boardinghouse
UK/'bɔ:diŋhajs/US
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Definitions
n.
A private house that provides paid lodging and meals to residents
寄宿公寓；膳宿处（向住客有偿提供住宿和膳食的私人住宅）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishboard here means 'meals provided' (the dining-table branch of the root) + -ing + house = a house where you pay for both meals and a bed. Same board as in 'room and board.'
Root board still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.run a boardinghouse经营寄宿公寓
- 2.live in a boardinghouse住在寄宿公寓
Example Sentences
- 1.
She rented a small room in a boardinghouse near the docks.
- 2.
The old boardinghouse served dinner at six every evening.