boarding house
boarding house — 名詞
1. a home where the owner lets out furnished rooms and cooks daily meals for the pe
寄宿屋
提供住宿與三餐的私人住所
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.
Romi 在碼頭附近找到了一間每週七英鎊的寄宿屋。
collocation: found a boarding house near [place] for [price]
Sofie's aunt ran a boarding house for factory workers in the old town.
Sofie 的姑姑在老城區經營一間專門接待工廠工人的寄宿屋。
collocation: ran a boarding house for [group]
While training for his new job, Ari stayed at a boarding house in Bristol.
受訓期間,Ari 住在布里斯托的一間寄宿屋裡。
The boarding house on Willow Street served a hot breakfast every morning at seven.
柳樹街上的寄宿屋每天早上七點供應熱騰騰的早餐。
Matthew moved into a boarding house after arriving in London with one suitcase.
Matthew 帶著一只行李箱抵達倫敦後,搬進了一間寄宿屋。
- 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.