a hotel for people who are travelling by car, with space for parking cars near the rooms 汽车旅馆(附有停车设施) Harry was lying on his bed in his motel room. 哈利躺在汽车旅馆房间的床上。 We checked into a motel in Santa Barbara. 我们住进了圣巴巴拉的一家汽车旅馆。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1, Holidaysc1We spent a night at a motel on the way. 路上我们在一个汽车旅馆过了一夜。 640 miles later we arrived at a motel in Germany. 640英里后,我们到达德国的一家汽车旅馆。 She was arrested in a Los Angeles motel room. 她在洛杉矶一家汽车旅馆被逮捕。 There are plenty of cheap roadside motels just outside town. 城外路边有很多便宜的汽车旅馆。 They pulled into the motel parking lot. 他们把车开进了汽车旅馆的停车场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cheap
- seedy
- small
- …
- check into
- check out of
- stay at
- …
- room
- owner
- at a/the motel
- in a/the motel
More Like This Blended or portmanteau wordsBlended or portmanteau wordsWord Origin1920s: blend of motor and hotel.