A washcloth is a small square of towel cloth, about the size of your hand, that you wet and soap and rub over your face and body in the bath or shower. It is American English. In Britain the same thing is a "flannel", and in Taiwan the small towel most families use for this is close enough that "washcloth" is the word you want when writing to an American.

A washclothwashcloth is a small square of towel cloth, about the size of your hand是一小塊毛巾布，大概手掌大小，that you wet and soap and rub over your face and body in the bath or shower洗澡或淋浴時弄濕、抹肥皂，用來擦臉和身體。It is American English這是美式英文。In Britain the same thing is a "flannel"在英國同樣的東西叫'flannel'，and in Taiwan the small towel most families use for this is close enough台灣大部分家庭用來做這件事的小毛巾也夠接近，that "washcloth" is the word you want when writing to an American所以寫信給美國人時要用的字就是'washcloth'。

Hotels put one folded next to the bigger towels; parents keep a few for wiping a child's sticky face.

Hotels put one folded next to the bigger towels飯店會把一條摺好放在大毛巾旁邊；parents keep a few for wiping a child's sticky face父母會留幾條用來擦小孩黏黏的臉。

It is not a cleaning cloth for tables or floors — that would be a "dishcloth" or a "rag".

It is not a cleaning cloth for tables or floors它不是用來擦桌子或地板的清潔布——that would be a "dishcloth" or a "rag"那種東西叫'dishcloth'或'rag'。

A useful travel detail: many hotels outside America do not supply one at all, so American travellers often pack their own.

A useful travel detail一個對旅行有用的小細節：many hotels outside America do not supply one at all美國以外很多飯店根本不會提供這個，so American travellers often pack their own所以美國旅客常常自己帶。