| 释义 |
living spacenoun [mass noun]1Space within a building in which a person or people may live: each of the houses has 74 square metres of living space...- Townhouses, while overcoming most of those disadvantages, commonly offer only narrow, confined living space.
- This luxurious living space comes equipped with all the comforts of home.
- Numerous vintage buildings are being transformed into loft-like living space for people who actually want to live downtown.
1.1 [count noun] The place in which a person lives, in particular the part of a house or flat excluding the kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom: the kitchen is separated from the living space by a breakfast bar...- The plan of the old house was able to be reorganized by removing the kitchen and main living spaces to a new extension at the rear.
- Its versatile layout should generate interest among friends who want to buy together while having separate living spaces.
- He put the main living spaces on the harbor side of the house.
2Land needed by a group or people to live in: urban communities in need of more living space millions of homeless people who arrived in as refugees needed living space...- Narrow as these spaces may be, it's possible to turn them into real gardens, or to use them for extra living space.
- This redevelopment is becoming increasingly popular today, especially in urban communities in need of more living space.
- The decontamination of these sites in many parts of the country provides living space for many Americans.
Used as a translation of Lebensraum |