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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lodge1 /lɒdʒ $ lɑːdʒ/ ●○○ verb  1  lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc British EnglishCOMPLAIN to make a formal or official complaint, protest etc 进行投诉/提出抗议/提出上诉等lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc with He lodged an appeal with the High Court. 他向高等法院提出上诉。lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc against They lodged a complaint against the doctor for negligence. 他们投诉医生失职。2  become stuck 卡住 [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]MOVE something OR somebody to become firmly stuck somewhere, or to make something become stuck （使）卡住，（使）固定 OPP dislodgelodge in The fishbone lodged in her throat. 鱼刺卡在她的喉咙里。be lodged in/between/behind etc something The bullet was lodged in his spine. 子弹嵌在他的脊椎骨里。n Grammar Lodge is usually passive when used as a transitive verb.3  put SB somewhere 安排某人住在某处 [transitive]STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to provide someone with a place to stay for a short time 为…提供住处，安置 a building used to lodge prisoners of war 一座关押战俘的建筑物lodge somebody in/at something The refugees were lodged in old army barracks. 难民被安置在旧兵营里。4  put STH somewhere 把某物放在某处 [transitive] British English formalPUT to put something important in an official place so that it is safe 存放lodge something with somebody Be sure to lodge a copy of the contract with your solicitor. 一定要把合同的一份副本存放在你的律师那儿。lodge something in something The money was lodged in a Swiss bank account. 这笔钱存在一个瑞士银行的账户里。5  stay somewhere 暂住在某处 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] old-fashionedSTAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to pay to live in a room in someone’s house 租住，寄宿，寄住lodge at/with etc John lodged with a family in Bristol when he first started work. 约翰刚开始工作时寄住在布里斯托尔的一户人家家里。→ See Verb table

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lodge• Nurses lodge 10 Nurses are on a collision course with the Government after lodging a claim for a ten percent pay rise.• Go and see the plans for any new development if they have been lodged as a formal application.• Protests were lodged by Tyrrell, Fittipaldi's Copersucar team and, most urgently, by Ferrari.• A mood of pessimism had lodged in him.• Mrs Gould and her niece are lodging in the Rising Sun.• Opponents to the opt-out now have a chance to lodge objections to the Education Secretary.• This building was used to lodge prisoners of war.• A raisin lodged unattractively between Heather's front teeth but I chose not to tell her about it.• Kim lodged with a local family the summer she studied in Paris.• His wife and kids were forced to lodge with friends until they found a place of their own.be lodged in/between/behind etc something• A rough hunk of metal about the size of a big ball bearing was lodged in my shoulder.• He will be lodged in the castle, awaiting his homage-makers.• Her feet were lodged in wide black-barred shoes and in their immobility gave the impression of being clamped to the carpet.• If the relatives could not pick the patient up, he would be lodged in the casualty department of the local hospital.• My lady and her women are lodged in the guesthouse, you need have no fears in joining their company.• New prisoners were lodged in six concrete cells located along a passageway marked with white lines.• The visitors were lodged in the Tower Hotel, located on a mountain overlooking the capital city.lodge at/with etc• It is also possible to discuss arrangements with the funeral directors in advance - requests will be lodged with the company.• We lodged with the proprietor of the Café de la Place.• And so it is, except that new applications are now being lodged at the rate of about 6,300 a month.• The porter gave chase, assisted by two Bulldogs who happened to be in the lodge at the time.• March and February we spent on the Brenner, where we lodged at three different farmsteads.• Your Will should be lodged with your bank or solicitor for safekeeping.

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lodge2 ●○○ noun [countable]  1. TBBa small house on the land of a large country house, usually at the main entrance gate 〔乡村大宅院中通常位于大门口的〕小屋，侧屋2  TBBa room or small building at the entrance to a college, institution etc for someone whose job is to watch who enters and leaves 〔大学、机构等的〕门房，管理员室 the porter’s lodge 传达室3. DSOa house or hotel in the country or mountains where people can stay when they want to go hunting, shooting etc 〔乡村或山间供狩猎者等使用的〕小屋，小舍4  a local meeting place for some organizations, or the group of people who belong to one of these organizations 〔某些会社的〕地方分会；地方分会集会处 He was a member of a Masonic lodge. 他是共济会一地方分会的会员。5. HBAa beaver’s home 〔海狸的〕巢穴6. American EnglishTBB a traditional home of Native Americans, or the group of people that live in it 〔印第安人的〕棚屋；〔居住在棚屋里的〕印第安人住户

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lodge• For the isolated detached property, situated in a few acres of land, is a cemetery lodge.• a Masonic lodge• There was a bell-pull connected up to a small porter's lodge inside.• a ski lodge• Lake Star Lodge has rooms for a reasonable price.• Apaches from four reservations constructed several structures: a ramada, a sweat lodge and a wickiup covered with bunched yucca strips.• She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs of the lodge.• He made everything you see, the Tuthanach, the lodge ... the totems.• The lodge itself, he said, was nothing fancy.From Longman Business Dictionarylodgelodge /lɒdʒlɑːdʒ/ verb1HUMAN RESOURCESLAW lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc to make a formal or official complaint, protest etcAn appeal must be lodged within 28 days.2[transitive] British EnglishLAW to formally give information or documents which have to be given by law to an official authoritySYN file American EnglishTwo companies failed to lodge printed copies of their annual reports by the opening of trading yesterday.Opening bids will have to be lodged by December 11.To retain copyright you’ll have to lodge a patent application.3[transitive] to put money or something valuable in an official place so that it is safeThe money was lodged in an account in Hamburg.lodge something with somebodyBe sure to lodge a copy of the contract with your solicitor.→ See Verb tableOrigin lodge2 (1200-1300) Old French loge “small building”

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lodge¹ /lɒdʒ $ lɑːdʒ/ verb
1. lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc British English to make a formal or official complaint, protest etc
    lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc with
    He lodged an appeal with the High Court.
    lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc against
    They lodged a complaint against the doctor for negligence.
2.  BECOME STUCK  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive usually passive] to become firmly stuck somewhere, or to make something become stuck
   OPP  dislodge
    lodge in
    The fishbone lodged in her throat.
    be lodged in/between/behind etc something
    The bullet was lodged in his spine.
3.  PUT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE  [transitive] to provide someone with a place to stay for a short time:
    a building used to lodge prisoners of war
    lodge somebody in/at something
    The refugees were lodged in old army barracks.
4.  PUT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE  [transitive] British English formal to put something important in an official place so that it is safe
    lodge something with somebody
    Be sure to lodge a copy of the contract with your solicitor.
    lodge something in something
    The money was lodged in a Swiss bank account.
5.  STAY SOMEWHERE  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] old-fashioned to pay to live in a room in someone’s house
    lodge at/with etc
    John lodged with a family in Bristol when he first started work.

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lodge² noun [countable]1. a small house on the land of a large country house, usually at the main entrance gate
2. a room or small building at the entrance to a college, institution etc for someone whose job is to watch who enters and leaves:
    the porter’s lodge
3. a house or hotel in the country or mountains where people can stay when they want to go hunting, shooting etc
4. a local meeting place for some organizations, or the group of people who belong to one of these organizations:
    He was a member of a Masonic lodge.
5. a beaver's home
6. American English a traditional home of Native Americans, or the group of people that live in it

Lodge
Lodge, David
(1935–) a British writer of novels, known for his humorous books such as Changing Places, Small World, and Thinks .... His books are often about the lives and relationships of university teachers, and some have been made into television programmes.