n (1)房间，室(part of a building that is separated from the rest of it by walls)[C]：a double～ 双人房间; an adjoining/assembly/audience～ 毗连的房间/会议室/觐见(接见)室;an airy～一个通风的房间;R～301 301室;a rest-/reading-/waiting-/bed-～ 休息/阅览/候车(机、船)/卧室;a dinning-～ 餐厅;hotel～s 旅馆房间;～service(旅馆中)送饭到客房的服务;The house has six～s. 这所房子有六个房间;

(2)寓所，住处(set of rooms which one lives in，usu rented;lodging)[C]：When he came to London he lived in his～s in Montagne Street. 他去伦敦时住在蒙田街的寓所。I have found a～in the country. 我在乡下找到了一个住处。〖同〗lodging，place;

(3)空间，地方(space or area in which a person or thing could be put)[U][N(for)，N+to-inf]：The large desk takes up a lot of～. 这张大书桌占了很大的地方。Is there any～for this box on the shelf/on the back seat of your car? 架子上/你汽车的后排座还有没有地方放这个盒子?There is hardly～to move in the crowd/stand in the bus/work here. 人群中拥挤不堪/公共汽车里几乎无处可站/这儿几乎没有工作的地方。standing～only 只有站的地方;make (leave)～for another person/the television 给另外的人/电视机腾(留)出地方;no～to swing a cat (infml)(prov)没有足够的地方住(工作);〖同〗space，range，area;

(4)机会，余地(opportunity;chance;possibility)[U][N(for)]：leave no～for doubt 不容怀疑;There is no～for improvement/argument/error. 没有改进/争辩/犯错误的余地。He needs(plenty of)～to practise what he has learnt/develop his skill as a carpenter. 他需要(大量的)机会去实践他所学到的知识/提高他的木工技术。〖同〗scope，chance，allowance;

→′roomer n 居住者;′roomful adj 一屋子的;′roomy adj 宽敞的;′roominess n 宽敞;′rooming-house n 出租的公寓;′room-mate n 室友;

vi 住宿(occupy or share a room or lodging)[I+prep(with)，I+adv(together)]：～with sb/at sb's house和某人住在一起/住在某人家里;We～ed together at college. 上大学时我们住在一起。

【辨异】room与place、seat和space的区别见PLACE。