单词 | dormitory |
释义 | Related topics: School, Collegedor·mi·to·ry /ˈdɔːmətəri $ ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ noun (plural dormitories) [countable] 1. SES especially British English a large room for several people to sleep in, for example in a boarding school or hostel 〔寄宿学校、招待所等供多人住宿的〕寝室2. American EnglishSEC a large building at a college or university where students live 〔大学里的〕学生宿舍楼 SYN British English hall of residenceExamples from the Corpusdormitory• The ballroom became a dormitory and two thousand servicemen passed through.• Like most of the rest of the south east, it's now a satellite commuter dormitory of London.• Female students under twenty-one were required to live in dormitories or approved residences.• I met Joe downstairs in my dormitory a half hour before we were due at the courthouse.• My dormitory leader presses me to answer.• The second riot began just after 6 p.m. at a medium security dormitory.• Their sordid dormitory was attacked by hooligans.• Do you think you could go upstairs and be with the boys in the dormitory?• The dormitory is new; it has barely been completed in time for the beginning of the semester.From Longman Business Dictionarydormitorydor‧mi‧to‧ry /ˈdɔːmətəriˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ noun (plural dormitories) [countable] British EnglishPROPERTY an area just outside a large town where many of the people working in the town liveThe development could reduce it to just another dormitory for Bristol.adormitory suburb of LyonsOrigin dormitory (1400-1500) Latin dormitorium, from dormire “to sleep”dor·mi·to·ry nounChineseSyllable people several Corpus a Business for room large |
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