“干衣机”常见的英语表达是 dryer(美式英语)或 tumble dryer(更具体地描述带滚筒的干衣机,英式英语中也常用)。此外,clothes dryer 也是一种清晰且常用的说法,强调其用于烘干衣物的功能。
dryer:简洁通用,在美式英语中广泛使用,例如“I need to buy a new dryer for my laundry room.”(我需要为洗衣房买一台新的干衣机。)
tumble dryer:强调干衣机内部有滚筒,衣物在其中翻滚烘干,在英式英语中更为常见,比如“This tumble dryer has multiple drying settings.”(这台干衣机有多种烘干设置。)
clothes dryer:直接表明是用于烘干衣物的机器,表意清晰,如“The clothes dryer broke down, so we had to hang the clothes outside.”(干衣机坏了,所以我们不得不把衣服挂在外面晾干。)