| 单词 | sunken living-room |
| 释义 | > as lemmassunken living-room b. Constructed below the level of the surrounding land or floor. Frequently in, e.g., sunken bath, sunken living-room (see also sunken storey n., sunken fence n., sunken garden n. at Compounds 2). Cf. sunk adj. 4a.More common than sunk in this sense.Recorded earliest in sunken storey n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lower in position > than surrounding parts sunk-in1611 sunk1633 sunken1683 sunken1791 1791 J. Bentham Panopticon Postscr. i. xxiii. 319 I leave a round hole, say 4 inches in diameter, passing through the brick-work into the sunken story below. 1863 Communication Street Commissioner 62 The appearance of the Battery is anything but creditable to the city. An old sunken bath is in front of it. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby v. 110 Through dressing-rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms with sunken baths. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline xxxvii. 408 The entrance hall, which gave onto a white-carpeted, sunken living-room, looked as though a regiment of cavalry had galloped through it. 1985 K. Clark Golden Days x. 155 The next thing they had noticed was the small sunken hot tub bubbling invitingly in one corner. 2016 Times (Nexis) 25 Mar. 9 The Old Rectory..has almost an acre of land, which includes lawns, trees and a sunken courtyard. < as lemmas |
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