dorm
/dɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · /dɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯrm/ (ame, mw)
dorm — 名詞
- dormsingular
- dormsplural
1. a building at a school, college, or university where students live during the te
宿舍
學生住的校內宿舍樓
a building at a school, college, or university where students live during the term
Noor moved into the dorm two days before classes started.
Noor 在開學前兩天搬進了宿舍。
move into the dorm
The new dorm has study rooms, a kitchen, and a laundry room.
新宿舍裡有自習室、廚房和洗衣房。
Rodrigo met his closest friends during his first week in the dorm.
Rodrigo 在住進宿舍的第一週就認識了最好的朋友。
Students must show their ID card before entering the dorm at night.
學生夜裡進入宿舍前，必須出示學生證。
Jessica chose a dorm near the library so she could walk everywhere.
Jessica 選了圖書館附近的一棟宿舍，這樣她走路就能到各處。
- 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
通鋪
多人共睡的寢室
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.
在夏令營裡，Jude 睡在一間和另外十個男孩同住的通鋪。
sleep in a dorm
The boarding school dorm smelled of soap and wet socks after lights-out.
寄宿學校的通鋪熄燈後聞起來有肥皂和濕襪子的味道。
Lisa whispered to her friend across the dark dorm after midnight.
午夜過後，Lisa 在昏暗的通鋪裡隔著床位小聲跟朋友說話。
A nurse checked every bed in the dorm before the children fell asleep.
孩子們睡著前，護士檢查了通鋪裡的每一張床。
The camp moved Kabir to a quieter dorm near the dining hall.
營隊把 Kabir 調到餐廳旁一間比較安靜的通鋪。
- 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.