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tenant noun ➡ 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; NAmE ˈɑːkjəpənt/ [countable] (rather formal, especially written) 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 ■ resident /ˈrezɪdənt/ / [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。 |