flatmates
英 [ˈflætmeɪts]
美
n. 合住公寓套间者; 同公寓房客
flatmate的复数
柯林斯词典
- 合住公寓套间的人;同公寓的房客
Someone's flatmate is a person who shares a flat with them.
in AM, use 美国英语用roommate
双语例句
- They became flatmates and began dating in2004.
2004年，两人同租一套公寓并开始约会。 - Remember though, that your flatmates don't have to be your best friends, you just need a working relationship.
记住，你的室友不需要成为你最好的朋友。你只需要一个面子上的过得去的关系。 - But if you find you are really unhappy in your own flat, dread going back to it, and avoid your flatmates while they are there, then you need to make a change.
但如果你真心觉得在自己的寝室非常不开心，总害怕回去，那就尽量避免见到室友们吧，或者你可以改变一下。 - At university one of new flatmates came downstairs late one night and I thought we were being burgled.
大学时，我的一位新室友在深夜时分下楼来（完全没化妆），而我还以为我家被破门盗窃了。 - I ended up being locked out for several hours and I had to go and sit in the caf é at the bottom of my road, in my big pink fluffy slippers, and wait until one of my flatmates came home.
结果是我穿着我的粉红大毛拖在附近路边的咖啡店等了数小时，直到我的一个室友回来才进了屋。 - More and more, flatmates are sharing small, cramped apartmentswith several other people-a lifestyle less reminiscent of Friendsthan of another TV favorite of Chinese youth, Prison Break.
久而久之，便是好几个人合租一间狭小拥挤的公寓&这种生活已经不太像《老友记》了，倒是更像中国人喜欢的另外一部电视剧：《越狱》。