英语词汇“room”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

roomroom1 /rum, rʊm/ ●●● S1 W1 noun

ETYMOLOGYroom¹

Origin: Old English rum

COLLOCATIONS► a meeting/lecture/guest etc. room

I think I’ll put the lamp in the guest room.

► one-room/two-room

Carl lives in a one-room apartment downtown.

► single/double room

(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two)

► leave room (for somebody/something)

Please leave room for people to get past.

► takes up too much room

That old TV takes up too much room.

► leg-room/head-room

(=space for your legs or head in a vehicle)

► room for error

There was no room for error on his final long-jump attempt.

► room for maneuver

Teachers feel they have no room for maneuver (=possibility of changing what you do).

► room for improvement

You did well on the last project, but there’s room for improvement (=you can and should improve).

► room for debate/discussion/doubt etc.

The evidence is clear. There is little room for doubt.

1IN A BUILDING [countable] an area of the inside of a building that has its own walls, floor, and ceiling: I looked at all the people in the room. We’re staying in room 804. He’s upstairs in his room (=his bedroom).a meeting/lecture/guest etc. room I think I’ll put the lamp in the guest room.one-room/two-room Carl lives in a one-room apartment downtown.single/double room (=a room in a hotel for one person or for two)2SPACE [uncountable] enough space for a particular person, thing, or activity SYN space: there is room (for somebody/something) There isn’t any more room in the closet.there is room (in something) There’s plenty of room in the trunk for your bags.have room (for something) We have plenty of room here for a party.make room (for somebody/something) Move over and make some room for me.room to do something The kids don’t have much room to play in the yard.leave room (for somebody/something) Please leave room for people to get past. That old TV takes up too much room.leg-room/head-room (=space for your legs or head in a vehicle) → see also elbow room at elbow1 (5)3OPPORTUNITY/POSSIBILITY [uncountable] the chance to do something, or the possibility that something exists or can happen: room for Does the job offer room for advancement? There was no room for error on his final long-jump attempt. Teachers feel they have no room for maneuver (=possibility of changing what you do). You did well on the last project, but there’s room for improvement (=you can and should improve).room for debate/discussion/doubt etc. The evidence is clear. There is little room for doubt.room to do something Dad always gave us room to make our own mistakes.4there’s not enough room to swing a cat informal used to say that an area or room is not very big[Origin: Old English rum] → see also living room, sitting room

noun | verb

roomroom2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] old-fashioned

VERB TABLE

room

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	room
	he, she, it	rooms
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	roomed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have roomed
	he, she, it	has roomed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had roomed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will room
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have roomed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am rooming
	he, she, it	is rooming
	you, we, they	are rooming
Past	I, he, she, it	was rooming
	you, we, they	were rooming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been rooming
	he, she, it	has been rooming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been rooming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be rooming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been rooming

1room with somebody to share a room or a house with someone, especially when you are in college: Dan roomed with Steve at Harvard.2to rent and live in a room somewhere: room in Didn’t you used to room in their house?