boarding house
boarding house — noun
1. a home where the owner lets out furnished rooms and cooks daily meals for the pe
a home where the owner lets out furnished rooms and cooks daily meals for the people who lodge there
Romi found a boarding house near the docks for seven pounds a week.
collocation: found a boarding house near [place] for [price]
Sofie's aunt ran a boarding house for factory workers in the old town.
collocation: ran a boarding house for [group]
While training for his new job, Ari stayed at a boarding house in Bristol.
The boarding house on Willow Street served a hot breakfast every morning at seven.
Matthew moved into a boarding house after arriving in London with one suitcase.
- guesthouse
often implies shorter stays and a more holiday-oriented setting
- rooming house
mainly American English; may not include meals
- lodging house
more basic accommodation, meals not necessarily provided
用法筆記
Typically refers to a private family home rather than a purpose-built commercial building. Historically common in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially for workers and students living away from home.