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    guesthouse

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Tourism, Buildings
    guest·house /ˈɡesthaʊs/ noun [countable]  DLTTBBa private house where people can pay to stay and have meals 家庭旅馆► see thesaurus at hotel
    Examples from the Corpus
    guesthouse• The body of Mrs Campbell, 46, of Swindon, Wilts, was found in a suitcase in a guesthouse.• Isaac took him to Rosehill Plantation, a hotel and guesthouse where Mitchell checked in until he found quarters of his own.• The hotels and guesthouses still treat their visitors like royalty.• Covering motels, private hotels, guesthouses, inns, bed & breakfast, farmhouses.• Simply by sitting there, he rendered the dining-room as cold and cheerless as a room in a commercial traveller's guesthouse.• My lady and her women are lodged in the guesthouse, you need have no fears in joining their company.
    guest·house nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus private house where pay can a people


    guesthouse
    guest‧house /ˈɡesthaʊs/ noun [countable]
    a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ hotel a building where people pay to stay and eat meals: We’re staying at a hotel in Salzburg. | the Plaza Hotel in New York | a four-star hotel
       ▪ motel a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with a place for the car near each room: the Palm Court Motel on Highway 23
       ▪ inn a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels: an 18th-century country inn | the Holiday Inn
       ▪ bed and breakfast (also B & B) a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast: There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village. | I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information.
       ▪ guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals: We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea.
       ▪ hostel/youth hostel a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people: New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers.