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conservatory

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·ser·va·to·ry /kənˈsɜːvətəri $ -ˈsɜːrvətɔːri/ noun (plural conservatories) [countable]  1. TBBDLG British English a room with glass walls and a glass roof, where plants are grown, that is usually added on to a house 温室,玻璃暖房2. American EnglishSECAP a conservatoire 音乐学院;戏剧学院
Examples from the Corpus
conservatoryThere has been much modernisation and recently a new bar/lounge and conservatory have been added.She is unaware of what is going on in the huge conservatory on this morning of resurrection.the National Conservatory of MusicWhen it was built, the conservatory was hailed as one of the most beautiful and modern in the world.I just graduated in May from the conservatory.As usual we had breakfast in the conservatory.As in the first pavilion, the conservatory recedes into the background and the rain forest embraces visitors.The conservatory is light and airy, but remains sufficiently shaded to prevent summer temperatures of getting out of hand.
con·ser·va·to·ry nounChineseSyllable
glass with and room walls a a Corpus


conservatory
conservatory /kənˈsɜːvətəri $ -ˈsɜːrvətɔːri/ noun (plural conservatories) [countable]
1. British English a room with glass walls and a glass roof, where plants are grown, that is usually added on to a house
2. American English a conservatoire


con·ser·va·toryBrE /kənˈsɜːvətri/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsɜːrvətɔːri/ 🔊 noun (
plural
con·ser·va·tories
)
a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house. Conservatories are used for sitting in to enjoy the sun, and to protect plants from cold weather. (靠房屋一侧用玻璃建造的)温室,暖房
(NAmE) (BrE con·ser·va·toire) a school or college at which people are trained in music and theatre 音乐(或戏剧)专科学校(或学院)