room
room — 名詞
1. a separate area within a house, office, or other structure, surrounded by walls
房間
建築物內有牆壁隔開的獨立空間
a separate area within a house, office, or other structure, surrounded by walls with a floor and ceiling, designed for a specific purpose such as sleeping, eating, or working
The librarian asked the children to stay quiet inside the reading room.
圖書館員要求孩子們在閱覽室內保持安靜。
room + prepositional phrase locating activity
Noa's apartment has three rooms — a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom.
Noa 的公寓有三個房間——一間廚房、一間客廳和一間臥室。
All meetings will take place in the large conference room on the third floor.
所有會議都將在三樓的大型會議室進行。
The art teacher hung paintings along every wall of the classroom.
美術老師在教室的每一面牆上都掛上了畫作。
文法句型
a/the + room
room + prepositional phrase
2. a room with a bed where people sleep, especially in a house, hotel, or shared ap
臥室
有床可睡覺的房間，尤指在家或旅館
a room with a bed where people sleep, especially in a house, hotel, or shared apartment
The hotel room had two beds and a small balcony overlooking the sea.
這間旅館房間有兩張床和一個可以眺望大海的小陽台。
hotel + room = sleeping accommodation
Ritu went up to her room after dinner to read before falling asleep.
Ritu 吃完晚餐後回到自己的房間，看書看到睡著。
possessive + room = one's bedroom at home
Felipe booked a double room with a balcony for their weekend trip to the coast.
Felipe 為他們的週末海岸之旅訂了一間附陽台的雙人房。
Naoko made her room tidy by putting the dirty clothes into the laundry basket.
Naoko 把髒衣服放進洗衣籃裡，把房間整理乾淨。
文法句型
a/the + room
double/single + room
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'room' often means 'bedroom' when the context is a home or hotel — for example, 'Go to your room!' implies the bedroom.
常見錯誤
3. used after a word that names the main activity, purpose, or contents of a partic
…室；…房
接在活動或功能詞後表示特定類型的房間
used after a word that names the main activity, purpose, or contents of a particular type of room — for example, a dining room is for eating, and a waiting room is for people who wait
The children are not allowed to eat snacks in the living room.
孩子們不可以在客廳吃零食。
living room = room for relaxing and entertaining
Hoa sat in the hospital waiting room while her mother saw the doctor.
Hoa 坐在醫院的候診室裡，等她母親看醫生。
waiting room = room where people wait
Liang's favourite spot in the house is the sun room where she reads.
Liang 在房子裡最喜歡的地方是陽光室，她會在那裡看書。
The new showroom on Main Street displays the latest kitchen designs from Europe.
主街上新開的展示廳展示了來自歐洲的最新廚房設計。
文法句型
[activity/function] + room
用法筆記
Hundreds of compound nouns follow this '-room' pattern. The first part tells you the activity (dining, meeting, waiting) or the furniture (bed, bath). Learners should memorise the most common ones as fixed vocabulary items.
4. a set of rooms that a person rents as a place to live, especially a student rent
租房；宿舍
一組租用的房間，多指學生住所
a set of rooms that a person rents as a place to live, especially a student renting from a landlord or a university
Sahil found cheap rooms to rent near the university campus before the term started.
Sahil 在開學前就在大學附近找到了便宜的房間出租。
rooms to rent = rented accommodation
Diya shares a set of rooms with two other students in the old town.
Diya 與另外兩名學生在老城區合租幾間房間。
shares a set of rooms = flat/house share arrangement
Pim's rooms are on the top floor of a house owned by an elderly couple.
Pim 租的房間在一棟房子的頂樓，房東是一對老夫妻。
The university offered her a set of rooms in the newest Hall of Residence.
大學分配給她最新宿舍樓裡的一組房間。
文法句型
rooms (plural)
a set of rooms
用法筆記
British English only. In American English, 'rented rooms' is understood but 'lodgings' or 'dorm' is more common for students. The singular 'a room' (sense 1) is also used for rented single rooms.
常見錯誤
5. enough empty physical area for a person or object to fit into a place or to move
空間
人或物體所需或可用的空曠區域
enough empty physical area for a person or object to fit into a place or to move freely
There is enough room in the car boot for all five suitcases.
後車箱有足夠的空間放得下所有五個行李箱。
enough room = sufficient physical space
The suitcase was so full that there was no room for even one more shirt.
行李箱塞得太滿了，連多放一件襯衫的空間都沒有。
no room for = no space available
Liam asked the bus passengers to move back and make room for more people.
Liam 請公車上的乘客往後移動，騰出空間讓更多人上車。
The wardrobe takes up too much room in this small bedroom.
這個衣櫃在這間小臥室裡佔了太多空間。
- space
more general; can refer to any empty area, not just inside a container or vehicle
- elbow room
informal; enough space to move comfortably
文法句型
room + for + noun
room + to-infinitive
enough room
no room
make room
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable — you cannot say 'a room' or 'rooms' when you mean physical space. Compare: 'The desk takes up a lot of room' (uncountable, meaning space) vs. 'The desk is in my room' (countable, meaning a division of a building).
常見錯誤
6. the chance, possibility, or freedom for something to happen, change, or be done
餘地；機會
事情發生、改變或進行的可能性
the chance, possibility, or freedom for something to happen, change, or be done differently — for example, having room to improve your skills, or leaving room to change a plan
The teacher told Noa there was plenty of room for improvement in her science project.
老師告訴 Noa，她的自然科專題還有很大的改進空間。
room for improvement = opportunity to get better
The contract was written very strictly and left no room to change the price later.
這份合約寫得非常嚴格，完全沒有日後更改價格的餘地。
leave no room for = make impossible
Talia believes there is room to grow in her new job at the local hospital.
Talia 相信她在當地醫院的新工作中還有成長的空間。
The manager gave the design team room to come up with their own creative ideas.
經理給予設計團隊自由發揮創意的空間。
文法句型
room + for + noun/gerund
room + to-infinitive
leave room for
用法筆記
Always followed by 'for' + noun/gerund or a 'to'-infinitive. Common in fixed phrases like 'room for improvement', 'room for doubt', 'room for discussion'. The negative form 'no room for' often expresses that something is impossible or unacceptable.
常見錯誤
room — 動詞
1. to live in a rented room or share rented living space with someone, especially a
合租；分租
與他人共同租賃居住空間
to live in a rented room or share rented living space with someone, especially a student or young person in a shared house or flat
Allison rooms with two other nurses in a flat near the hospital.
Allison 與另外兩名護理師合租一間離醫院幾條街的公寓。
room with + person = share housing
Bao has been rooming with his cousin since he started his first year at university.
Bao 自從大學一年級起就一直和表哥合租房間。
Rodrigo decided to room with a work friend instead of renting an expensive studio alone.
Rodrigo 決定和工作上的朋友合租，而不是獨自租一間昂貴的套房。
The two students room together in a small flat and split the bills equally.
這兩名學生合租一間小公寓，水電費平均分攤。
- share with
more general; can refer to sharing any type of accommodation
- lodge with
more formal and old-fashioned; paying rent to live in someone else's house
文法句型
room with + person
room together
be rooming with
用法筆記
Primarily British English, used informally. The continuous form ('is rooming with') is very common. In American English, 'to room with someone' is also understood but less frequent than 'to live with' or 'to share an apartment with'.