boarder
/bawr-der, bohr-/US // ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- //UK // (ˈbɔːdə) //
寄宿者,寄宿生,寄宿人员,寄舱员
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n.名词 noun
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- : a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- : a member of a boarding party.
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Examples
On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.
She also corrected the story, saying her brother was a boarder, not a day student.
But there was little comparative danger for Eric, so long as he continued to be a home-boarder, which was for another half-year.
"Yer new boarder here bought the Bar-O ranch—trouble en all," said Landy quietly.
Nevertheless, it was impossible for a boarder to preserve unspoilt a real intimacy with a day-boy.
"Nice Mrs. Hills," said her star boarder, hugging her heartily.
Sarah, now that your mother is so improved, wouldn't you like to take a boarder?
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