room
/ruːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ruːm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrüm ˈru̇m/ (ame, mw)
room — noun
- roomsingular
- roomsplural
1. a separate area within a house, office, or other structure, surrounded by walls
a separate area within a house, office, or other structure, surrounded by walls with a floor and ceiling, designed for a specific purpose such as sleeping, eating, or working
The librarian asked the children to stay quiet inside the reading room.
room + prepositional phrase locating activity
Noa's apartment has three rooms — a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom.
All meetings will take place in the large conference room on the third floor.
The art teacher hung paintings along every wall of the classroom.
文法句型
a/the + room
room + prepositional phrase
2. a room with a bed where people sleep, especially in a house, hotel, or shared ap
a room with a bed where people sleep, especially in a house, hotel, or shared apartment
The hotel room had two beds and a small balcony overlooking the sea.
hotel + room = sleeping accommodation
Ritu went up to her room after dinner to read before falling asleep.
possessive + room = one's bedroom at home
Felipe booked a double room with a balcony for their weekend trip to the coast.
Naoko made her room tidy by putting the dirty clothes into the laundry basket.
文法句型
a/the + room
double/single + room
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'room' often means 'bedroom' when the context is a home or hotel — for example, 'Go to your room!' implies the bedroom.
常見錯誤
3. used after a word that names the main activity, purpose, or contents of a partic
used after a word that names the main activity, purpose, or contents of a particular type of room — for example, a dining room is for eating, and a waiting room is for people who wait
The children are not allowed to eat snacks in the living room.
living room = room for relaxing and entertaining
Hoa sat in the hospital waiting room while her mother saw the doctor.
waiting room = room where people wait
Liang's favourite spot in the house is the sun room where she reads.
The new showroom on Main Street displays the latest kitchen designs from Europe.
文法句型
[activity/function] + room
用法筆記
Hundreds of compound nouns follow this '-room' pattern. The first part tells you the activity (dining, meeting, waiting) or the furniture (bed, bath). Learners should memorise the most common ones as fixed vocabulary items.
4. a set of rooms that a person rents as a place to live, especially a student rent
a set of rooms that a person rents as a place to live, especially a student renting from a landlord or a university
Sahil found cheap rooms to rent near the university campus before the term started.
rooms to rent = rented accommodation
Diya shares a set of rooms with two other students in the old town.
shares a set of rooms = flat/house share arrangement
Pim's rooms are on the top floor of a house owned by an elderly couple.
The university offered her a set of rooms in the newest Hall of Residence.
文法句型
rooms (plural)
a set of rooms
用法筆記
British English only. In American English, 'rented rooms' is understood but 'lodgings' or 'dorm' is more common for students. The singular 'a room' (sense 1) is also used for rented single rooms.
常見錯誤
5. enough empty physical area for a person or object to fit into a place or to move
enough empty physical area for a person or object to fit into a place or to move freely
There is enough room in the car boot for all five suitcases.
enough room = sufficient physical space
The suitcase was so full that there was no room for even one more shirt.
no room for = no space available
Liam asked the bus passengers to move back and make room for more people.
The wardrobe takes up too much room in this small bedroom.
- space
more general; can refer to any empty area, not just inside a container or vehicle
- elbow room
informal; enough space to move comfortably
文法句型
room + for + noun
room + to-infinitive
enough room
no room
make room
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable — you cannot say 'a room' or 'rooms' when you mean physical space. Compare: 'The desk takes up a lot of room' (uncountable, meaning space) vs. 'The desk is in my room' (countable, meaning a division of a building).
常見錯誤
6. the chance, possibility, or freedom for something to happen, change, or be done
the chance, possibility, or freedom for something to happen, change, or be done differently — for example, having room to improve your skills, or leaving room to change a plan
The teacher told Noa there was plenty of room for improvement in her science project.
room for improvement = opportunity to get better
The contract was written very strictly and left no room to change the price later.
leave no room for = make impossible
Talia believes there is room to grow in her new job at the local hospital.
The manager gave the design team room to come up with their own creative ideas.
文法句型
room + for + noun/gerund
room + to-infinitive
leave room for
用法筆記
Always followed by 'for' + noun/gerund or a 'to'-infinitive. Common in fixed phrases like 'room for improvement', 'room for doubt', 'room for discussion'. The negative form 'no room for' often expresses that something is impossible or unacceptable.
常見錯誤
room — verb
- roompresent simple I / you / we / they
- rooms3rd person singular
- rooming-ing form
- roomedpast simple
1. to live in a rented room or share rented living space with someone, especially a
to live in a rented room or share rented living space with someone, especially a student or young person in a shared house or flat
Allison rooms with two other nurses in a flat near the hospital.
room with + person = share housing
Bao has been rooming with his cousin since he started his first year at university.
Rodrigo decided to room with a work friend instead of renting an expensive studio alone.
The two students room together in a small flat and split the bills equally.
- share with
more general; can refer to sharing any type of accommodation
- lodge with
more formal and old-fashioned; paying rent to live in someone else's house
文法句型
room with + person
room together
be rooming with
用法筆記
Primarily British English, used informally. The continuous form ('is rooming with') is very common. In American English, 'to room with someone' is also understood but less frequent than 'to live with' or 'to share an apartment with'.