单词 | private room |
释义 | > as lemmasprivate room private room n. (in a club, hotel, etc.) a room which may be hired for private use; (in a hospital) a room which affords privacy for a patient, esp. such a room provided on a fee-paying basis. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room > in a club or hotel subscription room1754 private room1797 1797 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor V. xi. 186 The place of meeting was a private room in a coffee-house. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. vii. 197 Walking into the inn, [he] demanded from the landlord breakfast and a private room. 1878 Times 21 Nov. 6/5 The ‘No. 8’ block, on the west of the hospital,..had the means of providing for upwards of 60 paying patients in wards and private rooms. 1920 ‘Sapper’ Bull-dog Drummond 7 Have we ever had staying in the hotel a man called le Comte de Guy?.. Has he ever fed here, or taken a private room? 1994 R. Preston Hot Zone Ebola River 87 At the Ngaliema Hospital in Kinshasa, Nurse Mayinga had been put into a private room, which was accessible through a kind of entry room, a gray zone, where the nurses and staff were supposed to put on bioprotective gear before they entered. 1995 Guardian 16 Feb. i. 10/7 Karaoke parlours..comprise a warren of private rooms in which customers sing to the words of tunes played on television screens. < as lemmas |
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