Word
cabana
更衣帐篷；更衣小屋
a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool
特指海滩或泳池旁的更衣处，不是泛指小屋。
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A cabin or hut for relaxing.
供休息用的小屋或棚屋。
供休息用的小屋或棚屋。；小屋
In use
We changed into our swimsuits in the cabana before going to the beach.
She left her towel and sunglasses in the cabana by the pool.
The resort offers a private cabana for guests who want some shade.
in a cabana
cabana 是可数名词，指海边或泳池旁的小更衣帐篷。
She changed into her swimsuit in a cabana.
她在更衣小屋里换上了泳衣。
a cabana beside/next to [place]
beside 和 next to 都可表示“在……旁边”，用来补充说明 cabana 的位置。
They rented a cabana beside the swimming pool.
他们在游泳池旁租了一间更衣小屋。
Common mistakes
We rented cabana for the afternoon.We rented a cabana for the afternoon.
cabana 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，前面必须有冠词 a 或 the。这里表示泛指，所以用 a。
There are two cabana near the pool.There are two cabanas near the pool.
cabana 的复数形式是 cabanas。中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。这里 two 后面要用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- beach cabana
- 海滩更衣小屋
- We rented a beach cabana for the day.我们租了一间海滩更衣小屋用了一天。
- pool cabana
- 泳池更衣小屋
- The hotel has a pool cabana with fresh towels.酒店有一间配有新毛巾的泳池更衣小屋。
- rent a cabana
- 租用更衣小屋
- You can rent a cabana next to the pool.你可以在泳池旁租用一间更衣小屋。
- private cabana
- 私人更衣小屋
- They booked a private cabana for the afternoon.他们预订了一间私人更衣小屋，供下午使用。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm chillin' in the cabana.
- 我在小屋（海滩凉亭）里放松呢。Will Smith's 1997 hit “Miami” includes the line “I'm chillin' in the cabana,” celebrating a laid-back beach lifestyle.威尔·史密斯1997年的金曲《迈阿密》中有这样一句歌词“I'm chillin' in the cabana.”，尽显海滩休闲的放松生活方式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cabana 发音像‘卡巴那’，想象海边沙滩上一间‘卡’着门的更衣小帐篷，那就是 cabana。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：海滩、游泳池旁、度假村 该词通常用于度假、休闲场所的设施描述，比较常见于旅游或酒店场景，语气中性自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In the pronunciation given (/kəˈbɑːnə/), cabana rhymes with piranha (/pɪˈrɑːnə/) and with banana only when banana is said /bəˈnɑːnə/ (British); American /bəˈnænə/ does not rhyme. Watch the lookalikes savanna (/səˈvænə/) and Havana (/həˈvænə/): their stressed vowel is /æ/, so they do not rhyme with cabana.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.