"outhouses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 户外厕所
• 茅房

Definition

通常建在房子外面的小建筑物，用作厕所。有时也可以指远离主屋的简易储藏间或棚屋。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于农村或历史背景中，指简易的户外厕所，而非现代化厕所。单数形式是 'outhouse'。

Examples

Some old farms still have outhouses behind the house.

一些老农场房屋后面仍有**户外厕所**。

The campers used the outhouses near the woods.

露营者使用了树林附近的**户外厕所**。

In the past, people did not have indoor bathrooms—they built outhouses.

过去，人们没有室内卫生间——他们建了**茅房**。

There were two outhouses at the edge of the camp, and everyone took flashlights at night.

营地边上有两个**户外厕所**，大家晚上都会带手电筒去。

When the plumbing broke, we had to use the old outhouses for a week.

管道坏了之后，我们不得不用旧的**茅房**用了一周。

You could tell where the old outhouses were by the little worn paths in the grass.

你可以通过草地上踩出的旧路看出过去**茅房**在哪里。