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bedsit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bed·sit /ˌbedˈsɪt/ (also bedsitter /-ˈsɪtə $ -ər/), bedsitting room /bedˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm, - ruːm/ noun [countable] British English  STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETCa rented room used for both living and sleeping in 〔租用的〕起居室兼卧室的两用房间
Examples from the Corpus
bedsitPolly thought she lived in a bedsit and that she was being ripped off.The move comes in the wake of the recent Echo Inquiry which exposed the potential danger in flats and bedsits.When they bought it, the upstairs had been made into bedsits.True enough, Morrissey disregarded his original bedsit self pity and began to write from the third person.
bed·sit nounChineseSyllable
and both Corpus rented a used room sleeping living for


bedsit
bedsit /ˌbedˈsɪt/ (also bed‧sit‧ter /-ˈsɪtə $ -ər/), bedsitting room /bedˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm,- ruːm/ noun [countable] British English
a rented room used for both living and sleeping in


bed·sitBrE /ˈbedsɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbedsɪt/ 🔊 (also bed·sit·ter BrE /ˈbedsɪtə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbedsɪtər/ 🔊) (also formal ˌbedˈsitting room BrE /ˌbedˈsɪtɪŋ ruːm/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbedsɪtɪŋ ruːm/ 🔊 BrE /ˌbedˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbedsɪtɪŋ rʊm/ 🔊) noun (all BrE) a room that a person rents and uses for both living and sleeping in 起居兼卧室两用租间<titled tranID="33" status="2">Moving house<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>搬家</chn></titled>

Renting 租房子

  • live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
  • rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment 租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓
  • rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
  • find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate 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/(BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限;续签/终止租约
  • afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities 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/(NAmE) security deposit 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 (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent 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/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

Buying 购买房子

  • buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子/一处房产/(一块)优质房地产
  • call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 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 (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付/存钱付房屋订金
  • make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 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/(BrE also) repayments 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/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有/移交房屋、土地等契约