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单词 apartment
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Definition of apartment in English:

apartment

noun əˈpɑːtm(ə)ntəˈpɑrtmənt
British
  • 1A flat, typically one that is well appointed or used for holidays.

    self-catering holiday apartments
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The owner plans to convert the building into apartments.
    • Kingston Square will be flanked by commercial office suites on the ground floor, with residential apartments above.
    • The apartments at the building have ten foot ceilings - so there are fewer actual floors.
    • Tickets start at £49 and include accommodation in self-catering apartments.
    • Many local houseowners have made a killing converting their flats into such apartments.
    • The building had single-level apartments on the second floor, and a roof garden on top.
    • At the time the building collapsed, only 25 of the building's apartments were occupied.
    • The salty breeze and the large beach are a welcome relief for many who are cooped up inside flats and apartments.
    • The wooden lodges range from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom timber houses.
    • Property developers, building luxury apartments for the wealthy few, have too much influence, says Steve.
    • Planning permission to carry out the major conversion work on the building and create 22 apartments was granted in May.
    • They're building luxury apartments in Shanghai and selling them as fast as they can get them up.
    • Offers have streamed in for flats and apartments in the heart of the city in buildings which have been transformed to meet the demand.
    • Places to stay range from hotels and bed and breakfast to self-catering apartments, farmhouses and camping.
    • Residents said the building housed a bank on one floor and residential apartments on the other floors.
    • Living in cities is more popular and the more expensive flats and apartments are centrally located.
    • He said councillors would like to see the building possibly converted into apartments without being demolished.
    • Each building consists principally of residential apartments of various sizes.
    • Can you see high hills dappled in snow from your apartment or damp basement flat?
    • There would be 50 flats, including penthouse apartments, over seven or eight floors.
    Synonyms
    flat
    penthouse
    Australian home unit
    North American informal crib
    suite (of rooms), set of rooms, rooms, chambers
    living quarters, accommodation
    1. 1.1North American A suite of rooms forming one residence; a flat.
      the family lived in a rented apartment
      Synonyms
      flat
    2. 1.2North American A block of apartments.
      a district of six-storey apartments arranged along narrow streets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Let us try to bluff him by painting our houses, buildings, apartments, hoardings and what not, in green.
      • We can ill-afford to lose more hotels to flats and apartments.
      • Residents of apartments there were reluctant to speak on the issue to this newspaper.
      • He jumped down from the building and walked by buildings which were apartments or warehouses.
      • The project, in the Canal Street area, is due for completion in 2006 and will include cafes, bars and apartments.
      • New developments, apartments, balconied villas, shops and restaurants are springing up everywhere.
      • Our houses, apartments and office buildings need to become far more efficient in te way we use energy and water to run them.
      • New flats and apartments to be built in Bradford city centre show there is real confidence in the city, developers said today.
      • It isn't only new blocks of multi-storey apartments that give rise to legal issues.
      • The road-field, now apartments and shops, was blanketed in buttercups in the summers.
      • Shrewsbury Road's Sean Dunne is currently building apartments on Brighton Road in Foxrock.
      • Sheffield Council leader Jan Wilson said the Park Hill apartments were listed buildings so the only option was to regenerate them.
      • Is there enormous uninsurable risk involved in building apartments?
      • Previously there had been a presumption in favour of housing, making it difficult to reject plans for flats and apartments.
      • The company is also building town houses and apartments overlooking the Meia Praia beach in the attractive town of Lagos.
      • There are a significant number of residential apartments and layouts coming up.
      • I meet Chezelle outside the breeze block apartments in which Henry used to live.
      • The citizens approached the residents of Brigade Millennium apartments to see if some work could be done on the roads.
      • Chiefs are also looking at ending the misery of residents at the Westgate apartments by banning drinking in the War Memorial Gardens.
      • OLD Town is the midst of a major redevelopment with apartments and flats close to being completed.
    3. 1.3apartments A set of private rooms in a very large house.
      the Imperial apartments
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Climb upstairs to MacLeod's private apartments, however, and a more spartan world, emerges.
      • She tore up to the private apartments and threw herself into the living room without knocking.
      • The tour by-passed the private apartments on the next two floors.
      • Before leaving London, he has cast a shrewd eye over Lady Dedlock's private apartments.
      • Apparently, until quite recently, one could request the air from the Marquis of Blandford's private apartments.
      • The door that led to his apartments from the dining room was firmly shut.
      • By now, George had moved out of Buckingham Palace and into the nearby York House apartments of his eldest brother.
      • Seconds later, Father Zeke emerged from his private apartments in the back of the chapel.
      • This was the room directly below the Cube Room, which once formed the north entrance to the private apartments and is now the public entrance.
      • Service rooms and a kitchen lay at one end of the hall, and at the other the lord's private apartments.
      Synonyms
      suite, suite of rooms, set of rooms, rooms, chambers

Origin

Mid 17th century (denoting a private suite of rooms): from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare 'to separate', from a parte 'apart'.

 
 

Definition of apartment in US English:

apartment

nounəˈpɑrtməntəˈpärtmənt
North American
  • 1A suite of rooms forming one residence, typically in a building containing a number of these.

    British term flat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They're building luxury apartments in Shanghai and selling them as fast as they can get them up.
    • Places to stay range from hotels and bed and breakfast to self-catering apartments, farmhouses and camping.
    • Many local houseowners have made a killing converting their flats into such apartments.
    • There would be 50 flats, including penthouse apartments, over seven or eight floors.
    • The wooden lodges range from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom timber houses.
    • He said councillors would like to see the building possibly converted into apartments without being demolished.
    • The owner plans to convert the building into apartments.
    • Living in cities is more popular and the more expensive flats and apartments are centrally located.
    • Can you see high hills dappled in snow from your apartment or damp basement flat?
    • Property developers, building luxury apartments for the wealthy few, have too much influence, says Steve.
    • Each building consists principally of residential apartments of various sizes.
    • The building had single-level apartments on the second floor, and a roof garden on top.
    • Tickets start at £49 and include accommodation in self-catering apartments.
    • Planning permission to carry out the major conversion work on the building and create 22 apartments was granted in May.
    • Kingston Square will be flanked by commercial office suites on the ground floor, with residential apartments above.
    • At the time the building collapsed, only 25 of the building's apartments were occupied.
    • Residents said the building housed a bank on one floor and residential apartments on the other floors.
    • Offers have streamed in for flats and apartments in the heart of the city in buildings which have been transformed to meet the demand.
    • The apartments at the building have ten foot ceilings - so there are fewer actual floors.
    • The salty breeze and the large beach are a welcome relief for many who are cooped up inside flats and apartments.
    Synonyms
    flat
    1. 1.1 A large building containing residential suites; an apartment building.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • New developments, apartments, balconied villas, shops and restaurants are springing up everywhere.
      • Sheffield Council leader Jan Wilson said the Park Hill apartments were listed buildings so the only option was to regenerate them.
      • OLD Town is the midst of a major redevelopment with apartments and flats close to being completed.
      • The road-field, now apartments and shops, was blanketed in buttercups in the summers.
      • Previously there had been a presumption in favour of housing, making it difficult to reject plans for flats and apartments.
      • New flats and apartments to be built in Bradford city centre show there is real confidence in the city, developers said today.
      • The citizens approached the residents of Brigade Millennium apartments to see if some work could be done on the roads.
      • I meet Chezelle outside the breeze block apartments in which Henry used to live.
      • Our houses, apartments and office buildings need to become far more efficient in te way we use energy and water to run them.
      • We can ill-afford to lose more hotels to flats and apartments.
      • Let us try to bluff him by painting our houses, buildings, apartments, hoardings and what not, in green.
      • Residents of apartments there were reluctant to speak on the issue to this newspaper.
      • The project, in the Canal Street area, is due for completion in 2006 and will include cafes, bars and apartments.
      • He jumped down from the building and walked by buildings which were apartments or warehouses.
      • There are a significant number of residential apartments and layouts coming up.
      • The company is also building town houses and apartments overlooking the Meia Praia beach in the attractive town of Lagos.
      • It isn't only new blocks of multi-storey apartments that give rise to legal issues.
      • Chiefs are also looking at ending the misery of residents at the Westgate apartments by banning drinking in the War Memorial Gardens.
      • Shrewsbury Road's Sean Dunne is currently building apartments on Brighton Road in Foxrock.
      • Is there enormous uninsurable risk involved in building apartments?
    2. 1.2British An apartment that is well appointed or used for vacations.
      we rented an apartment by the beach for a week
    3. 1.3apartments A suite of rooms in a very large or grand house set aside for the private use of a monarch or noble.
      the Imperial apartments
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Climb upstairs to MacLeod's private apartments, however, and a more spartan world, emerges.
      • Seconds later, Father Zeke emerged from his private apartments in the back of the chapel.
      • The door that led to his apartments from the dining room was firmly shut.
      • She tore up to the private apartments and threw herself into the living room without knocking.
      • Service rooms and a kitchen lay at one end of the hall, and at the other the lord's private apartments.
      • Before leaving London, he has cast a shrewd eye over Lady Dedlock's private apartments.
      • Apparently, until quite recently, one could request the air from the Marquis of Blandford's private apartments.
      • The tour by-passed the private apartments on the next two floors.
      • By now, George had moved out of Buckingham Palace and into the nearby York House apartments of his eldest brother.
      • This was the room directly below the Cube Room, which once formed the north entrance to the private apartments and is now the public entrance.
      Synonyms
      suite, suite of rooms, set of rooms, rooms, chambers

Origin

Mid 17th century (denoting a private suite of rooms): from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare ‘to separate’, from a parte ‘apart’.

 
 
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