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    motel

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Tourism
    mo·tel /məʊˈtel $ moʊ-/ ●●○ noun [countable]  DLTa hotel for people who are travelling by car, where you can park your car outside your room 汽车旅馆► see thesaurus at hotel →4  See picture on 见图 Page A11 Where to stay 住的地方
    Examples from the Corpus
    motel• Participants camp under the stars, except for one night in a motel.• My grandparents stayed at a nearby motel and visited daily, along with my father.• Others stay in a nearby motel.• To my amazement, although the motel is full judging by the amount of cars, there are no residents on view.• He drops me off downwind of the motel.• I walk along the side of the motel scratching myself on the pebble dash, for carelessness.• They brought them back to the motel.• I have nothing to do with the motel.    Origin motel (1900-2000) motor + hotel
    mo·tel nounChineseSyllable
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    motel
    mo‧tel /məʊˈtel $ moʊ-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: motor + hotel
    a hotel for people who are travelling by car, where you can park your car outside your room
         
    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.


    motelBrE /məʊˈtel/ 🔊NAmE /moʊˈtel/ 🔊 (also ˈmotor lodge) (NAmE also ˈmotor inn) nouna hotel for people who are travelling by car, with space for parking cars near the rooms 汽车旅馆（附有停车设施）<titled tranID="33" status="2">Moving house<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>搬家</chn></titled>

    Renting 租房子

    • live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
    • rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
    • rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
    • find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
    • sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
    • extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
    • afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
    • (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
    • pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
    • give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知

    Being a landlord 做房东

    • have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租
    • rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产
    • collect/increase/raise the rent 收取／增加／提高房租
    • evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
    • attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
    • invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

    Buying 购买房子

    • buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
    • call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
    • make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
    • put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付／存钱付房屋订金
    • make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
    • apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
    • (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
    • make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
    • (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

    Selling 出售房子

    • put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
    • increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高／降低价格／要价
    • have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约