lodgings

[lˈɑdʒɪŋz] /ˈlä-jiŋ How to pronounce lodging (audio)/ (ame, mw)

lodgings — 名詞

1. rooms that someone pays to live in, usually inside another person's house or ano

1.名詞B2
釋義

租屋；寄宿

向別人承租房間居住

rooms that someone pays to live in, usually inside another person's house or another small rented building

例句

Emily returned to her lodgings above the pharmacy after the late shift.

Emily 下了晚班後回到藥局樓上的租屋。

collocation: return to lodgings

Nadia found cheap lodgings with a retired couple near the hospital.

Nadia 在醫院附近一對退休夫妻家找到便宜的寄宿處。

collocation: lodgings with [people]

同義詞
  • rooms

    plain everyday term for rented living space

  • digs

    very informal British slang, especially for student housing

  • bedsit

    British word for a single rented room with basic cooking space

文法句型

take lodgings

live in lodgings

lodgings with [person]

用法筆記

Usually plural and somewhat old-fashioned. In British English it often suggests rented rooms in a private home rather than a hotel. Distinguish from sense 2, which can refer more generally to temporary sleeping places arranged for travellers or workers.

常見錯誤

❌The company booked hotel lodgings for the guests.
✅The company booked hotel rooms for the guests.
💡this sense usually means rented private rooms, not hotel rooms.

2. places where someone can stay or sleep for a short time, especially while travel

2.名詞B2
釋義

住宿；住處

旅途中暫時安排的住處

places where someone can stay or sleep for a short time, especially while travelling or working away from home

例句

The tour company arranged lodgings for the hikers in three mountain villages.

旅行公司替這群健行者安排了三個山村裡的住宿。

collocation: arrange lodgings for [people]

After the storm, the town hall opened school gyms as emergency lodgings.

暴風雨過後，鎮公所把學校體育館開放成緊急住處。

collocation: emergency lodgings

同義詞
  • accommodation

    broader and more neutral, covering many kinds of places to stay

  • quarters

    formal and often used for assigned living space

  • shelter

    stresses safety and protection more than comfort

文法句型

arrange lodgings for [people]

provide lodgings for [people]

board and lodgings

用法筆記

Often used in formal or older writing for sleeping places arranged for travellers, workers, or guests. The plural is common in fixed phrases such as 'board and lodgings'. Distinguish from sense 1, which points more specifically to rented rooms used as a residence.

常見錯誤

❌These office lodgings need new desks.
✅These offices need new desks.
💡lodgings refers to places for staying or sleeping, not workplaces.