"johns" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 公共厕所（口语，美国）- 嫖客（俚语，美国）

Definition

“Johns” 是 “john” 的复数。在美式口语中，既可以指公共厕所，也可以指嫖客，视语境而定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用法非常口语化，基本在美国常见。指厕所时较老派，现在更多说 'restroom' 或 'bathroom'。表示“嫖客”常见于新闻报道。需根据上下文判断意思。

Examples

The boys went to the johns at the park.

男孩们去了公园的**公共厕所**。

Some cities clean the public johns every morning.

有些城市每天早上都会打扫**公共厕所**。

The police arrested several johns during the operation.

警方在行动中逮捕了几名**嫖客**。

Those old gas station johns are always so dirty.

那些老旧加油站的**公共厕所**总是很脏。

Undercover officers pretended to be johns to catch the criminals.

卧底警察假扮成**嫖客**来抓罪犯。

Everybody knows to avoid those sketchy downtown johns at night.

大家都知道晚上要避开那些市中心很可疑的**公共厕所**。