Grammar Note
常用冠词 a/the，复数形式为 cottages。
小房子；单层小屋
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小房子；单层小屋
a small house; a one-story small house
They spent the summer in a small cottage by the lake.
他们在湖边的一间小屋里度过了夏天。
小房子
A small house.
单层的小房子
a small house with a single story
任何大小或地位的季节性住宅,休闲住宅或偏远地区的住宅
A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.
My grandparents live in a cottage with a thatched roof.
我的祖父母住在一间茅草屋顶的小屋里。
We rented a cottage in the mountains for the weekend.
我们周末在山里租了一间小屋。
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常用冠词 a/the，复数形式为 cottages。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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