| 单词 | boarder |
| 释义 | boarder (once / 1474 pages) 1n 2n 3n A boarder is someone who rents a room in someone's house. It can also be a student who lives and studies away from home at a boarding school. There are two main meanings of boarder, but they both involve staying somewhere away from home. A boarding school is a private school where students live as well as study. Those students are called boarders. Also, if someone rents a room of their house to guests, the guests are boarders. Holden Caulfield, the main character of "Catcher in the Rye," was a boarder; that is, until he got thrown out of Pencey Prep. WORD FAMILYboarder: boarders+/board: boarded, boarder, boarding, boards, overboard/boarding: boardings/overboard: overboards USAGE EXAMPLESPlans also call for Jib Creek to open for skiers and boarders that want to catch some air or hit some jibs. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) In New Mexico, the state’s first lift-accessed cross course for boarders and skiers will open at the expanded terrain park at Angel Fire Resort. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Rev. Moseley said that her boarders draw police attention no matter where and when they hang out. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) 1 n a tenant in someone's house 2Syn|Hyper lodger, roomer renter, tenant someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else n a pupil who lives at school during term time 3Hyper pupil, school-age child, schoolchild a young person attending school (up through senior high school) n someone who forces their way aboard ship stand by to repel boarders Hyper interloper, intruder, trespasser someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
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