喜樂美語
  1. 1nB1/ˈkɑːtɪdʒ/ · /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/鄉間小屋

    a small house in the countryside, especially an old one — the word is used most often about houses in Britain, and often about one you rent for a holiday.

    示範例句 · Example

    My grandparents live in a small cottage in the countryside.

    逐字我的祖父母住在鄉下的一間小小的小屋裡。

    cottage 說的是「鄉下的一間小房子」，通常還帶點年紀，看起來舊舊的、有味道。可以想成鄉間小路邊那種一層或兩層、屋頂低低的小屋，門口有花、旁邊是田——各種用法就像都從這個畫面長出來：a country cottage（鄉間小屋）、a thatched cottage（茅草屋頂的小屋）、a holiday cottage（度假租的小屋）。它跟 house 的差別在大小和地點：house 是一般住的房子，市區鄉下都行；cottage 一定是小的，而且在鄉下。這個字在英國特別常用。

    常見搭配

    • a country cottage

      鄉間小屋

      a small old house out in the countryside

      Their dream is to live in a country cottage one day.

    • a holiday cottage

      度假小屋

      a small house in the country that people rent for a short holiday

      We're staying in a holiday cottage by the sea this summer.

    • a thatched cottage

      茅草屋頂的小屋

      a cottage with a roof made of straw

      Ren took a photo of a thatched cottage in the village.

    • rent a cottage

      租一間小屋

      to pay to stay in a cottage for a period of time

      Let's rent a cottage in the hills for the weekend.

    • a row of cottages

      一排小屋

      several cottages joined together in a line

      A row of cottages stood along the narrow lane.

    • a little cottage

      小小的一間小屋

      a small cottage, said in a warm friendly way

      They live in a little cottage at the end of the road.

    意思相反

    mansionpalace

core核心畫面

Picture a small, low house standing on its own in the countryside — often old, often stone or brick, the kind of place a family rents for a week by the sea or in the hills. The word carries the smallness and the rural setting together: not a , not a suburban house, but a modest little dwelling away from the city.

可以想成鄉間路邊那種獨棟的小房子：屋子不大、通常有點年紀，石牆或磚牆，門前一小片草地。它的味道同時來自兩件事——「小」和「在鄉下」。這個字最常用來講英國的房子，也常指人們放假時租來住上一週的那種小屋。

複數 cottages

意思相反

mansionpalace

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Cottagename

  • 1

    A township in Saline County, Illinois.

  • 2

    An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.

  • 3

    A village in Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius.

cottagenoun/ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    A small house.

    • So when four years were wholly finished, / She threw her royal robes away. / “Make me a cottage in the vale,” she said, / “Where I may mourn and pray.
  • 2

    A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

    • Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
    • Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”
  • 3

    archaicslangA public lavatory.

  • 4

    A meeting place for homosexual men.

cottageverb/ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.

  • 2

    To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.

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