apartment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·part·ment /əˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1 HOME especially American English a set of rooms on one floor of a large building, where someone lives 〔在同一楼层的〕一套住房，公寓套房 SYN British English flat She lives in a small apartment. 她住在一套小公寓里。2 [usually plural]STAY/NOT LEAVE a room or set of rooms used by an important person such as a president 〔总统等要人的〕房间，套房 I had never been in the prince’s private apartments before. 我以前从未进过王子的私人套房。 the presidential apartments 总统套房 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + apartmenta one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc apartment (also one-bedroomed/two-bedroomed apartment British English) 一居室/两居室等的公寓A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford. 她只买得起一间小小的一居室公寓。a studio apartment (=with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating) 〔睡觉、做饭和用餐都在一个房间的〕一室公寓，开间公寓nStudio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location.a first-floor/second-floor etc apartment 位于一楼/二楼等的公寓nWe had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs.a basement apartment (=below the level of the ground) 地下室公寓na dark basement apartmenta penthouse apartment (=on the top floor of a building) 顶层公寓nShe bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica.a luxury apartment 豪华公寓nThe school has been converted into luxury apartments. a furnished/unfurnished apartment (=with or without furniture) 有家具的/没有家具的公寓na luxurious two-bedroomed unfurnished apartment situated in the heart of towna holiday apartment British English, a vacation apartment American English 【美】度假公寓nWe rented a holiday apartment on Mallorca.verbslive in an apartment 住在公寓里He lived in a small apartment on the third floor. 他住在三楼的一套小公寓里。buy/rent an apartment 买/租公寓Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building. 汤姆租下了大楼顶层的一套公寓。share an apartment 合住一套公寓nI’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends.own an apartment 拥有一套公寓nMy parents own an apartment in Madrid.nmove into/out of an apartment (=start living in a new apartment, or leave an apartment in order to live somewhere else)They moved into the apartment last Easter.NOUN + apartmentan apartment building (also an apartment block British English, apartment house American English) 公寓楼a five-storey apartment block 五层的公寓楼n Our apartment building is the last block on the right, opposite the bank.an apartment complex (=a group of buildings containing apartments) 综合公寓大楼
Examples from the Corpus
apartment• But she soon split with her husband, and she and Nicolae moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Huntington Beach.• a one-bedroom apartment• There was no point in paying rent for an empty apartment.• Oh, they had a fantastic apartment in New York as well, and two beautiful children.• They went back to her apartment for a cup of coffee.• Primo walks into his apartment, and sets the paper and the bottle of wine on the table.• I walked the stretch of road from our apartment to the Mekong Grocery.• High-rise apartment buildings have gone up where once there was open land.• One night, in the late 70s, a large group of people broke into Zofia's apartment while Bronislaw was away.• Small apartment buildings filled with families line the street.• Our tiny apartment, it is true, is barely suited for two people, and certainly not for four.From Longman Business Dictionaryapartmenta‧part‧ment /əˈpɑːtməntəˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable] American EnglishPROPERTY a place where people live that consists of a set of rooms, usually on one floor and part of a larger buildingSYN FLATOrigin apartment (1600-1700) French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare “to put aside, separate”a·part·ment noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
one Business a on of rooms set of floor Corpus a
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a‧part‧ment S2 W3 /əˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/
noun [countable]
SYN flat British English:
She lives in a small apartment.
2. [usually plural] a room or set of rooms used by an important person such as a president:
I had never been in the prince’s private apartments before.
the presidential apartments
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + apartment
▪a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc apartment (also one-bedroomed/two-bedroomed apartment British English) A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford.
▪a studio apartment (=with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating) Studio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location.
▪a first-floor/second-floor etc apartment We had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs.
▪a basement apartment (=below the level of the ground) a dark basement apartment
▪a penthouse apartment (=on the top floor of a building) She bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica.
▪a luxury apartment The school has been converted into luxury apartments.
▪a furnished/unfurnished apartment (=with or without furniture) a luxurious two-bedroomed unfurnished apartment situated in the heart of town
▪a holiday apartment British English, a vacation apartment American English We rented a holiday apartment on Mallorca.
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▪live in an apartment He lived in a small apartment on the third floor.
▪buy/rent an apartment Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
▪share an apartment I’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends.
▪own an apartment My parents own an apartment in Madrid.
▪move into/out of an apartment (=start living in a new apartment, or leave an apartment in order to live somewhere else) They moved into the apartment last Easter.
■ NOUN + apartment
▪an apartment building (also an apartment block British English, apartment house American English) a five-storey apartment block | Our apartment building is the last block on the right, opposite the bank.
▪an apartment complex (=a group of buildings containing apartments)
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▪apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements: His apartment is on the eighth floor. | In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
▪condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them: a 10-unit condominium complex
a‧part‧ment S2 W3 /əˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare 'to put aside, separate'
1. especially American English a set of rooms on one floor of a large building, where someone lives Language: French
Origin: appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare 'to put aside, separate'
SYN flat British English:
2. [usually plural] a room or set of rooms used by an important person such as a president:
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Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约