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penthouse noun
⇨ flat flat noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ house 另见house条flat ♦︎ apartment ♦︎ suite ♦︎ penthouse ♦︎ condominium ♦︎ condoThese are all words for a set of rooms for living in. 这些词均表示一套房间、公寓套房。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a flat / an apartment / a suite / a penthouse / a condominium / a condo◆at sb's flat / apartment◆a luxury flat / apartment / suite / penthouse / condominium / condo◆a penthouse flat / apartment / suite◆a one- / two- / three-bedroom flat / apartment / condominium / condo◆to live in a flat / an apartment / a suite / a penthouse / a condominium / a condo◆to stay in a flat / an apartment / a suite / a penthouse◆to rent a flat / an apartment / a suite■ flat [countable] (BrE) a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a building 一套房间；公寓；单元房◆Do you live in a flat or a house?你住的是公寓还是独立住宅？◆Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside.住街对面公寓楼的儿童正在户外玩耍。■ apartment [countable] (especially NAmE) a set of rooms rented for living in, usually on one floor of a building （租住的）公寓套房◆Finding an apartment in any city can be a difficult task.在任何城市找一套公寓都有可能是件难事。◆an apartment building公寓大楼ⓘ Apartment is also used in British English, especially when it means a set of rooms rented for a holiday. * apartment也用于英式英语，尤指度假时租住的公寓套房◆Our self-catering apartments are located just a minute's walk from the beach.我们可开伙的度假套房离海滩只有几步路远。 NOTE 辨析 Flat or Apartment Apartment and flat are both used in British English, although flat is the more usual word. Some people use apartment to mean accommodation that is larger, finer or more expensive than an ordinary flat. Apartments are usually part of a large building. Flats may be part of a large building, but may also be part of an ordinary house. * apartment和flat皆可用于英式英语，但flat更常用一些。有人用apartment指比普通的flat更大、更好或更昂贵的住处。apartment通常指大型建筑里的一套公寓；flat可指大型建筑里的单元房，也可指普通住宅里的一套房间。■ suite / /swiːt/ / [countable] a set of rooms, especially in a hotel （尤指旅馆的）一套房间，套房◆She booked a hotel suite overlooking Central Park.她订了一套俯瞰中央公园的旅馆套房。◆The science centre is located in a suite of offices on the third floor.科学中心位于四楼的办公室套间内。■ penthouse / /ˈpenthaʊs/ / [countable] an expensive and comfortable flat or set of rooms at the top of a tall building 顶层豪华公寓；阁楼套房◆The hotel has 54 fully appointed rooms plus a luxury penthouse suite.这家旅馆有54个陈设完备的房间外加一套顶层豪华套房。■ condominium /ˌkɒndəˈmɪniəm; NAmE ˌkɑːndəˈmɪniəm/ [countable] (especially NAmE) an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person living in it but the building and shared areas are owned by everyone together; an apartment in such a building 公寓楼（套房私有，其他地方属业主共有）；一套公寓住房◆There are town house and condominium developments going up in town.镇上正在兴建排房和公寓住宅区。■ condo [countable] (NAmE, informal) a condominium 公寓楼；一套公寓住房◆He bought an ocean-front condo in his native Florida.他在佛罗里达老家买了一套面海公寓。 |