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单词 commode
释义
commode
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈməʊd/us
/kəˈmoʊd/
apieceoffurniturethatlookslike achairbut has acontainerin theseatthatpeoplewho areilloroldcan use as atoilet
（病人或老人使用的）坐椅式便桶
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chairs & seats
  • armchair
  • armrest
  • banquette
  • bar stool
  • beach chair
  • high chair
  • living room suite
  • lounger
  • love seat
  • ottoman
  • perch
  • saddle
  • seating
  • settee
  • shooting stick
  • shotgun
  • snuggler
  • stall
  • stool
  • window seat
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Parts of buildings: the toilet
(Definition ofcommodefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Commodes and screens were ornamented with Chinese lacquer, which had been imported by the Dutch and taken to Paris, after the French invasion of the Netherlands.
  • I couldn't go without a commode.
  • In France the variations of type were even more numerous than in England, and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a commode from a buffet.
  • There are beautiful examples of his work in many of the great collections of furniture, notably the wonderful commode in the Wallace collection.
  • Two commodes, with ill-fitting lids, sufficed for ten men, and in the underground apartment to which we were condemned, and of which the ventilation was very indifferent, the conditions became nauseating.

Examplesofcommode

commode
A care-worker entering a residential home was instructed to get the residents up for breakfast and to seat them on commodes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In order to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital or complications of acute illness such as pressure sores, rapid access to nursing aids such as commodes and pressure-relieving devices is required.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The report stated that commodes were kept in residents' and patients' rooms and that there were no en-suite toilet facilities.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Other incidents included patients being tied to commodes—a great indignity and against all the rules—and fed their meals at the same time.
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Commodewheelchairs are usually fully upholstered and are available in both standard sizes and in non-standard sizes to meet individual needs.
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Considerable improvements have been made in the comfort ofcommodewheelchairs in recent years, and efforts to improve them further will continue.
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It took 10 months, during which time he had to sleep downstairs, use acommodeand strip-wash rather than shower.
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In my constituency the cuts have led to increased charges for meals-on-wheels and even charges for necessary equipment such as night commodes and walking frames.
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He cannot get out of bed alone to go to thecommode, or walk unaided.
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In consequence dependent residents are regularly toiletted on acommodein a four-bedded downstairs bedroom with no privacy at all.
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The chain in the toilet is pulled once a day when thecommodeis emptied.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In a recent survey many districts had a waiting period of at least five days before commodes could be provided for patients at home.
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We are now selling off the commodes and other basic necessities.
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In the middle is a picture of a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, and what looks like acommode.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the interim before it was built, the only way in which they could cope was to have acommodein the main downstairs room.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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