Toilet related Words
scrub back and forth: cause tooth wear, gum recession and sensitivity over time
make wild circle: leave a lot of plaque behind
modified bass technique: 45 degree to the smooth surface of the teeth with the bristle angled towards the gum tissue.
抽水马桶
厕所类型
Flush toilet
squat toilet
粪便
厕所
“Where is the bathroom?”
“Can you tell me where the restroom is?
“Where is the lavatory /ˈlavət(ə)ri/?” – formal
“Which way is the washroom?”
“I need to use the toilet, where can I find it?
“Where is the loo?” (British English) – informal
“Can you point me to the WC?” (British English)
Take a leak/piss 小便 ←cf→ Take a dump 大便
In English the bathroom can also be called: “the men’s room” (for men), “the women’s room” (for women), and sometimes people also say “the little boy’s room” (for men) and “the little girls’ room” (for women). For example:
“Can you tell me where the little girl’s room is?”
All of the above expressions are neutral in nature (not too formal or informal) and appropriate to use in public at anytime to ask where the bathroom is located.
The toilet, which is found in the bathroom, also has many names in English. Here is a list of some of these names. How these words are used is in (parentheses).
toilet (neutral)
commode /kəˈməʊd/(formal)
potty /ˈpɒti/(childish)
crapper (rude): is the name who invented the flush toilet.
the pot (informal)
the throne (informal)
the chamber pot (old fashion)
pee / wee
urine (n) / to urinate (v) – (formal)
number 1 (n) -(neutral/polite)
tinkle (n) – (polite/old fashion)
(to) pee (n & v) – (neutral, most common term)
I need to powder my nose (for women)
pee-pee (n) – (childish)
wee-wee (n) – (childish)
(to) piss (n & v) – (informal)
(to) wizz (n & v) – (very informal)
to take a leak (v phrase) – (very informal)
“I have to pee, where is the bathroom?”
“I’m going to take a leak, I’ll be right back.” (for boys ?)
“My son peed on himself and I need to change his clothes.”
Mom: “Do you have to go number 1 or number 2?” Child: “Number 1.”
“Someone pissed all over the sidewalk. Gross!”
“I went pee-pee in the potty.”
“The nurse checked to see if there was urine in the bed.”
“Do you have to tinkle?”
My bladder is bursting.
poop
to defecate/ˈdɛfɪkeɪt,ˈdiːfɪkeɪt/ (v) – (formal)
feces /ˈfiːsiːz/(n) – (formal)
stool (n) – (formal)
to have a bowel movement (v phrase) – (formal)
bowel movement or BM (n) – (neutral)
number 2 (n) – (neutral/polite)
poop (n) – (neutral, most common)
poo (n) – (neutral/childish)
poo-poo (n) – (childish)
poopy (n & adj) – (childish)
doo-doo (n) – (childish)
“The old man defecated in his bed.”
“How often do you have a bowel movement?”
“I need to change my daughter’s poopy diaper.”
“Where can I take a dump around here?”
“I haven’t had a BM(bowel movement) in 2 days.”
“I saw some feces in the bushes at the park.”
“You will have to provide a stool sample for testing.”
Flush toilet ↔ squat toilet