| 词汇 | commode |
| 释义 | commode noun[ C ] uk /kəˈməʊd/ us /kəˈmoʊd/ a piece of furniture that looks like a chair but has a container in the seat that people who are ill or old can use as a toilet（病人或老人使用的）坐椅式便桶 Chairs & seats -seater armchair armrest banquette bar stool beach chair booster seat gallery high chair living room suite lounger love seat perch seating settee shooting stick shotgun stall stool window seat You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of buildings: the toilet 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. Examples of commodecommode A care-worker entering a residential home was instructed to get the residents up for breakfast and to seat them on commodes. 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. The report stated that commodes were kept in residents' and patients' rooms and that there were no en-suite toilet facilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Commode wheelchairs are usually fully upholstered and are available in both standard sizes and in non-standard sizes to meet individual needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Considerable improvements have been made in the comfort of commode wheelchairs in recent years, and efforts to improve them further will continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It took 10 months, during which time he had to sleep downstairs, use a commode and strip-wash rather than shower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cannot get out of bed alone to go to the commode, or walk unaided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In consequence dependent residents are regularly toiletted on a commode in a four-bedded downstairs bedroom with no privacy at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chain in the toilet is pulled once a day when the commode is emptied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are now selling off the commodes and other basic necessities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the middle is a picture of a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, and what looks like a commode. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the interim before it was built, the only way in which they could cope was to have a commode in the main downstairs room. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of commode These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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