| 单词 | roommate |
| 释义 | roommate (once / 4691 pages) n Someone who shares a dorm room or an apartment with you is your roommate. Even if you live in a big house, the people who share it with you — and split the rent — are your roommates. If you live in a dormitory when you go to college, you'll probably have at least one roommate, and even after college it's common to share an apartment or house with roommates. You can call the campers in your cabin at summer camp roommates, though you could also call them cabin mates. The word roommate was a late eighteenth century American English invention. WORD FAMILYroommate: roommates USAGE EXAMPLESWisconsin assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who was a college roommate of Priebus’s, described him as “a shrewd operator, in the best sense of the word.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) He plays soccer video games with his roommates and watches American rap videos. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) She and a roommate pay $2,400 a month for a two-bedroom apartment on the fifth floor of a walk-up building. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) n an associate who shares a room with you Syn|Hyper roomie, roomy friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
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