room

noun

建筑物 in building

1. 房间；室
   a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose
   1. He walked out of the room and slammed the door.
      他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。
   2. They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said.
      他们在隔壁房间里，我们可以听到他们说的每一句话。
   3. a dining/living/sitting room
      餐厅；起居室
   4. They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour.
      他们不得不在候车室里等了一个小时。
   5. I think Simon is in his room (= bedroom) .
      我看西蒙就在他自己的房间里。
   6. I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room) .
      我不想看电视。我到别的房间去吧。

…室；…房间 -roomed/-room

2. 有…室的；有…个房间的
   having the number of rooms mentioned
   1. a three-roomed/three-room apartment
      三室的套房

旅馆 in hotel

3. 客房
   a bedroom in a hotel, etc.
   1. a double/single room
      双人 / 单人客房
   2. I'd like to book a room with a view of the lake.
      我想预订一套可以看到湖面景色的客房。
   3. She lets out rooms to students.
      她把房间出租给学生。

居所 place to live

4. （租用的）住所，寓所
   a set of two or more rooms that you rent to live in
   1. They lived in rooms in Kensington.
      他们住在肯辛顿的出租房间。

空间 space

5. 空间；余地
   empty space that can be used for a particular purpose
   1. Is there enough room for me in the car?
      车上还有我的位置吗？
   2. There's room for one more at the table.
      这张桌子还有一个人的位置。
   3. Do you have room for a computer on your desk?
      你的写字台上还摆得了一台电脑吗？
   4. Yes, there's plenty of room .
      是的，还很空呢。
   5. I'll move the table─it takes up too much room .
      我要挪动一下这张桌子——它太占地方了。
   6. How can we make room for all the furniture?
      我们怎么腾得出地方放这些家具呢？
   7. Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably.
      一定要找个宽敞地儿坐得舒服一点。

可能性 possibility

6. 可能性；机会
   the possibility of sth existing or happening; the opportunity to do sth
   1. He had to be certain. There could be no room for doubt .
      他必须确定无误。不能有任何的犹疑。
   2. There's some room for improvement in your work (= it is not as good as it could be) .
      你的工作还有改进的余地。
   3. It is important to give children room to think for themselves.
      给孩子机会让他们自己思考是很重要的。

人 people

7. 房间里所有的人
   all the people in a room
   1. The whole room burst into applause.
      屋里的人发出一片掌声。

verb

1. 租房；合住
   to rent a room somewhere; to share a rented room or flat/apartment with sb
   1. She and Nancy roomed together at college.
      她和南希在大学里合住一处。

1. N-COUNT 房间;屋子;室;房间里的所有人
   A room is one of the separate sections or parts of the inside of a building. Rooms have their own walls, ceilings, floors, and doors, and are usually used for particular activities. You can refer to all the people who are in a room as the room .
   1. A minute later he excused himself and left the room...
      一分钟之后，他说了声抱歉就离开了房间。
   2. Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room...
      楼下是两个小房间：一个厨房和一个起居室。
   3. The largest conference room could seat 5,000 people...
      最大的会议室可以容纳5,000人。
   4. The whole room roared with laughter.
      整个房间的人都大笑起来。
2. N-COUNT 私人房间（尤指卧室或办公室）
   If you talk about your room, you are referring to the room that you alone use, especially your bedroom at home or your office at work.
   1. If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
      如果你上楼，麻烦到我的房间把我的毛衣拿下来。
3. N-COUNT (宾馆的)房间
   A room is a bedroom in a hotel.
   1. Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
      托妮在离阿茨费尔德不远的一家宾馆订了一个房间。
4. VERB 同住;合租
   If you room with someone, you share a rented room, apartment, or house with them, for example when you are a student.
   1. I had roomed with him in New Haven when we were both at Yale Law School.
      我和他都在耶鲁法学院读书的时候，在纽黑文合租了一个房间。
5. See also: There is usually room to accommodate up to 80 visitors... There wasn't enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear... The old artist's studio is a brilliant place for a party with a high ceiling and plenty of room. leg room standing room
6. N-UNCOUNT 机会;余地;可能性
   If there is room for a particular kind of behaviour or action, people are able to behave in that way or to take that action.
   1. The intensity of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety...
      高强度的工作使人几乎没空去悲伤或者忧虑。
   2. Once the plaster was dry there was no room for correction...
      一旦灰泥一干，就没有机会修改了。
   3. There's lots of room to express yourself creatively.
      有很多让你展现创意的机会。
7. PHRASE 作出改变的机会;回旋的余地
   If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
   1. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
      随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。
8. See also: changing room chat room common room consulting room dining room drawing room dressing room elbow room emergency room ladies’ room leg room living room locker room men's room morning room powder room reading room reception room rest room spare room standing room. to give something houseroom

You should use room or space to refer to an open or empty area. You do not use place as an uncount noun in this sense. Room is more likely to be used when you are talking about space inside an enclosed area. There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us... Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front.
room或space用来指开阔的地方或空地。不能用place作不可数名词表示该意思。room通常用于表示一个封闭的地方的内部空间：There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us (浴室太小，容不下我们两个人)，Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front (要和前面的车保持足够的距离)。

1. The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass
   房间里铺了地毯，窗户上安装了有色玻璃。
2. I cleared up my room.
   我把我的房间整理了一下。
3. The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
   这个男孩的房间和客房截然不同。
4. He fell asleep in the front room so I covered him up with a duvet.
   他在起居室睡着了，我便给他盖上了羽绒被。
5. I vacuumed and dusted the living room
   我用吸尘器打扫了客厅，擦了擦灰尘。
6. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room
   会议很快结束了，我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
7. The dining room is finished in deep red
   餐厅装饰成了深红色。
8. They took him into a small room and I followed.
   他们把他带到一个小房间，我跟了进去。
9. She led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbour
   她把我们领进了一个带阳台的房间，从那里可以俯瞰海港。
10. I went to the room which he had called the nuptial chamber.
    我走进了他称之为洞房的房间。
11. Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days
    陶醉在自由中的她在宾馆开了一间房，住了几天。
12. This is our kitchen, sitting and dining room all rolled into one.
    这既是我们的厨房，又是客厅和餐厅。
13. A minute later he excused himself and left the room
    一分钟之后，他说了声抱歉就离开了房间。
14. Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room
    楼下是两个小房间：一个厨房和一个起居室。
15. The whole room roared with laughter.
    整个房间的人都大笑起来。
16. Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
    托妮在离阿茨费尔德不远的一家宾馆订了一个房间。
17. I had roomed with him in New Haven when we were both at Yale Law School.
    我和他都在耶鲁法学院读书的时候，在纽黑文合租了一个房间。
18. There wasn't enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear
    行李舱没有足够的空间放下所有的工具。
19. The old artist's studio is a brilliant place for a party with a high ceiling and plenty of room.
    在这位老艺术家的工作室开派对是再好不过了，那里的屋顶很高，空间也很大。
20. Once the plaster was dry there was no room for correction
    一旦灰泥一干，就没有机会修改了。
21. There's lots of room to express yourself creatively.
    有很多让你展现创意的机会。
22. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
    随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。
23. Matt got me a room there for a week or so when I first came here
    我初次来到这里的时候，马特找了个房间让我住了大约一个星期。
24. The floorboards in both this room and the dining room have been stripped, sanded and sealed.
    这个房间和餐厅的木地板都已经被刮除涂层并进行了打磨上蜡。
25. That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room
    这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。
26. He had taken up a position in the centre of the room
    他占据了房间中心的位置。
27. She made her bed, and tidied her room.
    她整理了床铺，收拾了自己的房间。
28. This room needs cleaning up.
    这房间需要打扫。
29. This room is light and spacious.
    这间屋子很敞亮。

n.

no room to swing a cat

• 没有活动的余地；连转身都很难
  when sb says there's no room to swing a cat , they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space

freedom of/room for manoeuvre

• 改变事态的机会；回旋余地
  the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made

a smoke-filled room

• （少数人密谋决策的）密室
  a decision that people describe as being made in a smoke-filled room is made by a small group of people at a private meeting, rather than in an open and democratic way

noun

1. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
   1. the rooms were very small but they had a nice view

2. the people who are present in a room
   1. the whole room was cheering

3. space for movement
   1. room to pass
   2. make way for
   3. hardly enough elbow room to turn around

   Synonym:    wayelbow room

4. opportunity for
   1. room for improvement

verb

1. live and take one's meals at or in
   1. she rooms in an old boarding house

   Synonym:    board