laundry

名词 laundry:

1. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
   同义词：wash, washing, washables
2. workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

1. The report on the hospital mentions such desiderata as a supply of clean laundry.
   报告中提到该医院需要乾净的洗换物品。
2. When does the wash come back from the laundry?
   送到洗衣店的衣服什麽时候取回来?
3. Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry.
   洗衣机把洗衣工作带出了洗衣房。
4. Has the laundry come back yet?
   洗的衣服送回来了吗？

laun.dry

n.（名词）
【复数】 laun.dries
Soiled or laundered clothes and linens; wash.
衣物：弄脏的或已洗好的衣服和亚麻制品；要洗的衣服

A commercial establishment for laundering clothes or linens.
洗衣店：清洗衣服或亚麻制品的商业性机构
A room or an area, as in a house, for doing the wash.
洗衣房：清洗衣物的房间或空地，如在房中

来源：
Middle English lavendrye, laundry
中古英语 lavendrye, laundry
from Old French lavanderie
源自 古法语 lavanderie
from lavandier * see launder
源自 lavandier *参见 launder