room
/ruːm/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
房间;室;空间;余地;机会
释义与例句
n.
房间;室
a part of a building enclosed by walls, a floor, and a ceiling, used for a particular purpose
-
She has decorated her room with photographs and postcards.
她用照片和明信片装饰了自己的房间。
-
The hotel gave us a quiet room at the back of the building.
酒店给我们安排了一间位于大楼后面的安静房间。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
We use the smallest room in the house as a study.
我们把家里最小的房间用作书房。
n.
空间;余地;机会
enough empty space for people or things, or the possibility for something to exist, happen, or improve
-
Please move your bags to make room for the other passengers.
请挪一下你的包,给其他乘客腾出地方。
-
There isn't enough room in the car for five adults and all their luggage.
这辆车里没有足够的空间容纳五名成年人和他们所有的行李。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
The design is practical, but there is still room for improvement.
这个设计很实用,但仍有改进余地。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
room 表示“房间”时可数;表示“空间、余地”时通常不可数,所以 enough room 和 room for improvement 中都不用复数。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
-
roomy 宽敞的;空间大的形容词,指房间、车辆、衣物等内部空间充足。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
-
space 空间;空地;太空room 作不可数名词时常指容纳人或物所需的空间,或改进、行动的机会,如 make room for 和 room for improvement;space 泛指物理空间、空地,也可指太空。room 还可作可数名词表示“房间”,space 没有这一义项。The new gallery has a large open space for temporary exhibitions. 新展馆有一大片开放空间用于临时展览。
常见搭配
-
a living room 客厅;起居室The whole family gathered in the living room to watch the film. 全家人聚在客厅看电影。
-
book a room 预订房间We booked a room with a view of the harbour. 我们订了一间能看到海港的房间。
-
make room for 为……腾出空间;给……让位They removed an old cupboard to make room for the new desk. 他们搬走了一个旧橱柜,给新书桌腾地方。