英语单词 | attic |
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英美音标 | 英 ['ætɪk] 美 ['ætɪk] |
中文释义 | n.阁楼 |
英语例句 | (1) She works in a dismal little room in the attic. (2) I can't stand the closeness of the attic anymore. |
中文例句 | (1) 她在阁楼上的一间阴暗的小房间里工作。 (2) 我再也无法忍受阁楼的窒闷了。 |
vocabulary简明 | An attic is an unfinished room at the very top of a house, just below the roof. It’s often the setting for creepy stories because it’s a room people don’t go in very often. |
vocabulary扩展 | A finished attic is extra space you can use for a playroom, bedroom, or storage area. In fiction, it’s a great place to stash crazy people. In Charlotte Bronte’s book Jane Eyre, there’s a madwoman in the attic. Some attics don't even have floors that can be walked on, though — they're just empty space at the top of a house. An attic was originally called an attic storey, from the architectural term Attic order. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]顶楼;阁楼 An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof. |
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