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| be cramped for room v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have little space) | 空间狭小 kōng jiān xiá xiǎo |
| | Our house is so full of junk that we are cramped for room. |
board room, boardroom nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room where committee meets) | 董事会会议室 dǒng shì huì huì yì shì |
| | The employees have no voice here: all the big decisions are made in the boardroom. |
| boiler room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room containing hot-water tanks) | 锅炉房 guō lú fáng |
| | | 锅炉间 guō lú jiān |
| | During the winter, many homeless people sleep in the boiler room. |
boxroom, box room, box-room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (storage room) | 储藏室 chǔ cáng shì |
boxroom, box room, box-room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (very small room) | 小房间 xiǎo fáng jiān |
| break room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (staff room) | 休息室 xiū xī shì |
| | All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. |
breathing space, breathing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (chance to think) (比喻) | 思考的时间 sī kǎo de shí jiān |
| | We are going to separate for a while because we both need some breathing space. |
breathing space, breathing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (enough space in which to breathe) | 可供呼吸的空间 kě gōng hū xī de kōng jiān |
| | | 喘息空间 chuǎn xī kōng jiān |
| | So many people lived in the small apartment that there was no breathing space. |
| changing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sport: area for changing clothes) (体育比赛的) | 更衣室 gēng yī shì |
| | The team left the changing room in chaos after celebrating their victory. |
| changing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (clothing shop: fitting room) (商店) | 试衣间,更衣室
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| | Minna went to the changing room to try on a skirt. |
chat room, chatroom nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (internet conversation site) | 聊天室 liáo tiān shì |
| | We met in a chatroom for singles, and later began dating. |
| clean room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room that is free of dust and dirt) | 干净的房间 gān jìng de fáng jiān |
| | Hotel guests expect to find a clean room when they check in. |
| clean room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (laboratory: sterile environment) | 无菌房 wú jūn fáng |
| | Hardware manufacturing requires a clean room for creating central-processing chips. |
| common room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (recreation area for students, etc.) | 公共休息室
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| computer room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room where computers are used) | 计算机房 jì suàn jī fáng |
| | Computer rooms are kept very cold to protect the computers from overheating. |
| conference room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room where meetings are held) | 会议室 huì yì shì |
| | The meeting will be in the conference room in 15 minutes. |
| consultation room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (doctor's office) | 诊疗室 zhěn liáo shì |
| | | 诊察室 zhěn chá shì |
| | Dr. McCarthy sees her patients in consultation room B. |
dayroom, day room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room for leisure activities) | 休息室 xiū xī shì |
| | | 娱乐室 yú lè shì |
dayroom, day room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hospital: patient recreation room) (医院) | 日间休息室
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| delivery room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (birthing suite) | 产房 chǎn fáng |
| | | 交接室 jiāo jiē shì |
| | They rushed her to the delivery room for an emergency Caesarean delivery. |
| dining room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room: where meals are eaten) | 餐厅 cān tīng |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| | The family usually have their evening meal together in the dining room. |
| double room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hotel room: bed for two) | 双人间 shuāng rén jiān |
| | I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| drawing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | dated (parlour, living room) | 客厅 kè tīng |
| | | 休息室 xiū xī shì |
| | After dinner the ladies retired to the drawing room. |
| dressing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (theatre: room where performer changes costume) | 更衣室 gēng yī shì |
| | | 化妆间 huà zhuāng jiān |
| | There are bright lights around the mirror in the actor's dressing room. |
| emergency room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (casualty department, A&E) | 急诊室 jí zhěn shì |
| | The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room. |
| engine room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (ship: room containing the engine) (本义) | 轮机房,引擎室
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| family room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (living room, lounge) | 家庭活动室 jiā tíng huó dòng shì |
| | | 起居室 qǐ jū shì |
| | | 客厅 kè tīng |
| | We have a big-screen TV in our family room. I love to sit in the family room and read a good book all day. |
| fitting room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (area where customer can try on clothes) | (服装店的)试衣间 fú zhuāng diàn de shì yī jiān |
| | Once I had picked out all my clothes, I went into the fitting room to try them on. |
| front room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (living room, lounge) | 前厅,起居室,客厅
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| | Kids were not allowed to play in the front room. |
game room, games room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (recreation area) | 游戏室 yóu xì shì |
| | The nursing home residents gathered in the game room to play bingo. |
games room, US: game room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room with leisure facilities) | 游戏厅,游戏室
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| | The game room had all sorts of home arcade games including a pool table, video arcade games, air hockey and foosball. |
| guest room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (spare bedroom for guests) | 会客室 huì kè shì |
| | | 客房 kè fáng |
| | Our guest room does double duty as a home office. |
| hotel room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room in a hotel) | 旅店房间 lǚ diàn fáng jiān |
| | | 酒店房间 jiǔ diàn fáng jiān |
| | It is a spacious hotel room. |
| laundry room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (utility room) | (放置洗衣机等的)生活设施间 fàng zhì xǐ yī jī děng de shēng huó shè shī jiān |
| | The kitchen's a bit small but at least there's a laundry room. |
| lecture room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conference hall) | 讲堂 jiǎng táng |
| | Do you know which lecture room I need for the talk about Picasso? |
| leg room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (space to move one's legs) | 腿部空间,伸腿空间
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| | Let´s sit in the emergency exit row, because there´s more leg room there. |
| living room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sitting room, lounge, family room) | 客厅 kè tīng |
| | | 起居室 qǐ jū shì |
| | The whole family gathered in the living room to play cards. |
| locker room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sport: changing area) (学校、健身房等地所设的) | 更衣室,衣帽间
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| | The school's locker room always smells bad after football games. |
| locker-room n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (relating to a locker room) | 更衣室的
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| | | 更衣间的
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| lounge room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (bar) | 酒吧 jiǔ bā |
| lounge room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (room for entertaining guests) | 起居室,客厅
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| mail room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sorting office for post) | 收发室
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| make room v | (create enough space for [sb] or [sth]) | 腾出空间 téng chū kōng jiān |
| | Can we make room in the car for one more person? |
| map room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (library where maps are kept) | (图书馆中的)地图阅览室 tú shū guǎn zhōng de dì tú yuè lǎn shì |
| map room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (war room) | 作战室 zuò zhàn shì |
| | | 军机室 jūn jī shì |
| media room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room for movies, music, etc.) | 多媒体室
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| | Many new houses have luxurious media rooms--they almost look like theaters! |
| media room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (news media: press room) (新闻媒体) | 新闻室,新闻发布室
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| meeting room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (venue where discussions are held) | 会议室 huì yì shì |
men's restroom, men's room (US), men's toilets (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (toilets for males) | 男厕所 nán cè suǒ |
| | | 男卫生间
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men's room (US), men's toilets (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (public toilets for men) | 男厕所,男士洗手间,男士卫生间
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mudroom, mud room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, Can (lobby, small room) (加拿大用法) | (刚进门的)衣帽间,储物室
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| music room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room used to listen to, play music) | 音乐室
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news room, newsroom nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (office where news is compiled) | 新闻编辑室 xīn wén biān jí shì |
| | The news room, full of journalists today, is very busy. |
| no room for error nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (accuracy required) | 不能有错 bù néng yǒu cuò |
| | | 不允许出错 bù yǔn xǔ chū cuò |
| | When designing airplanes, there is no room for error. |
operating room (US), operating theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room where surgery is performed) | 手术室 shǒu shù shì |
| | The surgeon went into his operating room to perform surgery. Operating theatres cannot be completely sterile. |
| powder room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | euphemism (bathroom, toilets) | 女盥洗室 nǚ guàn xǐ shì |
| | | 女卫生间 nǚ wèi shēng jiān |
| | | 女厕所 nǚ cè suǒ |
| | Excuse me; could you please point me to the powder room? |
| projection room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (private cinema, room for screening films) | (电影)放映室 diàn yǐng fàng yìng shì |
| | | (影片)放映间 yǐng piàn fàng yìng jiān |
| | The projectionist works in the projection room. |
| rec room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbr, informal (recreation room) | 娱乐室 yú lè shì |
| | | 活动室 huó dòng shì |
| | My house has a rec room in the basement with a pool table and air hockey. |
| reception room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lounge, dining room, etc.) | 会客室,客厅
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| | The original two reception rooms in this house have been knocked through to create one spacious lounge/dining room. |
| recovery room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hospital room for post-surgical care) | 复原室 fù yuán shì |
| | | 康复室 kāng fù shì |
| | The recovery room is used for intensive monitoring of patients immediately after surgery. |
| recreation room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (games room) | 娱乐室 yú lè shì |
| | | 康乐室 kāng lè shì |
| | The children often use the recreation room in the basement when their friends come over. |
rest room, restroom nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (toilet facilities) | 洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān |
| | This restaurant has very unusual restrooms. |
room and board (mainly US), bed and board, board and lodging (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rental arrangement: room plus meals) | 食宿 shí sù |
| room attendant nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] employed to clean hotel rooms) | 客房服务员
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| | I can rely on my room attendant to clean my room. |
| room divider nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (partition) | 房间隔板 fáng jiān gé bǎn |
| room for improvement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (shortcoming, deficiency) | 提高空间,改进余地
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| | Although your attendance rate is good, your overall job performance leaves room for improvement. |
| room service nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hotel service providing food in room) | (酒店) 送餐服务 jiǔ diàn sòng cān fú wù |
| | I ordered room service half an hour ago! - where have you been? Instead of going down to the dining room tonight, let's call room service and have dinner right here. |
| room temperature nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (indoor temperature comfortable to humans) | 室温 shì wēn |
| | For me the most comfortable room temperature's about 20°C. |
| room temperature nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (food: temperature of surroundings) | 常温
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| | It's dangerous to leave uncooked meat at room temperature. |
| room to spare nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (plenty of space) | 多余的房间 duō yú de fáng jiān |
| | It'll all fit in my suitcase with room to spare. |
| single room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hotel room for one person) | 单人间 dān rén jiān |
| | The single rooms here are no wider than the beds they contain. I'd like to book a single room with shower, please. |
| sitting room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lounge, living or family room) | 起居室 qǐ jū shì |
| | Your mother's waiting for you in the sitting room. |
| smoke-filled room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (hidden negotiating by politicians) | 烟雾弥漫的房间 yān wù mí màn de fáng jiān |
| | The discussions about their manifesto took place in smoke-filled rooms. |
| smoking room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (enclosed area for smokers) | 吸烟室 xī yān shì |
| | Jim went into the smoking room so as not to disturb the other diners. |
| spare room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (guest bedroom) | 多余的房间 duō yú de fáng jiān |
| | | 客房 kè fáng |
| | The party guests put their coats in the spare room. |
staffroom, staff-room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (lounge for personnel) | 教员休息室
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staffroom, staff-room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (room for teachers at school) | 教员办公室
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| standing room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (space to stand) (剧场等) | 站立的空间,站立位置
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| | The club was so crowded that there wasn't even standing room. |
stateroom, state-room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (transport: private cabin) | 私人客舱 sī rén kè cāng |
| | | 特等舱 tè děng cāng |
| steam room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sauna) | 蒸汽房 zhēng qì fáng |
| | | 蒸气室 zhēng qì shì |
| | | 桑拿浴室 sāng ná yù shì |
| storage room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (walk-in cupboard) | 储藏室 chǔ cáng shì |
| | All my food cans are in the storage room. |
tearoom, tea room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (café where tea is served) | 茶室 chá shì |
| | | 茶馆 chá guǎn |
| | | 茶餐厅 chá cān tīng |
| throne room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room containing monarch's seat) | 君王觐见厅 jūn wáng jìn jiàn tīng |
| | The throne room was huge – it must have been 100 feet long! |
| throne room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, slang (bathroom) (美国英语,俚语) | 浴室,卫生间
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| | He was a crude man who liked to read the paper when he was in the throne room. |
| treatment room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (doctor's office) (医院、诊所的) | 治疗室,诊疗室
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| treatment room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room in health spa or beauty salon) (健康沙龙或美容沙龙的) | 治疗室,处置间
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| | The woman waited in the treatment room for the masseuse to arrive. |
| trophy room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room where sports prizes are displayed) | 奖杯陈列室 jiǎng bēi chén liè shì |
| | The trophy room in our school has trophies dating back to 1911. |
| twin room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hotel room with two single beds) (酒店) | 双人间 shuāng rén jiān |
| | We ordered a twin room so I was upset when we were given a double. |
| utility room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (laundry room) | 洗衣间 xǐ yī jiān |
| | | 洗衣房 xǐ yī fáng |
| waiting room nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (seated area for awaiting an appointment) | 等候室 děng hòu shì |
| | Please take a seat in the waiting room until your name is called. |