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pied-à-terre

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pied-à-terre /ˌpjeɪd æ ˈteə $ piˌed ɑː ˈter/ noun [singular]  DHHa small apartment or house, often in the centre of a city or town, that is not your main home but which you own and stay in sometimes 备用小公寓,临时寓所 They kept a pied-à-terre in London for theatre evenings. 他们在伦敦还有一间小公寓,晚上看戏后可以住。


pied-à-terre
pied-à-terre /ˌpjeɪd æ ˈteə $ piˌed ɑː ˈter/ noun [singular]
a small apartment or house, often in the centre of a city or town, that is not your main home but which you own and stay in sometimes:
    They kept a pied-à-terre in London for theatre evenings.


pied-à-terreBrE /ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈteə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈter/ 🔊 noun (
plural
pieds-à-terre BrE /ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈteə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈter/ 🔊
)
(from French)
a small flat/apartment, usually in a town, that you do not live in as your main home but keep for use when necessary 备用小公寓;备用房