- [countable] (British English)
(often in the names of streets 常用于街名 a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block （相同的一排）排房，排屋 12 Albert Terrace 艾伯特排房 12 号
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc2, Buildingsc2It was a terrace of stone cottages. 那是一个石屋平台。 The houses were in long terraces, built in the nineteenth century. 这些房子排成长长的一列列，建于19世纪。 They sold their house in Brunswick Terrace. 他们卖掉了位于布伦瑞克排屋大街上的房子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- two-storey/two-story
- three-storey/three-story
- …
- home
- house
- property
- …
- in a/the terrace
- a terrace of houses
- [countable]
a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun （尤指房屋或餐馆外的）露天平台，阳台 Close to the villa is a big pool with a sun terrace around it. 别墅旁边是个大游泳池，四周有晒台。 The view from the roof terrace is spectacular. 从屋顶露台看出去，景色非常壮观。 All rooms have a balcony or terrace. 所有的房间都有阳台或露台。
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensc1The dining room opens onto a garden terrace. 餐厅朝着一个露台花园。 There's a table free on the terrace. 露台上有一张空桌子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- covered
- outdoor
- shaded
- …
- open onto
- overlook something
- garden
- bar
- cafe
- …
- on a/the terrace
- terraces[plural] (British English) (at some football (soccer) grounds, especially in the past)
the wide steps where people can stand to watch the game （足球场的）阶梯看台 - [countable]
one of a series of flat areas of ground that are cut into the side of a hill like steps so that crops can be grown there 梯田；阶地 The villagers had dug terraces in the hillside. 村民在山坡上开出了梯田。
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting an open gallery, later a platform or balcony in a theatre): from Old French, literally ‘rubble, platform’, based on Latin terra ‘earth’.