- 词义辨析
apartment, dormitory, flat, room
这组词都可表示“一套房间”。它们的区别在于:1.flat指比较简朴的住宅,通常占有不大或不很讲究的楼内某一层,多用于英式英语中。2.apartment通常指单房,复数形式时指套房,也可指私人房或出租房,有无设备都可,多用在美式英语中。有时也可称作condominium或condo。例如:He told me it cost him 1000 dollars to furnish his apartment, and I believe it.他告诉我他花了1000美元为这套住宅配置家具,这话我信。I need to buy a new apartment so as to the more convenient to go work.我需要一套新公寓,以便上班更方便。3.room常指单人住户使用的房间,不仅指住宅楼里,而且也指公共宿舍,或旅馆里的单元房间,有时有公共厨房和其他公用服务间。例如:He went to Room 403.他到403室去了。The hotel clerk assigned me a good room.旅馆招待给我安排了一个好房间。4.dormitory指学校或机关团体提供单间或套间的集体寝室,也可指在市内工作者的郊外住宅区。例如:The college has a dormitory for students.那所大学有一所学生宿舍。
lodging,accommodation,apartment,flat,quarters,suite
这些名词均有“住处”之意。lodging常用lodgings,指临时租借的房间或宿舍。accommodation泛指各种居住住所,一般指暂时下榻之地。apartment通常指占用或居住时间较长的成套房间,在美国比较常用。flat多用于英国、澳大利亚和新西兰,指同一层建筑物上组成一个居住单元的几个房间。quarters指某一部分人集中的居住区。suite可泛指任何设备完善的一套房间,但多指包括起居室、卧室和浴室的陈设较豪华的套间。
- 速记技巧
联想记忆法
a=一;part=部分;ment=名词后缀,表示一个事物。
联想:一栋楼被分开很多部分或者一个部分一个部分的,就变成了单元住宅。
- 知识拓展
近似单词
department n.部门
重要短语
apartment building (美)公寓大楼
apartment house (美)隔成公寓的建筑物
apartment complex 公寓大楼
apartment block 公寓大楼
- 双语例句 更多例句
They were evicted from their apartment after their mother became addicted to drugs.
他们的母亲吸毒上瘾后,他们被从公寓里赶了出来。
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Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment.
凯德夫人的房子和她女儿的公寓就隔了几户人家。
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He and his wife finally had to move from their apartment just to preserve their sanity.
为了不致发疯,他和妻子最终只得从公寓中搬出。
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He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry.
他打开2号公寓的门,回头瞥了拉里一眼,然后就进了房间。
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没有比一头冲进自己的公寓摔上房门更让我开心的事了。
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A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment.
一只训练有素、专门嗅找炸药的警犬在公寓里发现了炸弹的痕迹。
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The new tenants locked themselves out of their apartment and had to break in.
新房客被自己反锁在屋外,于是只好破门进去。
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- 相关词组
- garden apartment有大块草地或花园的公寓住宅;
- apartment buildingsn.<美>公寓大楼( apartment building的名词复数 );
- apartment hotel公寓式旅馆;
- studio apartmentn.一个房间的小公寓住宅;
- apartment house of corridor access走廊通路公寓房屋;
- hotel apartment酒店式公寓;
- bachelor apartment单身套房;单身公寓房;
- duplex apartment(占有两层的公寓单元)跳层公寓单元;
- apartment complexn.公寓,大楼;
- apartment block公寓楼;
- apartment area公寓式住宅区;
- rent an apartment租房子;
- apartment building<美>公寓大楼;
- furnished apartment有家具的公寓;
- apartment housen.<美>隔成公寓的建筑物;
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