room

英 [ruːm]

美 [ruːm]

n.  房间; 室; 有…室的; 有…个房间的; 客房
v.  租房; 合住

复数：rooms　现在分词：rooming　过去式：roomed　第三人称单数：rooms　过去分词：roomed　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.240 / COCA.227

习惯用语

n.

no room to swing a cat
• 没有活动的余地；连转身都很难
  when sb says there's no room to swing a cat , they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space
freedom of/room for manoeuvre
• 改变事态的机会；回旋余地
  the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made
a smoke-filled room
• （少数人密谋决策的）密室
  a decision that people describe as being made in a smoke-filled room is made by a small group of people at a private meeting, rather than in an open and democratic way

牛津词典

noun

建筑物 in building
• 房间；室
  a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose
  1. He walked out of the room and slammed the door.
     他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。
  2. They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said.
     他们在隔壁房间里，我们可以听到他们说的每一句话。
  3. a dining/living/sitting room
     餐厅；起居室
  4. They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour.
     他们不得不在候车室里等了一个小时。
  5. I think Simon is in his room (= bedroom) .
     我看西蒙就在他自己的房间里。
  6. I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room) .
     我不想看电视。我到别的房间去吧。
…室；…房间 -roomed/-room
• 有…室的；有…个房间的
  having the number of rooms mentioned
  1. a three-roomed/three-room apartment
     三室的套房
旅馆 in hotel
• 客房
  a bedroom in a hotel, etc.
  1. a double/single room
     双人 / 单人客房
  2. I'd like to book a room with a view of the lake.
     我想预订一套可以看到湖面景色的客房。
  3. She lets out rooms to students.
     她把房间出租给学生。
居所 place to live
• （租用的）住所，寓所
  a set of two or more rooms that you rent to live in
  1. They lived in rooms in Kensington.
     他们住在肯辛顿的出租房间。
空间 space
• 空间；余地
  empty space that can be used for a particular purpose
  1. Is there enough room for me in the car?
     车上还有我的位置吗？
  2. There's room for one more at the table.
     这张桌子还有一个人的位置。
  3. Do you have room for a computer on your desk?
     你的写字台上还摆得了一台电脑吗？
  4. Yes, there's plenty of room .
     是的，还很空呢。
  5. I'll move the table─it takes up too much room .
     我要挪动一下这张桌子——它太占地方了。
  6. How can we make room for all the furniture?
     我们怎么腾得出地方放这些家具呢？
  7. Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably.
     一定要找个宽敞地儿坐得舒服一点。
可能性 possibility
• 可能性；机会
  the possibility of sth existing or happening; the opportunity to do sth
  1. He had to be certain. There could be no room for doubt .
     他必须确定无误。不能有任何的犹疑。
  2. There's some room for improvement in your work (= it is not as good as it could be) .
     你的工作还有改进的余地。
  3. It is important to give children room to think for themselves.
     给孩子机会让他们自己思考是很重要的。
人 people
• 房间里所有的人
  all the people in a room
  1. The whole room burst into applause.
     屋里的人发出一片掌声。

verb

• 租房；合住
  to rent a room somewhere; to share a rented room or flat/apartment with sb
  1. She and Nancy roomed together at college.
     她和南希在大学里合住一处。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 房间;屋子;室;房间里的所有人
  Aroomis one of the separate sections or parts of the inside of a building. Rooms have their own walls, ceilings, floors, and doors, and are usually used for particular activities. You can refer to all the people who are in a room asthe room.
  1. A minute later he excused himself and left the room...
     一分钟之后，他说了声抱歉就离开了房间。
  2. Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room...
     楼下是两个小房间：一个厨房和一个起居室。
  3. The largest conference room could seat 5,000 people...
     最大的会议室可以容纳5,000人。
  4. The whole room roared with laughter.
     整个房间的人都大笑起来。
• N-COUNT 私人房间（尤指卧室或办公室）
  If you talk about yourroom, you are referring to the room that you alone use, especially your bedroom at home or your office at work.
  1. If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
     如果你上楼，麻烦到我的房间把我的毛衣拿下来。
• N-COUNT (宾馆的)房间
  Aroomis a bedroom in a hotel.
  1. Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
     托妮在离阿茨费尔德不远的一家宾馆订了一个房间。
• VERB 同住;合租
  If youroom withsomeone, you share a rented room, apartment, or house with them, for example when you are a student.
  1. I had roomed with him in New Haven when we were both at Yale Law School.
     我和他都在耶鲁法学院读书的时候，在纽黑文合租了一个房间。
• See also:There is usually room to accommodate up to 80 visitors...There wasn't enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear...The old artist's studio is a brilliant place for a party with a high ceiling and plenty of room.leg roomstanding room
• N-UNCOUNT 机会;余地;可能性
  If there isroom fora particular kind of behaviour or action, people are able to behave in that way or to take that action.
  1. The intensity of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety...
     高强度的工作使人几乎没空去悲伤或者忧虑。
  2. Once the plaster was dry there was no room for correction...
     一旦灰泥一干，就没有机会修改了。
  3. There's lots of room to express yourself creatively.
     有很多让你展现创意的机会。
• PHRASE 作出改变的机会;回旋的余地
  If you haveroom for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
  1. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
     随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。
• See also:changing roomchat roomcommon roomconsulting roomdining roomdrawing roomdressing roomelbow roomemergency roomladies’ roomleg roomliving roomlocker roommen's roommorning roompowder roomreading roomreception roomrest roomspare roomstanding room. to give something houseroom

You should useroomorspaceto refer to an open or empty area. You do not useplaceas an uncount noun in this sense.Roomis more likely to be used when you are talking about space inside an enclosed area.There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us... Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front.
room或space用来指开阔的地方或空地。不能用place作不可数名词表示该意思。room通常用于表示一个封闭的地方的内部空间：There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us (浴室太小，容不下我们两个人)，Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front (要和前面的车保持足够的距离)。

英英释义

noun

• an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  1. the rooms were very small but they had a nice view
• the people who are present in a room
  1. the whole room was cheering
• space for movement
  1. room to pass
  2. make way for
  3. hardly enough elbow room to turn around
  Synonym:wayelbow room
• opportunity for
  1. room for improvement

verb

• live and take one's meals at or in
  1. she rooms in an old boarding house
  Synonym:board

双语例句

• That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room
  这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。
• A minute later he excused himself and left the room
  一分钟之后，他说了声抱歉就离开了房间。
• Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room
  楼下是两个小房间：一个厨房和一个起居室。
• I vacuumed and dusted the living room
  我用吸尘器打扫了客厅，擦了擦灰尘。
• The whole room roared with laughter.
  整个房间的人都大笑起来。
• This room is light and spacious.
  这间屋子很敞亮。
• Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days
  陶醉在自由中的她在宾馆开了一间房，住了几天。
• The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass
  房间里铺了地毯，窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
• This room needs cleaning up.
  这房间需要打扫。
• He had taken up a position in the centre of the room
  他占据了房间中心的位置。