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alcove n.凹室；壁龛 (1) 床正好放进壁凹。(2) 我们把凹室分隔开作另一间卧室。(3) 他的书桌在一间凹室内，一边是烟囱。(4) 杜库从壁龛的角上看不太清楚另一个机器人。 If your bed is in an alcove in a studio apartment, it is in a recessed area of the room, separated by an arch or a half wall but not by a door. Think of an alcove as a sidecar to a room or even a cave. It's a separate smaller area that is still attached, but feels cozy because it is partially enclosed.

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英 ['ælkəʊv] 美 ['ælkoʊv] (1) The bed fits neatly into the alcove.(2) We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.(3) His desk was in an alcove to one side of the chimney.(4) Dooku couldn't quite see the other droid around the edge of the alcove. Chapels in churches are often alcoves. Picture one set off to the side with a vaulted ceiling, separated by pillars and a small railing. See that and you see an alcove, defined. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]凹室；壁龛 An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall. In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.火炉两边的凹室里是书架。

英语单词	alcove
英美音标	英 ['ælkəʊv] 美 ['ælkoʊv]
中文释义	n.凹室；壁龛
英语例句	(1) The bed fits neatly into the alcove. (2) We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom. (3) His desk was in an alcove to one side of the chimney. (4) Dooku couldn't quite see the other droid around the edge of the alcove.
中文例句	(1) 床正好放进壁凹。 (2) 我们把凹室分隔开作另一间卧室。 (3) 他的书桌在一间凹室内，一边是烟囱。 (4) 杜库从壁龛的角上看不太清楚另一个机器人。
vocabulary简明	Chapels in churches are often alcoves. Picture one set off to the side with a vaulted ceiling, separated by pillars and a small railing. See that and you see an alcove, defined.
vocabulary扩展	If your bed is in an alcove in a studio apartment, it is in a recessed area of the room, separated by an arch or a half wall but not by a door. Think of an alcove as a sidecar to a room or even a cave. It's a separate smaller area that is still attached, but feels cozy because it is partially enclosed.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]凹室；壁龛 An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall. In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves. 火炉两边的凹室里是书架。

Alcove Side Area Bed Separated Small Wall Room