"cuspidor" in Chinese (Simplified)
痰盂
Definition
痰盂是一种容器或碗，通常放在公共场所或牙科诊所，用于吐痰，特别是吐口水或嚼烟后的渣滓。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'痰盂' 多用于历史或医疗环境，在现代生活中不常见。现代口语一般用更通俗的词表示此容器。
Examples
The old barbershop had a cuspidor next to the chairs.
那家老理发店椅子旁边有个**痰盂**。
The dentist asked him to spit in the cuspidor.
牙医让他吐在**痰盂**里。
The museum displayed an antique cuspidor.
博物馆展出了一个古老的**痰盂**。
Spittoons like the cuspidor used to be common in train stations.
像**痰盂**这样的痰盂曾经在火车站很常见。
He laughed when he noticed the brass cuspidor under the table.
他看到桌子下的铜**痰盂**时笑了起来。
People rarely see a cuspidor outside a dentist’s office these days.
如今在牙医诊所以外很少见到**痰盂**了。