| 单词 | hall |
| 释义 | hall (once / 160 pages) n A hall is the space in a house or building that leads to individual rooms. Some homes are organized with several bedrooms leading off one long hall. Your house might have a front hall just inside the main door, or if you live in an apartment building, your door might be at the end of a hall on the fourth floor. Another kind of hall is a large room meant for holding events, like a village hall, exhibition hall, or lecture hall. College campuses often include many halls — these are commonly dormitory buildings, which include hall in their names. WORD FAMILYhall: halls USAGE EXAMPLESDown the hall in a science room, just a few minutes after classes begin, a student hurries to talk to his teacher. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Across the hall is the massive dining room, adorned too with holiday decorations. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Down the hall in the preschool rooms, Mark Hernandez helped his grandson Joseph Beourgeois, 5, put the finishing touches on a snowman. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open the elevators were at the end of the hall Syn|Hypo|Hyper hallway concourse a wide hallway in a building where people can walk corridor an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it 2n a large entrance or reception room or area Syn|Hypo|Hyper antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule narthex a vestibule leading to the nave of a church room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 3n a large room for gatherings or entertainment lecture hall pool hall Hypo|Hyper beer hall a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment concert halla hall where concerts are given exhibition area, exhibition halla large hall for holding exhibitions floorthe legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business great hallthe principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment apadanathe great hall in ancient Persian palaces palacea large ornate exhibition hall room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 4n the large room of a manor or castle Syn|Hyper manor hall room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 5n a large and imposing house Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper manse, mansion, mansion house, residence Buckingham Palace the London residence of the British sovereign manor, manor house the mansion of a lord or wealthy person castle, palacea large and stately mansion stately homea mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family house a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families 6n a college or university building containing living quarters for students Syn|Hypo|Hyper dorm, dormitory, residence hall, student residence hall of residence a university dormitory building, edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place living quarters, quartershousing available for people to live in 7n a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research halls of learning Hyper building, edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place 8n a large building for meetings or entertainment Hypo|Hyper city hall a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government guildhallthe hall of a guild or corporation lyceuma public hall for lectures and concerts gildhallthe meeting place of a medieval guild building, edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place Hall (once / 290 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n WORD FAMILY Hall: Halls USAGE EXAMPLESRoger Clemens fails to get votes necessary for Baseball Hall of Fame, hurls bat shard at Mike Piazza’s plaque in Cooperstown. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In 2014, Hall tore his Achilles tendon in Week 3. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Town Hall structure recreated the building’s swimming pool - complete with gingerbread swimmers - and also featured a chocolate-topped clock and, cinnamon candy chimneys. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) 2Syn|Exp Charles Francis Hall adventurer, explorer someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) n English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) 3Syn|Exp Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall author, writer writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) n United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) 4Syn|Exp G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall psychologist a scientist trained in psychology n United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) 5Syn|Exp Charles Martin Hall chemist a scientist who specializes in chemistry n United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) Syn|Exp Asaph Hall astronomer, stargazer, uranologist a physicist who studies astronomy |
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