loo
noun /luː/
/luː/
(plural loos)
(British English, informal)- a toilet
厕所；盥洗室；洗手间 - She's gone to the loo.
她去盥洗室了。 - Can I use your loo, please?
我可以用一下你的厕所吗？
Topics Houses and homesc1- He flushed the letter down the loo.
他把那封信冲下了厕所。 - We got stuck in a traffic jam and I was desperate for the loo.
我们碰上交通堵塞走不动，我又急着上厕所。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- outside
- gents’
- …
- go to
- use
- be desperate for
- …
- paper
- roll
- in the loo
- on the loo
词源1940s: many theories have been put forward about the word's origin: one suggests the source is Waterloo, a trade name for iron cisterns in the early part of the century; the evidence remains inconclusive. - She's gone to the loo.