bed and breakfast

IPA/ˌbed ən ˈbrekfəst/
IPA/ˌbed ən ˈbrekfəst/

bed and breakfast — noun

1. a small lodging, often a private home with a few guest rooms, that offers travel

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small lodging, often a private home with a few guest rooms, that offers travellers a place to sleep overnight and a cooked meal the following morning.

例句

Nora booked a bed and breakfast in the Lake District for her summer holiday.

collocation: book a bed and breakfast

The owner of the bed and breakfast welcomed Kofi with tea and warm scones.

同義詞
  • guesthouse

    Similar small lodging, but may not always include breakfast; more common in Asia and Africa.

  • inn

    A small hotel or pub-with-rooms; usually larger than a B&B and often has a restaurant or bar.

  • B&B

    Abbreviation of 'bed and breakfast'; used in informal writing and on signs.

文法句型

a bed and breakfast

the bed and breakfast

用法筆記

Commonly abbreviated as B&B (spoken as 'bee-and-bee'). The term is especially common in the UK, Ireland, and other parts of Europe, while 'inn' or 'guesthouse' may be used elsewhere. When booking, the rate always includes both the room and breakfast.

常見錯誤

We stayed at a hostel that served breakfast.
We stayed at a bed and breakfast that served breakfast.
💡A hostel and a B&B are different types of accommodation; a hostel is budget and shared, a B&B is a private lodging with breakfast included.
I need a bed or breakfast near the airport.
I need a bed and breakfast near the airport.
💡The phrase is fixed; 'and' cannot be replaced with 'or'.