| 单词 | residence |
| 释义 | residence (once / 177 pages) n The house or apartment where you live is your place of residence. If you're house proud, it means you keep your residence nice and tidy. The act of living in a place is also called residence. You might take up residence in an ancient oak tree when the city threatens to cut it down, for example. The official home of a person in a position of power — like a monarch or a president — is also called a residence. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is 10 Downing Street, and the residence of the President of the United States is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. WORD FAMILYresidence: residences, residential+/nonresident: nonresidents/reside: resided, residence, residency, resident, resides, residing/residency: residencies/resident: nonresident, residents/residential: nonresidential, residentially USAGE EXAMPLESDahlin’s first interrogation began about 2am that winter morning, as temperatures outside The Residence plunged to six degrees below zero. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Investigators questioned the prime minister for three hours at his official residence in Jerusalem. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Shapira reprimanded the prime minister again that same year, saying living and hospitality expenses for both his official residence and private home were exorbitant. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1n any address at which you dwell more than temporarily a person can have several residences Syn|Hypo|Hyper abode domicile, legal residence (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time home, placewhere you live at a particular time home away from home, home from homea place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home address the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with 2n the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) he refused to live in the governor's residence Exp|Hypo|Hyper Vatican Palace the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City White Housethe government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States Mount Vernonthe former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river Alhambraa fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Lateran Palacea palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century Tuileries Palacepalace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens Palace of Versaillesa palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles court the residence of a sovereign or nobleman deanerythe official residence of a dean mansethe residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman) palaceofficial residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) parsonage, rectory, vicaragean official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector cloister, religious residenceresidence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) alcazarany of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors conventa religious residence especially for nuns glebe housea parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice) monasterythe residence of a religious community prioryreligious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress house a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families 3n a large and imposing house Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper hall, manse, mansion, mansion house Buckingham Palace the London residence of the British sovereign manor, manor house the mansion of a lord or wealthy person castle, palacea large and stately mansion stately homea mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family house a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families 4n the act of dwelling in a place Syn|Hypo|Hyper abidance, residency lodging the act of lodging occupancy, tenancyan act of being a tenant or occupant habitation, inhabitancy, inhabitationthe act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen |
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