(1) There's a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs. (2) The nearest public lavatory is at the station. (3) ...the ladies' lavatory at the University of London.
lavatory [ˈlævətri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.门；闸门；登机门；入场费； vt.给…装大门；[电子学] 电波传送；
adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；
adj.有魅力的；引人注目的；迷人的；招人喜爱的；
n.厕所；盥洗室；<宗>洗礼盆；
(1) I can recommend the chef's dish of the day . (2) a soap dish (3) What a dish!
(1) Most attractive property of super - hydrophobic surface is the self - cleaning effect. (2) W photocatalyst tube with function of sterilization, de - odor, anti - germs and self - cleaning. (3) A self cleaning dip - in package is disclosed.
self-cleaning [ˈselfˈkli:niŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
[法] 唯恐；
n.抱怨，控诉；委屈，怨言；平平的来由；痛苦根源；
adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) This was obviously a reasonable suggestion; it doesn't, however, find favor with the men. (3) The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.
(1) I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal. (2) to be interested in wildlife conservation (3) I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.
be interested in [bi: ˈɪntrɪstɪd in] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.原谅； 饶恕； 对不起；请原谅 ； vt.免除；
n.食品杂货店；食品杂货业；
对…感兴趣；关心；
n.病假；
(1) Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation... (2) Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner. (3) Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cleaned up their beaches.
clean up [kli:n ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.自然；天性；天理；类型；
n.奶牛，乳牛；母兽；雌（象，鲸等）；<侮辱>对女性的蔑称； vt.恐吓；吓唬；威胁；
打扫；<口>赚钱；整顿；痛打；
n.慷慨，大方；宽容或慷慨的行为；丰富；
(1) "take a seat," he said in a bored tone. (2) Won't you take a seat? (3) 'Pray take a seat, sir.'
take a seat [teik ə si:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
请坐；
adj.能干的；有才能的；有才华的；能胜任的； n.有才能的，能干的；
n.观众，听众，读者；读者；接见；拥护者，爱好者；
(1) to be politically naive (2) I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him! (3) a naive question
(1) He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film. (2) The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair. (3) His gross misman-agement left the company desperately in need of restructuring.
(1) The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues. (2) Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. (3) Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
(1) She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone. (2) I'm not feeling very sociable this evening. (3) We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people) .
sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不抱希望的，绝望的；没有希望的，惨淡的；不可救药的；不可能的；
adj.随和的，好交际的，友善的； n.〈美〉恳亲会；〈英〉对座四轮马车；（二人座）S形椅子；
到处；历；周遍；浑身；
n.小偷，盗贼；<口>（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花；
(1) Who invented the steam engine? (2) What excuse did he invent this time? (3) Many children invent an imaginary friend.
invent [ɪnˈvent] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.发明，创造；虚构；
n.诱惑，引诱；诱惑物；
vt.& vi.贿赂，行贿； n.贿赂；诱惑物；
n.(1917年以前的)俄罗斯帝国；现俄罗斯；俄罗斯皮革；[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 俄罗斯；
(1) And especially when they throw in the humor meet my better half. (2) Should I walk the path of my worst or better half? (3) It took me a better half of the day to be here.
(1) Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. (2) Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. (3) This story is apparently a complete invention.
(1) He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall. (2) I spent many hours mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall. (3) The impact of the tennis ball really stung his leg.
(1) The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday. (2) at least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize. (3) at least the club keeps the young people off the streets.
at least [æt li:st] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.至少； 无论如何，反正；
n.注意，观察；话语；评论，谈论，； vt.& vi.评论；觉察；
n.环，节；[计算机]链接；关联，关系； vt.连结；挽住，勾住； vi.用环连接；联系在一起；
n.质量，品质；美质，优点；才能，能力，技能，素养；品种； adj.优质的，高质量的；上流社会的；
(1) They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries. (2) If they feel that their action has been in vain, they feel boredom or frustration. (3) All our entreaties were in vain, and he was shot at dawn.
in vain [in vein] 📢 UK📢 US
n.口香糖；树胶；黏胶；牙龈； vt.& vi.胶合；涂以树胶；使…有粘性；
n.宽慰，安心；免除，减轻；救援物资；代班人；
白费地； 徒劳无益地；无效果的； 无用的；
<口>错过；
(1) Modern trains have automatic doors. (2) He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds... (3) The gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons.
automatically [ˌɔ:təˈmætɪkəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.布，织物；一块布；用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布；（统称）牧师；
adv.自动地；无意识地；不自觉地；机械地；
n.须后水；
n.农场主，农民；承包人；
(1) a mop and bucket (2) a mop of curly red hair (3) She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
(1) armed robbery (= using a gun, knife, etc.) (2) There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently. (3) The gang members committed dozens of armed robberies...
robbery [ˈrɒbəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.抢劫案；明抢；敲竹杠；明目张胆地索取高价；
adj.军事的；军用的；讨厌的；好战的； n.军人；军队；武装力量；
n.宾夕法尼亚州（美国州名）；
adj.幼稚的；天真的；单纯的；
(1) the mental process of remembering (2) Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? (3) I made a mental note to talk to her about it.
(1) I turned left automatically without thinking. (2) You will automatically get free dental treatment if you are under 18. (3) The heating switches off automatically.