dorm room

Thân thiện

A student studies at a desk in her dorm room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large sleeping room containing several beds: A "dorm room" is a bedroom, typically in a college, university, or boarding school, designed to accommodate multiple residents, each with their own bed. It is a shared living space.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • My dorm room at university has two beds and two desks.
  • She decorated her side of the dorm room with posters.
  • The college requires all first-year students to live in a dorm room.

Advanced Usage

• "to share a dorm room": to be assigned to live in the same dormitory room with another person.
  • I had to share a dorm room with a stranger during my freshman year.

Variants and Related Words

• Dormitory (n): Often shortened to "dorm." This is the building or hall containing many individual dorm rooms.
  • He lives in the freshman dormitory.
• Roommate (n): A person with whom one shares a dorm room or other living space.
  • My roommate and I get along very well.

Synonyms

• Dorm: A common, informal shortening of "dormitory" or "dorm room."
• Hall of residence: A more formal British English term for a building containing student rooms.
• Barracks room: A similar communal sleeping quarters, but specifically for military personnel.

Related Phrases

• Dorm life: The experience and culture of living in a dormitory.
  • Dorm life is a big part of the college experience.
• Dorm room essentials: The basic items needed to live in a dorm room.
  • We made a list of dorm room essentials like bedding and a desk lamp.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large sleeping room containing several beds

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dormitory
• dormitory room