room
n
1
(a) [C] part of a building enclosed by walls or partitions, and with a floor and ceiling 房間; 室
a large airy room on the first floor 二樓的寬敞通風的房間
He's in the next room. 他在隔壁房間.
(b) rooms [pl]
set of these for living in, usu rented; lodgings 一套房間(通常指租的); 寓所
He's staying in rooms in West Kensington. 他住在肯辛頓西區的寓所里.
2 [U] ~ (for sb/sth); ~ (to do sth) space that is or could be occupied, or is enough for a purpose (可)占用的空間或地方
Is there enough room for me in the car? 汽車里還有我坐的地方嗎?
This table takes up too much room. 這張桌子太占地方了.
Can you make room on that shelf for more books? 你能在那個架子上騰出些地方再放些書嗎?
There's no room to work here. 這里沒有可工作的空間.
standing room only, ie no room to sit down, eg in a bus, theatre, etc 僅有站位(無坐位, 如在公共汽車、 戲院等內). =>Usage at space 用法見space.
3 [U] ~ (for sth) opportunity; scope 機會; 范圍
There's (plenty of) room for improvement in your work, ie It is not as good as it could be. 你的工作還有(許多)改進的余地.
There's no room for doubt,ie It is quite certain. 沒有懷疑的余地.
4 (idm 習語) cramped for room/space => cramp2. leave the room => leave1. no room to swing a `cat (infml saying 口, 諺) not enough space to live, work, etc in 沒有生活、 工作等的足夠空間
There's no room/There isn't (enough) room to swing a cat in here. 這里地方過於狹窄. room, v [Ipr]
(US) occupy a room or rooms in sb else's house; lodge 2(2) (在別人家中)占一間或一套房間; 租住; 寄宿
He's rooming with my friend Alan. 他住在我的朋友艾倫家里.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ru:m]n. 房間, 空位, 場所vi. 住宿, 居住vt. 留宿【醫】 室, 房間相關詞組: no room to turn in no room to swing a cat make room for set the room in a roar in sb's room
?? 醫學釋義
室,房間
?? 同為「小學」詞匯
wingn. 翅膀,翼;飛翔;派系,派別;
vi. 飛行;
vt. 為…裝上翼;使或使能飛行;飛過;