dormitory

dormitory

英 ['dɔːmɪt(ə)rɪ]
　　美 ['dɔrmətɔri]

n. 宿舍，學生宿舍
　　adj. 住宅區的

n.(名詞)dormitory在英式英語中多指“集體寢室”,在美式英語中多指“學校的宿舍樓”“郊外居住區”。非正式口語中常用dorm。

中文詞源：

dormitory 集體宿舍

來自PIE*drem，睡覺，休息。

例句：

1. The students have barricaded themselves into their dormitory building.
學生們把自己關在瞭宿舍樓裡。

2. It had become almost a dormitory suburb of the city.
它幾乎成為瞭城市的一個市郊住宅區。

3. She lived in a college dormitory.
她住在大學宿舍裡。

4. We were housed student-wise in dormitory rooms.
我們像學生一樣住在宿舍裡。

5. The walls of his dormitory room were covered with sexy pin - ups.
他宿舍的墻上貼滿性感的裸女畫報.