- [countable]
a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose 房间；室 I heard him enter the room. 我听到他进了房间。 As soon as the teacher left the room there was uproar. 老师一走，教室里就吵闹起来。 - in the/somebody's room
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。 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。 I think Simon is in his room (= bedroom). 我看西蒙就在他自己的房间里。 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。 a dining/living/sitting room 饭厅；起居室 a conference/meeting room 会议室
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1He was pacing the room nervously. 他紧张地在屋子里走来走去。 I used to share a room (= bedroom) with my sister. 我过去和姐姐住在一个房间里。 Our guests are sleeping in the spare room. 我们的客人正在客房里睡觉。 She felt sick and the room was spinning. 她感到不舒服，好像房间在旋转似的。 She flew from room to room looking for the fire extinguisher. 她从一间屋子飞跑到另一间屋子地寻找灭火器。 Suddenly Katie burst into the room. 凯蒂突然冲进房间。 The patient was in a private room equipped with bathroom and TV. 病人住在一间配有浴室和电视的私人病房。 The room contained little more than a table and chair. 房间里除了一张桌子和一把椅子再没有什么了。 The room smelled of stale sweat and coffee. 房间里有股汗臭味和咖啡味。 The room was filled with morning sunshine. 房间里充满了早晨的阳光。 The rooms are cramped and narrow. 这些房间很狭小。 We hired a room for the party. 为了办聚会我们租了一个房间。 He walked out of the room and slammed the door. 他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- cavernous
- enormous
- …
- burst into
- come into
- creep into
- …
- adjoin something
- face something
- overlook something
- …
- key
- number
- lights
- …
- around a/the room
- round a/the room
- from room to room
- …
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the number of rooms mentioned 有…室的；有…个房间的 a three-roomed/three-room apartment 三室的套房
- [countable]
a bedroom in a hotel, etc. 客房 a double/single room 双人／单人客房 I just stayed in my hotel room. 我只是呆在我的酒店房间里。 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。 We rented a room while looking for a house to buy. 我们一边租房子一边找房子买。 She lets out rooms to students. 她把房间出租给学生。
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourism 旅游和旅游业 Holidays/vacations 假期 - have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 - go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 - go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 - plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
计划旅行／假期／行程 - book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 - have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
预订；取消预订 - rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 - (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 - stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 - cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 - check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 - pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 - call/order room service
打电话叫／叫客房服务 - cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行 - apply for/get/renew a/your passport
申请／拿到／续签护照 - take out/buy/get travel insurance
获得／购买／取得旅游保险 - catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 - fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 - make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 - experience/cause/lead to delays
遇上／引起／导致延误 - check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
托运／取／弄丢行李 - be charged for/pay excess baggage
被收取／支付超重行李费 - board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
上／下飞机／船／渡船 - taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 - experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
遇到强烈的气流 - suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业 - attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
吸引游客 - encourage/promote/hurt tourism
鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 - promote/develop ecotourism
促进／发展生态旅游 - build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 - work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 - be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 - book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 - contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 - book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
预订／进行／去包价旅游 - buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by 11 a.m. 客人须在上午 11 点之前退房。 Soaring room rates have put tourists off visiting the city. 飙升的酒店房价让欲前往该城市观光的游客止步。 I was renting a tiny basement room at that time. 我当时正租住在一间小地下室里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- cavernous
- enormous
- …
- burst into
- come into
- creep into
- …
- adjoin something
- face something
- overlook something
- …
- key
- number
- lights
- …
- around a/the room
- round a/the room
- from room to room
- …
- rooms[plural] (British English, old-fashioned)
a set of two or more rooms that you rent to live in （租用的）住所，寓所 - [uncountable]
empty space that can be used for a particular purpose 空间；余地 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。 - room for somebody/something
Is there enough room for me in the car? 车上还有空间让我坐吗？ How can we make room for all the furniture? 我们怎么腾得出地方放这些家具呢？ - room to do something
The bar was so packed there was hardly room to move. 酒吧里挤满了人，几乎没有移动的空间。 We got our stuff in the van with room to spare. 我们把东西放在有空余空间的货车里。 - room for somebody to do something
I left room for Zac to sit beside me. 我给扎克留出了坐在我旁边的空间。 There's plenty of room in the attic. 阁楼上有足够的空间。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- considerable
- enough
- …
- find
- leave
- make
- …
- room for
- room for manoeuvre/maneuver
- [uncountable]
the possibility of something existing or happening; the opportunity to do something 可能性；机会 - [singular]
all the people in a room 房间里所有的人 Extra ExamplesA ripple of laughter ran round the room. 房间里四处响起此起彼伏的笑声。 The room fell silent as she rose to speak. 她站起来讲话时屋子里安静了下来。
in building建筑物
-roomed/-room…室；…房间
in hotel旅馆
place to live居所
space空间
possibility可能性
people人
Word OriginOld English rūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.
Idioms
the elephant in the room
freedom of/room for manoeuvre
the chance to change the way that something happens and influence decisions that are made 改变事态的机会；回旋余地 Small farmers have limited room for manoeuvre. 小农的回旋余地有限。
Extra ExamplesThe economic conditions are restricting the bank's freedom of manoeuvre. 经济状况限制了银行调整策略的自由度。 The government has very little room for manoeuvre on this issue. 在这个问题上政府没有多少回旋的余地。
no room to swing a cat
- (informal)
when somebody says there’s no room to swing a cat, they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space 没有活动的余地；连转身都很难
a smoke-filled room
- (disapproving)
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 （少数人密谋决策的）密室