| 单词 | basement flat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbasement flat basement flat n. †(a) a basement storey (obsolete); (b) (chiefly British) a basement, or part of a basement, used as a complete residence. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > flat or apartment mansion?c1400 tenement1593 apartmenta1645 basement storey1743 flat1824 house1885 basement flat1894 apt.1901 home unit1929 triplex1932 housing unit1935 1836 Holy Bible I. 25 Strabo, who concurs with him in the dimensions of the basement-flat, adds, that the whole was a stadium in height. 1856 M. Nicol Ismeer iv. 65 The basement flat was wholly occupied by purveyors' stores, store-room, sergeants, wardmasters, orderlies, and convalescents. 1894 Public Health Jan. 126/1 The plaintiff, a shoemaker, said on April 9th he took the basement flat of 3 Ebeneezer Buildings. 1927 Crisis Feb. 202/2 Joe turned his back on Shug Lewis and walked out of the musty basement flat without the slightest suggestion of hurry. 1939 T. S. Eliot Old Possum's Bk. Pract. Cats 29 A small basement flat. 1962 J. G. Bennett Witness xv. 178 My wife and I had found a small basement flat in Bayswater. 2008 J. Archer Prisoner of Birth 4 There's a basement flat just round the corner that's up for sale. < as lemmas |
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