vi. 存放;暫住;埋入;（權(quán)利、權(quán)威等）歸屬;
vt. 提出（報(bào)告、要求、申訴等）;容納;寄存;把（權(quán)利、權(quán)威等）授予;
n. <古>小屋，草屋;（北美印第安人的）帳篷;（森林、獵場等的）看守小屋;（學(xué)校、工廠等的）傳達(dá)室;
lodge
n
1 small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gate-keeper or other employee （公園或大宅第中看門人的）房子; 下房.
2 country house or cabin for use in certain seasons （某季節(jié)中使用的）鄉(xiāng)間小舍
a `hunting /`fishing滑雪]時用的小屋.
3 porter's room at the main entrance to a block of flats, college, factory, etc （公寓、 學(xué)院、 工廠等的）門房.
4 members or meeting-place of a branch of a society such as the Freemasons 會社（如共濟(jì)會）支部的全體會員; 支部會員集會處.
5 beaver's or otter's lair （海貍或水獺的）巢穴.
6 N American Indian dwelling or household （北美印第安人的）住處, 住家.
lodge v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
provide (sb) with a place to sleep or live in for a time 供（某人）以臨時住宿處
The refugees are being lodged in an old army camp. 難民暫時安置在一座舊軍營里.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/at...) live for payment in sb's house 租住某人的房屋
Where are you lodging? 你在哪里寄宿?
I'm lodging at Mrs Brown's (house)/with Mrs Brown. 我在布朗太太家寄宿.
3 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) in sth (cause sth to) enter and become fixed in sth （使某物）進(jìn)入并固定於某處
The bullet (was) lodged in his brain. 子彈射入他的腦內(nèi).
4 [Tn.pr] ~ sth with sb/in sth leave (money, etc) with sb/in sth for safety 將（錢等）交付某人保管, 寄存某處
lodge one's valuables in the bank 把貴重物品存放在銀行里.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sb) (against sb) present (a statement, etc) to the proper authorities for attention 向負(fù)責(zé)部門提出（某事）
lodge a complaint with the police against one's neighbours 向警方告鄰居的狀
lodge an appeal, a protest, an objection, etc 提出上訴、 抗議、 反對意見等.