Definition of dormitory in English:

dormitory

nounPlural dormitories ˈdɔːmɪt(ə)riˈdɔrməˌtɔri

1A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
he visited the boarders in their dormitory
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I refused to talk to him on the phone, then he spoke to my classmates who shared the dormitory with me,’ she said.
- In 1879 another wing was added to the school with extra dormitories and classrooms.
- The girls who usually shared the dormitory with me were at a late dinner with some of their friends.
- The prison now houses category ‘C’ prisoners in its cells and dormitories.
- We wanted to build a dormitory on the back of our house because there were so many kids.
- Room rates are from $4 for dormitory accommodation to $19 for en-suite double room with fan.
- Priests were streaming out of rooms everywhere, many chambers obviously serving as dormitories.
- Because of this, many children live in the dormitory of their school during the week.
- A tense atmosphere permeated the school's airy corridor, the classroom, and dormitories.
- Four film crews followed them as they were put through their paces in the austere classrooms and spartan dormitories by real teachers.
- Inmates sleep in either bedrooms or dormitories and there is no lock down at night.
- Families of up to five are made to share one room, while single men live in dormitories.
- I'm nothing but what a child becomes when he's educated at military school, lives in dormitories all his life, and has what amounts to dozens of fathers without a single mother to call his own.
- The great hall was divided into three parts, with one outside aisle used as a dormitory, another for schooling and eating and the centre aisle given over to a workroom.
- The others were dormitories when the school was in session.
- Before mass started, the First Lady toured the school and saw her former class room and the dormitory where she used to sleep.
- The centre can supposedly accommodate up to 100 women and dependent children in what are overcrowded communal dormitories.
- Down the years the latter used it as an agricultural exhibition hall, a school dormitory and a hospital ward.
- Local youth hostels too provide bed and breakfast for £14 or more, depending on the choice of a dormitory or a room.
- I ran up to the school dormitory, and I called the nun sleeping there and told her to get the girls up.
1. 1.1North American A university or college hall of residence or hostel.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The college boasts two new dormitories and a fairly new recreation center, which features an indoor track.
  Determinedly, I wiped them away and began walking towards the girls' dormitories.
  Reducing environmental noise while one is trying to sleep can be particularly challenging - especially in university dormitories.
  They're generally the size of the refrigerator used in college dormitory rooms or hotel rooms.
  Participants were recruited in the libraries and dormitories of a major university in Hong Kong in 1999.
  Similar measures were taken at the student dormitories of two universities and a construction site.
  The campers are staying in the university dormitory, and have most of their meals on campus.
  The three dormitories house 216 students, and a fourth building has common areas and recreational facilities.
  Two weeks later I was living in a dormitory at the University, dating fraternity boys and trying to figure out why I hated it so much.
  At first glance the office resembles nothing so much as a college dormitory room.
  A new dormitory building was designed to embrace the natural setting.
  People entering the City see the new high-rise science building, the new dormitories, the new University Center, and the new library and know that they are first class.
  The university is proposing to build a new dormitory.
  The dormitory housed over 130 students, but was designed to hold half that number.
  The main school was two times the size of the student dormitory.
  Apart from several hostels offering dormitory accommodation there are many so called ' bed and breakfast ' hotels.
  Players hang out together and reside in college campus dormitories.
  She would have to sneak over to the boys' dormitory without getting caught.
2. 1.2British usually as modifier A small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city.
  a dormitory town
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both involved derailments, and both brought carnage to dormitory towns close to London.
  It is another one of those familiar dormitory towns that punctuate the south-east of England.
  Or the fact that most young employees are turning into worker/commuters living in dormitory towns miles from the city.
  The road also takes in a few rough dormitory towns and massive factory complexes.
  Many towns and villages in Kent are little more than dormitories for commuters travelling to work each day in London.
  Dormitory suburbs dominated by residences are not sustainable in transport terms.
  Yet nowadays declining inner cities are disproportionately represented, at the expense of dormitory towns and rural areas.
  All our small towns would be turned into dormitory towns of Dublin.
  The shires surrounding it should never have been allowed to become dormitory suburbs.
  It is becoming a dormitory town for people with high paid jobs elsewhere.
  In the past we built a lot of housing but failed to turn estates and dormitory towns into lasting communities.
  He said: ‘A town is no good if it is just residential because it is a dormitory town.’
  I look beyond the uniformly built post war housing that lines the streets between one dormitory town and the next.
  House prices in Dublin have spiralled beyond the reach of most workers, forcing the thousands attracted home by the boom to set up home in dormitory towns 40 or 50 miles from where they work.
  Her letter calls for development to prevent dormitory towns and villages, promote affordable housing and protect tourist attractions.
  Couples with families might see more benefit in suburbs, or dormitory towns.
  Twenty years ago, it was well known as a leafy dormitory town where people aspired to raise their families and commute to work.
  None of this makes for a thrilling contest; and the nature of the seat, a patchwork of farming areas and dormitory villages, hardly facilitates intense electioneering.
  Population has continued to increase, since much of northern Cheshire has become an overspill or dormitory area for nearby Lancashire urban centres.
  Synonyms
  residential, commuter, dormitory

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire 'to sleep'.

Definition of dormitory in US English:

dormitory

nounˈdôrməˌtôrēˈdɔrməˌtɔri

1A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
he visited the boarders in their dormitory
Example sentencesExamples
- Because of this, many children live in the dormitory of their school during the week.
- Priests were streaming out of rooms everywhere, many chambers obviously serving as dormitories.
- I'm nothing but what a child becomes when he's educated at military school, lives in dormitories all his life, and has what amounts to dozens of fathers without a single mother to call his own.
- Room rates are from $4 for dormitory accommodation to $19 for en-suite double room with fan.
- I ran up to the school dormitory, and I called the nun sleeping there and told her to get the girls up.
- ‘I refused to talk to him on the phone, then he spoke to my classmates who shared the dormitory with me,’ she said.
- Down the years the latter used it as an agricultural exhibition hall, a school dormitory and a hospital ward.
- In 1879 another wing was added to the school with extra dormitories and classrooms.
- Before mass started, the First Lady toured the school and saw her former class room and the dormitory where she used to sleep.
- We wanted to build a dormitory on the back of our house because there were so many kids.
- A tense atmosphere permeated the school's airy corridor, the classroom, and dormitories.
- The girls who usually shared the dormitory with me were at a late dinner with some of their friends.
- Local youth hostels too provide bed and breakfast for £14 or more, depending on the choice of a dormitory or a room.
- Inmates sleep in either bedrooms or dormitories and there is no lock down at night.
- The others were dormitories when the school was in session.
- Families of up to five are made to share one room, while single men live in dormitories.
- The centre can supposedly accommodate up to 100 women and dependent children in what are overcrowded communal dormitories.
- The great hall was divided into three parts, with one outside aisle used as a dormitory, another for schooling and eating and the centre aisle given over to a workroom.
- Four film crews followed them as they were put through their paces in the austere classrooms and spartan dormitories by real teachers.
- The prison now houses category ‘C’ prisoners in its cells and dormitories.
1. 1.1North American A university or college hall of residence or hostel.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The university is proposing to build a new dormitory.
  People entering the City see the new high-rise science building, the new dormitories, the new University Center, and the new library and know that they are first class.
  Reducing environmental noise while one is trying to sleep can be particularly challenging - especially in university dormitories.
  Similar measures were taken at the student dormitories of two universities and a construction site.
  Participants were recruited in the libraries and dormitories of a major university in Hong Kong in 1999.
  The main school was two times the size of the student dormitory.
  A new dormitory building was designed to embrace the natural setting.
  The three dormitories house 216 students, and a fourth building has common areas and recreational facilities.
  Players hang out together and reside in college campus dormitories.
  The campers are staying in the university dormitory, and have most of their meals on campus.
  Determinedly, I wiped them away and began walking towards the girls' dormitories.
  They're generally the size of the refrigerator used in college dormitory rooms or hotel rooms.
  The college boasts two new dormitories and a fairly new recreation center, which features an indoor track.
  Apart from several hostels offering dormitory accommodation there are many so called ' bed and breakfast ' hotels.
  The dormitory housed over 130 students, but was designed to hold half that number.
  She would have to sneak over to the boys' dormitory without getting caught.
  Two weeks later I was living in a dormitory at the University, dating fraternity boys and trying to figure out why I hated it so much.
  At first glance the office resembles nothing so much as a college dormitory room.
2. 1.2British usually as modifier Denoting a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city.
  a dormitory town
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said: ‘A town is no good if it is just residential because it is a dormitory town.’
  Dormitory suburbs dominated by residences are not sustainable in transport terms.
  Or the fact that most young employees are turning into worker/commuters living in dormitory towns miles from the city.
  The shires surrounding it should never have been allowed to become dormitory suburbs.
  Her letter calls for development to prevent dormitory towns and villages, promote affordable housing and protect tourist attractions.
  In the past we built a lot of housing but failed to turn estates and dormitory towns into lasting communities.
  Both involved derailments, and both brought carnage to dormitory towns close to London.
  It is becoming a dormitory town for people with high paid jobs elsewhere.
  None of this makes for a thrilling contest; and the nature of the seat, a patchwork of farming areas and dormitory villages, hardly facilitates intense electioneering.
  Couples with families might see more benefit in suburbs, or dormitory towns.
  Many towns and villages in Kent are little more than dormitories for commuters travelling to work each day in London.
  All our small towns would be turned into dormitory towns of Dublin.
  It is another one of those familiar dormitory towns that punctuate the south-east of England.
  I look beyond the uniformly built post war housing that lines the streets between one dormitory town and the next.
  Twenty years ago, it was well known as a leafy dormitory town where people aspired to raise their families and commute to work.
  The road also takes in a few rough dormitory towns and massive factory complexes.
  House prices in Dublin have spiralled beyond the reach of most workers, forcing the thousands attracted home by the boom to set up home in dormitory towns 40 or 50 miles from where they work.
  Yet nowadays declining inner cities are disproportionately represented, at the expense of dormitory towns and rural areas.
  Population has continued to increase, since much of northern Cheshire has become an overspill or dormitory area for nearby Lancashire urban centres.
  Synonyms
  residential, commuter, dormitory

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.

单词	dormitory
释义	Definition of dormitory in English: dormitory nounPlural dormitories ˈdɔːmɪt(ə)riˈdɔrməˌtɔri 1A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. he visited the boarders in their dormitory Example sentencesExamples ‘I refused to talk to him on the phone, then he spoke to my classmates who shared the dormitory with me,’ she said. In 1879 another wing was added to the school with extra dormitories and classrooms. The girls who usually shared the dormitory with me were at a late dinner with some of their friends. The prison now houses category ‘C’ prisoners in its cells and dormitories. We wanted to build a dormitory on the back of our house because there were so many kids. Room rates are from $4 for dormitory accommodation to $19 for en-suite double room with fan. Priests were streaming out of rooms everywhere, many chambers obviously serving as dormitories. Because of this, many children live in the dormitory of their school during the week. A tense atmosphere permeated the school's airy corridor, the classroom, and dormitories. Four film crews followed them as they were put through their paces in the austere classrooms and spartan dormitories by real teachers. Inmates sleep in either bedrooms or dormitories and there is no lock down at night. Families of up to five are made to share one room, while single men live in dormitories. I'm nothing but what a child becomes when he's educated at military school, lives in dormitories all his life, and has what amounts to dozens of fathers without a single mother to call his own. The great hall was divided into three parts, with one outside aisle used as a dormitory, another for schooling and eating and the centre aisle given over to a workroom. The others were dormitories when the school was in session. Before mass started, the First Lady toured the school and saw her former class room and the dormitory where she used to sleep. The centre can supposedly accommodate up to 100 women and dependent children in what are overcrowded communal dormitories. Down the years the latter used it as an agricultural exhibition hall, a school dormitory and a hospital ward. Local youth hostels too provide bed and breakfast for £14 or more, depending on the choice of a dormitory or a room. I ran up to the school dormitory, and I called the nun sleeping there and told her to get the girls up. 1.1North American A university or college hall of residence or hostel. Example sentencesExamples The college boasts two new dormitories and a fairly new recreation center, which features an indoor track. Determinedly, I wiped them away and began walking towards the girls' dormitories. Reducing environmental noise while one is trying to sleep can be particularly challenging - especially in university dormitories. They're generally the size of the refrigerator used in college dormitory rooms or hotel rooms. Participants were recruited in the libraries and dormitories of a major university in Hong Kong in 1999. Similar measures were taken at the student dormitories of two universities and a construction site. The campers are staying in the university dormitory, and have most of their meals on campus. The three dormitories house 216 students, and a fourth building has common areas and recreational facilities. Two weeks later I was living in a dormitory at the University, dating fraternity boys and trying to figure out why I hated it so much. At first glance the office resembles nothing so much as a college dormitory room. A new dormitory building was designed to embrace the natural setting. People entering the City see the new high-rise science building, the new dormitories, the new University Center, and the new library and know that they are first class. The university is proposing to build a new dormitory. The dormitory housed over 130 students, but was designed to hold half that number. The main school was two times the size of the student dormitory. Apart from several hostels offering dormitory accommodation there are many so called ' bed and breakfast ' hotels. Players hang out together and reside in college campus dormitories. She would have to sneak over to the boys' dormitory without getting caught. 1.2British usually as modifier A small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city. a dormitory town Example sentencesExamples Both involved derailments, and both brought carnage to dormitory towns close to London. It is another one of those familiar dormitory towns that punctuate the south-east of England. Or the fact that most young employees are turning into worker/commuters living in dormitory towns miles from the city. The road also takes in a few rough dormitory towns and massive factory complexes. Many towns and villages in Kent are little more than dormitories for commuters travelling to work each day in London. Dormitory suburbs dominated by residences are not sustainable in transport terms. Yet nowadays declining inner cities are disproportionately represented, at the expense of dormitory towns and rural areas. All our small towns would be turned into dormitory towns of Dublin. The shires surrounding it should never have been allowed to become dormitory suburbs. It is becoming a dormitory town for people with high paid jobs elsewhere. In the past we built a lot of housing but failed to turn estates and dormitory towns into lasting communities. He said: ‘A town is no good if it is just residential because it is a dormitory town.’ I look beyond the uniformly built post war housing that lines the streets between one dormitory town and the next. House prices in Dublin have spiralled beyond the reach of most workers, forcing the thousands attracted home by the boom to set up home in dormitory towns 40 or 50 miles from where they work. Her letter calls for development to prevent dormitory towns and villages, promote affordable housing and protect tourist attractions. Couples with families might see more benefit in suburbs, or dormitory towns. Twenty years ago, it was well known as a leafy dormitory town where people aspired to raise their families and commute to work. None of this makes for a thrilling contest; and the nature of the seat, a patchwork of farming areas and dormitory villages, hardly facilitates intense electioneering. Population has continued to increase, since much of northern Cheshire has become an overspill or dormitory area for nearby Lancashire urban centres. Synonyms residential, commuter, dormitory Origin Late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire 'to sleep'. Definition of dormitory in US English: dormitory nounˈdôrməˌtôrēˈdɔrməˌtɔri 1A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. he visited the boarders in their dormitory Example sentencesExamples Because of this, many children live in the dormitory of their school during the week. Priests were streaming out of rooms everywhere, many chambers obviously serving as dormitories. I'm nothing but what a child becomes when he's educated at military school, lives in dormitories all his life, and has what amounts to dozens of fathers without a single mother to call his own. Room rates are from $4 for dormitory accommodation to $19 for en-suite double room with fan. I ran up to the school dormitory, and I called the nun sleeping there and told her to get the girls up. ‘I refused to talk to him on the phone, then he spoke to my classmates who shared the dormitory with me,’ she said. Down the years the latter used it as an agricultural exhibition hall, a school dormitory and a hospital ward. In 1879 another wing was added to the school with extra dormitories and classrooms. Before mass started, the First Lady toured the school and saw her former class room and the dormitory where she used to sleep. We wanted to build a dormitory on the back of our house because there were so many kids. A tense atmosphere permeated the school's airy corridor, the classroom, and dormitories. The girls who usually shared the dormitory with me were at a late dinner with some of their friends. Local youth hostels too provide bed and breakfast for £14 or more, depending on the choice of a dormitory or a room. Inmates sleep in either bedrooms or dormitories and there is no lock down at night. The others were dormitories when the school was in session. Families of up to five are made to share one room, while single men live in dormitories. The centre can supposedly accommodate up to 100 women and dependent children in what are overcrowded communal dormitories. The great hall was divided into three parts, with one outside aisle used as a dormitory, another for schooling and eating and the centre aisle given over to a workroom. Four film crews followed them as they were put through their paces in the austere classrooms and spartan dormitories by real teachers. The prison now houses category ‘C’ prisoners in its cells and dormitories. 1.1North American A university or college hall of residence or hostel. Example sentencesExamples The university is proposing to build a new dormitory. People entering the City see the new high-rise science building, the new dormitories, the new University Center, and the new library and know that they are first class. Reducing environmental noise while one is trying to sleep can be particularly challenging - especially in university dormitories. Similar measures were taken at the student dormitories of two universities and a construction site. Participants were recruited in the libraries and dormitories of a major university in Hong Kong in 1999. The main school was two times the size of the student dormitory. A new dormitory building was designed to embrace the natural setting. The three dormitories house 216 students, and a fourth building has common areas and recreational facilities. Players hang out together and reside in college campus dormitories. The campers are staying in the university dormitory, and have most of their meals on campus. Determinedly, I wiped them away and began walking towards the girls' dormitories. They're generally the size of the refrigerator used in college dormitory rooms or hotel rooms. The college boasts two new dormitories and a fairly new recreation center, which features an indoor track. Apart from several hostels offering dormitory accommodation there are many so called ' bed and breakfast ' hotels. The dormitory housed over 130 students, but was designed to hold half that number. She would have to sneak over to the boys' dormitory without getting caught. Two weeks later I was living in a dormitory at the University, dating fraternity boys and trying to figure out why I hated it so much. At first glance the office resembles nothing so much as a college dormitory room. 1.2British usually as modifier Denoting a small town or suburb providing a residential area for those who work in a nearby city. a dormitory town Example sentencesExamples He said: ‘A town is no good if it is just residential because it is a dormitory town.’ Dormitory suburbs dominated by residences are not sustainable in transport terms. Or the fact that most young employees are turning into worker/commuters living in dormitory towns miles from the city. The shires surrounding it should never have been allowed to become dormitory suburbs. Her letter calls for development to prevent dormitory towns and villages, promote affordable housing and protect tourist attractions. In the past we built a lot of housing but failed to turn estates and dormitory towns into lasting communities. Both involved derailments, and both brought carnage to dormitory towns close to London. It is becoming a dormitory town for people with high paid jobs elsewhere. None of this makes for a thrilling contest; and the nature of the seat, a patchwork of farming areas and dormitory villages, hardly facilitates intense electioneering. Couples with families might see more benefit in suburbs, or dormitory towns. Many towns and villages in Kent are little more than dormitories for commuters travelling to work each day in London. All our small towns would be turned into dormitory towns of Dublin. It is another one of those familiar dormitory towns that punctuate the south-east of England. I look beyond the uniformly built post war housing that lines the streets between one dormitory town and the next. Twenty years ago, it was well known as a leafy dormitory town where people aspired to raise their families and commute to work. The road also takes in a few rough dormitory towns and massive factory complexes. House prices in Dublin have spiralled beyond the reach of most workers, forcing the thousands attracted home by the boom to set up home in dormitory towns 40 or 50 miles from where they work. Yet nowadays declining inner cities are disproportionately represented, at the expense of dormitory towns and rural areas. Population has continued to increase, since much of northern Cheshire has become an overspill or dormitory area for nearby Lancashire urban centres. Synonyms residential, commuter, dormitory Origin Late Middle English: from Latin dormitorium, neuter (used as a noun) of dormitorius, from dormire ‘to sleep’.
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