chalet

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chal·et /ˈʃæleɪ $ ʃæˈleɪ/ noun [countable]  1. TBBa house with a steep sloping roof, common in places with high mountains and snow such as Switzerland 〔瑞士等高山多雪地带常见的〕坡顶小木屋2. DLT British English a small house, especially in a holiday camp 〔尤指度假营地的〕小屋

Examples from the Corpus

chalet• The Q Scheme Covering holiday caravan, chalet and camping parks.• It was a far cry from the modern chalet party.• Firstly, no other children were staying at our chalet that week and the other guests showed little tolerance.• You probably go with a gang of friends to the same chalet every February.• If yurt accommodation runs out, then there are the chalets.• As he ran into the trees, he heard the chalet door open and the shouts of the men coming out.• He must have triggered off one of the alarm beams that ran along the side of the chalet.• What preoccupied him in the print was the chalet, its perfect simplicity.Origin chalet (1700-1800) Swiss French

chal·et nounChineseSyllable  

a roof, common house steep sloping a with Corpus

chalet
chal‧et /ˈʃæleɪ $ ʃæˈleɪ/ noun [countable]1. a house with a steep sloping roof, common in places with high mountains and snow such as Switzerland
2. British English a small house, especially in a holiday camp

cha·letBrE /ˈʃæleɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃæˈleɪ/ 🔊 nouna wooden house with a roof that slopes steeply down over the sides, usually built in mountain areas, especially in Switzerland （尤指瑞士山区的）小木屋(BrE) a small house or hut, especially one used by people on holiday/vacation at the sea （尤指海边度假用的）小屋，棚屋