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parlour

/pahr-ler/US // ˈpɑr lər //UK // (ˈpɑːlə) //

大厅,大堂,大厅里,客厅

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Definitions

  1. 1

    Chiefly British.

    • : parlor.

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Examples

  • The Lost PaintingBy Jonathan Harr Not all of us have lost paintings by Caravaggio in our parlour.

  • The wind is howling, and the rain is pelting against the parlour windows of the Banking-house, whose blinds are drawn close down.

  • He just got a good holt–a shore enough diamond hitch–on that thirst-parlour dawg, and chawed.

  • On his return he introduced them on the Midland, both the parlour car and the sleeper.

  • Like the cobbler's stall in the old song, it served the present occupants for "kitchen and parlour and all."

  • But English suburban parlour-maids are on their guard against smiles, no matter how engaging.