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boarder

/bawr-der, bohr-/US // ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- //UK // (ˈbɔːdə) //

寄宿者,寄宿生,寄宿人员,寄舱员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
    • : a member of a boarding party.

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Examples

  • On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.

  • She also corrected the story, saying her brother was a boarder, not a day student.

  • But there was little comparative danger for Eric, so long as he continued to be a home-boarder, which was for another half-year.

  • "Yer new boarder here bought the Bar-O ranch—trouble en all," said Landy quietly.

  • Nevertheless, it was impossible for a boarder to preserve unspoilt a real intimacy with a day-boy.

  • "Nice Mrs. Hills," said her star boarder, hugging her heartily.

  • Sarah, now that your mother is so improved, wouldn't you like to take a boarder?