(1)小木屋(small roughly built house or hut(usu made of logs，etc))[C]：Abraham Lincoln was born in a little log～.亚伯拉罕·林肯出生在一座小木屋里。〖同〗hut，cottage，lodge;〖反〗palace，castle;

(2) 船舱，(飞机)机舱(small room or compartment，esp in a ship，an aircraft，etc for sleeping in)[C]：book a four-berth～on a ship 预定一四个铺位的舱位; the captain's/pilot's～船长室/飞行员(驾驶)舱;How many passengers does the～of this aircraft seat? 这架飞机的机舱能坐多少乘客?～class/cruiser 二等船舱/游览汽艇;

→′cabin-boy n(船上)男服务员;

【辨异】cabin与cottage，lodge和hut，都指简陋的小屋。cottage(村舍)指乡村中的简陋小屋;lodge(小屋)指荒野或山中供猎人、运动员临时停留的小屋(也可指公园、大楼、住宅区、大学门口的门房);cabin(小(木)屋)通常指用草盖顶的小屋，常用木头作材料;上述三词现代都可指精心盖成供人们休养或消遣用的建筑。hut(简陋小屋)指用来居住或栖身的小屋，常用木头或金属草草盖成。