apartment

/əˈpɑːtmənt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

公寓;一套住房

释义与例句

n. 公寓;一套住房
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a larger building
  1. They rent a small apartment near the university.
    他们在大学附近租了一套小公寓。
  2. The apartment has two bedrooms and a balcony overlooking the park.
    这套公寓有两间卧室和一个俯瞰公园的阳台。
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  1. A new apartment building is being constructed across the street.
    街对面正在建一栋新的公寓楼。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 英式英语日常说 flat,美式英语常说 apartment;department 则是“部门”,不要因拼写相近混淆。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • flat 公寓;一套住房
    flat 是英式英语中最常用的“公寓”;apartment 是美式英语的常用说法,在英式英语中也常指较高档或用于营销的公寓。
    She shares a flat with two friends in Manchester. 她与两位朋友在曼彻斯特合租一套公寓。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • department 部门;系
    apartment 是住房;department 是组织、公司、商店或大学的部门,拼写相近但意义完全不同。
    She works in the sales department of a large company. 她在一家大公司的销售部工作。
常见搭配
  • rent an apartment 租一套公寓
    They hope to rent an apartment within walking distance of work. 他们希望租一套步行即可到单位的公寓。
  • apartment building 公寓楼
    The apartment building has a shared laundry room in the basement. 这栋公寓楼的地下室有一间共用洗衣房。
  • one-bedroom apartment 一居室公寓
    A one-bedroom apartment is enough for him while he studies abroad. 他留学期间,一套一居室公寓就足够了。