noun [C] a large bowl with a seat, connected to a water pipe, that you use when you need to get rid of waste material from your body; the room containing this 抽水马桶；厕所；洗手间: I need to go to the toilet (= use the toilet). 我需要上洗手间。 ☞ In their houses, people usually refer to the toilet or, informally, the loo. Lavatory and WC are formal and old-fashioned words. In public places the toilets are called the Ladies or the Gents. In American English people talk about the bathroom in their houses and the restroom, ladies' room or men's room in public places. 家中的厕所通常叫做toilet，在非正式场合叫做loo。lavatory和WC是正式但守旧的说法。公共场所的厕所叫做Ladies／Gents。在美国英语中，家中的厕所叫做bathroom，公共场所的叫做restroom或ladies' room／men's room。 ☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图