lounge
lounge — 名詞
1. A public area inside a building such as an airport, a hotel, or a theatre where
休息室
機場、飯店等公共場所的等候休息區
A public area inside a building such as an airport, a hotel, or a theatre where chairs and sofas are provided for people to sit, rest, or wait.
Constanza waited in the airport lounge when her flight was delayed.
Constanza 在機場休息室等候航班延誤的通知。
collocation: airport lounge
Free tea and biscuits are served in the hotel lounge every afternoon.
飯店休息室每天下午提供免費的茶和餅乾。
collocation: hotel lounge
The theatre lounge filled with people during the interval between acts.
劇院的休息室在中場休息時擠滿了人。
Staff at the clinic use the small lounge on the ground floor for their breaks.
診所的員工在一樓的小休息室休息。
Faisal found a quiet corner in the departure lounge and read his novel.
Faisal 在出境休息室找到一個安靜的角落看小說。
- waiting room
A more general term for any room where people wait; lounge suggests more comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere.
- departure lounge
Specific to airports — a lounge where passengers wait before boarding a flight.
用法筆記
Often used in compound nouns that name the type of building or facility, for example departure lounge, staff lounge, or VIP lounge.
2. The main area of a home where family members sit comfortably, talk, watch televi
客廳
家中家人休息、接待客人的房間
The main area of a home where family members sit comfortably, talk, watch television, and spend time together.
The children watched cartoons in the lounge after finishing their homework.
孩子們寫完功課後在客廳看卡通。
article + lounge: 'the lounge' as a specific room in the home
Élise chose a soft grey carpet for the lounge to match the new sofa.
Élise 為客廳選了一塊淺灰地毯來搭配新沙發。
Their lounge gets plenty of sunlight through the large glass doors.
他們的客廳透過大片玻璃門得到充足的自然光。
The whole family gathered in the lounge to open presents on Christmas morning.
全家人聚在客廳裡，在聖誕早晨一起拆禮物。
Lara keeps her lounge tidy because she enjoys having friends over for tea.
Lara 把客廳保持得很整齊，因為她喜歡邀朋友來喝茶。
- living room
The common American English term; also used in British English, though lounge is more frequent for everyday use.
- sitting room
A more formal British English term, often used in older houses or in more traditional contexts.
- family room
An American English term for a more casual, less formal living space, often with a television.
用法筆記
This sense is the standard term in British English. American English usually uses living room for the same space, though lounge is widely understood.
常見錯誤
3. A long, soft seat with a back and armrests, designed for two or more people to s
長沙發
可供兩人以上坐臥的長椅
A long, soft seat with a back and armrests, designed for two or more people to sit or lie down on.
Vikram lay down on the lounge and fell asleep within minutes.
Vikram 躺在長沙發上，沒幾分鐘就睡著了。
The blue velvet lounge belonged to Asher's grandmother for over forty years.
那張藍色天鵝絨長沙發是 Asher 的祖母用了四十多年的老家具。
lounge as an heirloom or older piece of furniture
Pedro ordered a large lounge that can seat five people side by side.
Pedro 訂了一張大型長沙發，可以並排坐五個人。
A worn leather lounge sat against the wall of the old study.
一張破舊的皮長沙發靠在舊書房的牆邊。
Quan stretched out on the lounge and read his book in the afternoon sun.
Quan 在午後的陽光下伸展身體躺在長沙發上看書。
- sofa
The most common term across all varieties of English; lounge sounds slightly old-fashioned or formal by comparison.
- couch
Common in American English and informal British English; often implies a softer, less formal piece of furniture than sofa.
- settee
A chiefly British term, considered old-fashioned or formal; usually smaller and more delicate than a lounge.
用法筆記
Less frequent in everyday conversation than sofa or couch. More commonly found in furniture catalogues, descriptions of antique pieces, or in British English when referring to a specific type of upholstered seat.
lounge — 動詞
1. To stand, sit, or lie in a relaxed, unhurried way, without any particular purpos
閒坐；閒逛
懶散地坐著或走動
To stand, sit, or lie in a relaxed, unhurried way, without any particular purpose or effort.
Ishaan lounged by the hotel pool with a cool drink in his hand.
Ishaan 手拿冷飲，在飯店泳池邊閒坐。
lounge + by [location]
Some students lounged on the grass outside the library between classes.
幾個學生在課間懶洋洋地坐在圖書館外的草地上。
lounge + on [surface]
The cat lounged on the warm windowsill, half asleep in the sun.
那隻貓在溫暖的窗台上悠閒地曬太陽打盹。
Instead of working, Mauricio lounged on the sofa and scrolled through his phone.
Mauricio 沒有工作，而是懶散地躺在沙發上滑手機。
Groups of friends lounged at the cafe tables, chatting and laughing in the evening light.
一群朋友坐在咖啡店的桌旁閒聊說笑。
- laze about
Very similar in meaning and register, but laze emphasises doing nothing at all, while lounge can include gentle movement.
- loaf
Slightly more negative in tone; loaf suggests wasting time that should be spent working.
- recline
More formal and specific to a lying-back posture; lounge can describe sitting, standing, or lying.
文法句型
lounge + preposition/adverb (about, around, by, on)
用法筆記
Frequently paired with adverbs or prepositional phrases such as about, around, by the pool, on the sofa, or in the garden. The subject is typically a person or an animal at rest.
常見錯誤
2. To spend a period of time in a lazy, relaxed way, without doing anything active
虛度（時光）
懶散地打發時間
To spend a period of time in a lazy, relaxed way, without doing anything active or useful.
Zola and Camille lounged the whole morning away, chatting and drinking tea on the balcony.
Zola 和 Camille 在陽台上聊天喝茶，虛度了一整個上午。
lounge + time expression + away
Mert lounged the afternoon away in a hammock behind the garden shed.
Mert 在花園棚後的吊床上懶懶地度過了一個下午。
lounge + the afternoon away
Dewi and her cousin lounged the rainy weekend away watching old films.
Dewi 和表妹在看老電影中虛度了那個陰雨的週末。
Hyun lounged the entire day away instead of working on his project.
Hyun 把一整天都虛度掉了，完全沒做他的專題作業。
The retired couple lounged the warm months away on their porch in the mountains.
那對退休夫妻在山上的門廊前懶散地度過了溫暖的幾個月。
- while away
Very close in meaning, but while away is neutral in tone, whereas lounge away carries a clearer sense of laziness.
- idle away
Similar meaning; idle away is more common and less specific to physical posture.
- use productively
The direct opposite in terms of how the time is spent.
文法句型
lounge + time expression + away
用法筆記
The object is always a time expression such as the morning, the afternoon, the day, the weekend, or the months. The adverb away is required to complete the phrasal pattern — without it, the verb becomes intransitive and shifts to sense 1.