➡ See also the entry for resident另见resident条tenant ♦︎ occupant ♦︎ guest ♦︎ resident ♦︎ lodgerThese are all words for a person who lives or stays in a particular house.这些词均表示房客、租户。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a new tenant / occupant / lodger◆the previous / current / sole tenant / occupant■tenant ˈtenənt [countable] a person who pays rent for the use of sth such as a room, building or land to the person who owns it房客;租户;佃户◆They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent.他们赶走了没交房租的房客。■occupant ˈɒkjəpənt; NAmEˈɑːkjəpənt [countable] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) a person who lives or works in a particular house, room or building; a person who is in sth at a particular time, such as a vehicle or seat(房屋、建筑物等的)使用者,居住者;(汽车等内的)乘坐者,占用者◆All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants.一切未支付的账单将由原住户偿付。◆The car was badly damaged but the occupants were unhurt.汽车严重损坏,但车内人员安然无恙。 see also occupy ⇨ live■guest [countable] a person who is paying money to stay in a place such as a hotel(入住旅馆等的)客人;房客◆Guests should vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m.客人应在上午10点半之前退房。◆The accommodation secretary has a list of families who take paying guests(= people who are living in a private house, but paying as if they were in a hotel).住宿秘书那里有一份接纳寄宿客人的家庭名单。 see also guest ⇨ visitor■residentˈrezɪdənt [countable] (formal) a person who is staying in a hotel(旅馆的)住宿者,房客◆The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents.旅馆的餐厅对外开放。 see also resident ⇨ resident■lodger [countable] (especially BrE) a person who pays for a room to live in, and usually for meals, in sb else's house(租住别人家里的一个房间,通常包伙食的)租房人,房客◆Many people take in a lodger because they need the income.许多人把房间分租出去,因为他们需要那份收入。