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boardinghouse

🇬🇧 UK/'bɔ:diŋhajs/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A private house where paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals

寄宿处,提供膳宿的私人住所

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
boardplank, table, to provide meals
+
ingcontinuous / action of
+
housestem
=boardinghouse

Common Collocations

  • 1.run a boardinghouse经营寄宿住宅

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She found affordable lodging at a boardinghouse near the university.

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