(1)住宅，宅(官)邸(house or other building in which a person or sb important lives)[C](fml)：the prime minister's official～总理(首相)官邸;the country/official～of the British monarches (the queen) 英国君主(女王)的乡间别墅/官邸;a family/seaside/suburban～一所家庭/海滨/郊区住宅;one's private～自己的私人住宅;This desirable town/country～for sale.(广告语)出售理想城镇/乡村住宅。His office is in town，but his～is in the suburb. 他在城里工作，但住在郊区。〖同〗 dwelling，house;

(2)居住(时间)(act of living (in a place);period of time one lives in a place)[U](fml)：take up (one's)～in London/in college/with a person 在伦敦住下/住校/和某人住在一起;during one's～in Paris 住在巴黎期间;after ten years～住了10年之后;His～in town enables him to vote. 住在城里使他可以参加投票。hall of～(大学生的)宿舍;〖同〗dwelling;

in residence 住校，住在里面：None of the royal family are in～at the palace at the moment. 此刻皇室没有人住在这座宫殿里。There are about three hundred students in～. 住校学生约有300人。

← re′side v 居住;

【辨异】residence与dwelling、house和home的区别见DWELLING。