The word "lounge" primarily refers to a room for relaxing, such as a living room in a private house (especially in British English), a lounge in a hotel or club, or a waiting area at an airport (departure lounge). It can also be used as a verb, meaning to sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed or lazy manner.
The word "lounge" primarily refers to a room for relaxing, such as a living room in a private house (especially in British English), a lounge in a hotel or club, or a waiting area at an airport (departure lounge). It can also be used as a verb, meaning to sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed or lazy manner.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](私宅中的)起居室,客厅 In a house, a lounge is a room where people sit and relax.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
The Holmbergs were sitting before a roaring fire in the lounge, sipping their cocoa.
霍姆伯格一家坐在客厅里,对着熊熊炉火呷着可可。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](酒店、俱乐部或其他公共场所的)休息厅,休息室 In a hotel, club, or other public place, a lounge is a room where people can sit and relax.
I spoke to her in the lounge of a big Johannesburg hotel where she was attending a union meeting.
我在约翰内斯堡一家大酒店的休息大厅跟她打过招呼,她当时在那里参加一个工会会议。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]候机厅;候机大堂 In an airport, a lounge is a very large room where people can sit and wait for aircraft to arrive or leave.
[usu supp N]
Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane.
他们没有带我去候机厅,而是直接领我上飞机到了我的座位上。
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[VERB 动词](懒洋洋地)坐,躺 If you lounge somewhere, you sit or lie there in a relaxed or lazy way.
[V prep]
They ate and drank and lounged in the shade...
他们在阴凉处吃吃喝喝懒懒地闲坐着。
If you don't want to lounge on the beach, you can go on a guided walk along the nature trail.
如果不想闲躺在沙滩上,可以让导游带你走一走观光小径。
相关词组:
lounge around
Oxford
lounge/laʊndʒ; NAmElaʊndʒ/
noun
,
verb
loungeloungesloungedloungingnoun1a room for waiting in at an airport, etc. (机场等的)等候室◆the departure lounge候机室2a public room in a hotel, club, etc. for waiting or relaxing in (旅馆、俱乐部等的)休息室◆the television lounge电视放映室3( BrE) a room in a private house for sitting and relaxing in (私宅中的)起居室SYN
living room
,
sitting room
☞see also
sun lounge
4( BrE) =
lounge bar
verb[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to stand, sit or lie in a lazy way 懒洋洋地站(或坐、躺)着SYN
laze around
◆Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers.有几个学生懒洋洋地坐着看报。lounge/laʊndʒ; NAmElaʊndʒ/
LDC
lounge1 noun
lounge2 verb
loungelounge1 /laʊndʒ/ ●●○S3 noun [countable]
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1a waiting room at an airport: the departure lounge2a public room in a hotel or other building, that is used by many people as a place to relax: the television lounge3British English the main room in a house where people relax, watch television etcSYN living room4British English a lounge bar5American English a cocktail bar →
cocktail lounge
, sun lounge
lounge1 noun
lounge2 verb
loungelounge2 ●○○ verb [intransitive]
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1[always + adverb/preposition] to stand, sit, or lie in a lazy or relaxed way: Nathan was lounging on the grass bank outside the cottage.► see thesaurus at
sit
2lounge around (also lounge about British English) to spend time relaxing and doing nothing, often when you should be doing somethingSYN laze around: James does nothing but lounge around the apartment.
WDF
lounge
[laʊndʒ]lounged, lounging, lounges
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lounging[410]
休息室(68%),起居室(13%),候机室(12%),闲荡(6%),懒散地斜靠(1%)
n.休息室;闲逛;躺椅;(英)酒吧间
vi.闲逛;懒洋洋地躺卧;闲混
vt.虚度光阴
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