dorm
/dɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · /dɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯrm/ (ame, mw)
dorm — noun
- dormsingular
- dormsplural
1. a building at a school, college, or university where students live during the te
a building at a school, college, or university where students live during the term
Noor moved into the dorm two days before classes started.
move into the dorm
The new dorm has study rooms, a kitchen, and a laundry room.
Rodrigo met his closest friends during his first week in the dorm.
Students must show their ID card before entering the dorm at night.
Jessica chose a dorm near the library so she could walk everywhere.
- dormitory
the full form; more formal and slightly less conversational than dorm
- residence hall
the official term many American universities prefer in formal communication
- student housing
a broader label that can also include apartments or houses run by the school
文法句型
live in a/the dorm
move into a/the dorm
dorm + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
This is the most common meaning of dorm in American campus life. Universities may use the more official term 'residence hall', while British universities more often say 'hall' or 'hall of residence'.
常見錯誤
2. a room with several beds where a group of children or students sleep together
a room with several beds where a group of children or students sleep together
At summer camp, Jude slept in a dorm with ten other boys.
sleep in a dorm
The boarding school dorm smelled of soap and wet socks after lights-out.
Lisa whispered to her friend across the dark dorm after midnight.
A nurse checked every bed in the dorm before the children fell asleep.
The camp moved Kabir to a quieter dorm near the dining hall.
- dormitory
the full form; it can mean either this room sense or the student residence building
- bunkroom
specifically a room filled with bunks, common in camps and hostels
- sleeping quarters
a broader phrase for a place where people sleep, not specifically for schools
文法句型
sleep in a/the dorm
camp/boarding-school dorm
boys'/girls' dorm
用法筆記
This sense refers to one shared sleeping room, especially in camps or boarding schools. In American college talk, people usually mean sense 1 when they say dorm and use 'dorm room' for one student's room.