Other types of home其他类型的住宅
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an apartment building in which each flat /
apartment is owned by the person living in it but the building and shared areas
are owned by everyone together: condominium (also
informal condo) (especially NAmt)
condominium指套房私有,大楼业权及共用范围属业主共有的
公寓(非正式亦作condo)
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a set of rooms for an old person, especially
in a relative’s house: granny flat (8r£) / in-law apartment / mother-in-law apartment (
granny flat / in-law apartment / mother-in-law apartment 尤指老
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a small round house or shelter built from
blocks of hard snow: igloo
igloo指拱顶冰屋
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a flat / apartment with rooms on two floors
within a building: maisonette [BrE)
maisonette指跨二层的公寓
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a very large house: mansion mansion指公馆、宅第
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the official home of a king, queen,
president, etc.: palace palace用于王宫、宫殿、总统府等
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an expensive and comfortable flat / apartment
at the top of a tall building: penthouse
penthouse fé®层豪华公寓
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a house built all on one level, that is very
wide but not very
deep from front to back and has
a roof that is not very steep: ranch house — compare bungalow
ranch house福平房彳主宅 与bungalow比较