hall

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hall /hɔːl $ hɒːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]  1  DHentrance 入口 the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms 〔住宅的〕门厅，〔正门入口处的〕走廊 SYN hallwayin the hall We hung our coats in a cupboard in the hall. 我们把外套挂在门厅的衣柜里。 a huge tiled entrance hall 铺着地砖的大门厅2  TBBcorridor 走廊 a passage in a building or house that leads to many of the rooms 〔建筑物内的〕走廊，过道 SYN corridor, hallway Each floor had ten rooms on both sides of the hall. 每一层在走廊的两边都各有十个房间。3  TBBpublic building 公共建筑 a building or large room for public events such as meetings or dances 大厅，会堂，礼堂sports/exhibition/banqueting etc hall The school has a new sports hall. 学校有一座新的体育馆。 Five hundred people filled the lecture hall. 500名听众把演讲厅都挤满了。church/village hall (=used by people who live in a place) 教堂大厅/村礼堂 A coffee morning is to be held in the village hall. 村礼堂要举行一次咖啡早会。 a concert at Carnegie Hall 卡内基音乐厅的一场音乐会 → city hall(2), concert hall, dance hall, music hall(2), town hall4  for students 给学生 especially British EnglishSEC a college or university building where students live 〔学院或大学的〕学生宿舍 SYN hall of residence, American English dormin hall For a brief time Tom and Dave had shared a room in hall. 汤姆和戴夫短暂合住过一间学生宿舍。

Examples from the Corpus

hall• The certificate is supposed to be obtained from city hall.• City hall staffers said the mayor is busy campaigning for re-election and did not have time to discuss the park proposal.• As a freshman, you can either live in West Bennet or Drummond Hall.• Each hall offers an advanced technical specification and the very latest technology.• And use the toilet shortly before entering the examination hall.• We heard the principal coming down the hall.• I would have to thank Kalmenzohn, too. l went out into the hall and took up my backpack.• Coats, bags and shoes were to be left in the corridors and not brought in to the hall.• He moves from hotel to hall in sleek limousines.• His first experience in magic had been to give a show at the Miners Welfare hall at the age of 11.entrance hall• The Secretary's office was newly located downstairs, in the area to the left of the Club's entrance hall.• Internally, the only significant architectural feature was the two-storey entrance hall, and this is to be retained.• Both the entrance hall and the grand banqueting room on the first floor can be hired.• But at least they had removed the studio photograph of a royal princess which until recently had graced the entrance hall.• The paint in the entrance hall is peeling, and the floor of their stark flat consists of bare concrete.• I left the car out front and climbed the wide marble steps to the entrance hall.• The entrance hall of the hotel was as big as a railway station itself.• The entrance hall should be a warm, welcoming area.church/village hall• He started running an aerobics session in a church hall in Neasden, North London, and soon expanded.• Cottage and village hall ceilings come high on their list of favourite dropping places.• His regular audiences are to be found in schools, libraries and village halls.• And for the youngsters, the Old Swan makes the old village hall seem like a hangover.• The comedy will be on stage at the village hall from November 18-21.• Heighington Society boost: More than £90 was raised by a successful sale held in the village hall for the show society.• The village hall, built in 1912, is a busy and thriving place.Origin hall Old English heall

hall nounChinese  

just the Corpus area inside of the door

hall
hall S2 W2 /hɔːl $ hɒːl/ noun [countable]1.  ENTRANCE the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms
   SYN  hallway
    in the hall
    We hung our coats in a cupboard in the hall.
    a huge tiled entrance hall
2.  CORRIDOR a passage in a building or house that leads to many of the rooms
   SYN  corridor, hallway:
    Each floor had ten rooms on both sides of the hall.
3.  PUBLIC BUILDING a building or large room for public events such as meetings or dances
    sports/exhibition/banqueting etc hall
    The school has a new sports hall.
    Five hundred people filled the lecture hall.
    church/village hall (=used by people who live in a place)
    A coffee morning is to be held in the village hall.
    a concert at Carnegie Hall ⇨ city hall(2), concert hall, dance hall, music hall(2), town hall
4.  FOR STUDENTS especially British English a college or university building where students live
   SYN  hall of residence, dorm American English
    in hall
    For a brief time Tom and Dave had shared a room in hall.

🔑 hallBrE /hɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /hɔːl/ 🔊 noun🔑 (also hall·way) (NAmE also entry) a space or passage inside the entrance or front door of a building 门厅；正门过道◆She ran into the hall and up the stairs. 她跑进门厅，冲上楼梯。🔊🔊  ➡  see also entrance hall 🔑 (NAmE also hall·way) a passage in a building with rooms down either side （大楼内的）走廊 SYN corridor ◆I headed for Scott's office down the hall. 我沿着走廊直奔斯科特的办公室。🔊🔊🔑 a building or large room for public meetings, meals, concerts, etc. 礼堂；大厅◆a concert/banqueting/sports/exhibition, etc. hall 音乐厅、宴会厅、体育馆、展厅等◆There are three dining halls on campus. 校园里有三个餐厅。🔊🔊◆The Royal Albert Hall皇家艾伯特厅◆(BrE) A jumble sale will be held in the village hall on Saturday. 星期六将在村礼堂举行义卖。🔊🔊  ➡  see also city hall, dance hall, guildhall, music hall, town hall (BrE) = hall of residence ◆She's living in hall(s).她住在学生宿舍。(BrE) (often as part of a name 常作名称的一部分) a large country house 大庄园府邸◆Haddon Hall哈登府