a small house, especially in the country 小屋;(尤指)村舍,小别墅 a thatched cottage 用茅草作屋顶的小屋。 - (British English)
a holiday cottage 度假小别墅 - in a cottage
James lived in a charming country cottage with roses around the door. 詹姆斯住在一座迷人的乡村小屋里,门边摆着玫瑰花。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1, Buildingsb1, Holidaysb1It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country 她的梦想是在乡下拥有一间小屋。 They built a small guest cottage on their land. 他们在自己的地产上建了一座小客房。 They lived in a tied cottage on the estate. 他们住在庄园的一座雇工农舍里。 They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house. 他们让我们住在他们房子旁边的一座客房里。 We rented a cottage for a week. 我们租了一周的度假别墅。 We stayed in a cottage on a farm. 我们住在农场的一间农舍里。 They rented a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere. 他们租住了一套僻静的度假小别墅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humble
- little
- simple
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- have
- own
- live in
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- home
- garden
- industry
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- in a/the cottage
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French cotage and Anglo-Latin cotagium, from cot, a small shelter for livestock or cote, a shelter for mammals or birds.