a dormer
dormer 是可数名词,用 a/an 表示单数。
The old house has a dormer.
这栋老房子有一个老虎窗。
老虎窗;屋顶采光窗
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
老虎窗;屋顶采光窗
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
The old house has a dormer.
这栋老房子有一个老虎窗。
从斜屋顶突出的、带屋顶的房间状结构。
A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
The builder installed a new dormer so the attic would get more sunlight.
建筑工人安装了一个新的老虎窗,这样阁楼就能得到更多阳光。
From the garden, we could see two dormers protruding from the steep roof.
从花园里,我们可以看到陡峭的屋顶上伸出两扇老虎窗。
She opened the small dormer and leaned out to enjoy the breeze.
她打开那扇小小的老虎窗,探出身去享受微风。
dormer 是可数名词,用 a/an 表示单数。
The old house has a dormer.
这栋老房子有一个老虎窗。
复数形式直接加 -s。
The roof has two dormers.
屋顶上有两个老虎窗。
dormer 可作定语修饰名词,构成复合名词,如 dormer window。
Dormer windows are popular in this neighborhood.
老虎窗在这个社区很流行。
Not this
The roof has two dormer.
Use this
The roof has two dormers.
dormer 是可数名词,复数形式为 dormers;表示两个或多个屋顶窗时,必须使用复数形式,不能省略 -s。
Not this
I sleep in a dormer at college.
Use this
I sleep in a dorm at college.
dormer 指老虎窗(屋顶采光窗),而 dorm 是 dormitory(宿舍)的简称;二者拼写相近但含义不同,表示住宿处时应用 dorm。
Not this
There is a dormer in the roof.
Use this
There is a dormer on the roof.
dormer 是安装在斜坡屋顶表面并向外突出的结构,位置关系应用 on the roof(在屋顶上);in the roof 通常表示嵌入屋顶内部,不符合 dormer 的构造特点。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
老虎窗;屋顶窗
The bedroom has a dormer window overlooking the garden.
卧室有一扇老虎窗,正对着花园。
老虎窗改建;加装老虎窗以增加使用面积
A dormer conversion added valuable space to the top floor.
加建老虎窗为顶层增加了宝贵空间。
带老虎窗的平房
They live in a charming dormer bungalow near the coast.
他们住在海边附近一座别致的老虎窗平房里。
阁楼老虎窗
The attic dormer lets in plenty of natural light.
阁楼的老虎窗让充足的自然光照进来。
后部老虎窗;房子后面的老虎窗
The house has a rear dormer that was added in the 1980s.
这栋房子有一个20世纪80年代加装的后部老虎窗。
Use dormer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想宿舍(dorm)屋顶上的凸窗,dormer就是老虎窗。
语域:neutral 常见场景:建筑、房产、家居装修改造 该词是标准中性词汇,多用于建筑、房产或家居讨论中,口语和书面语都比较常见。
在给定读音/ˈdɔːmə/中,former(/ˈfɔːmə/)和warmer(/ˈwɔːmə/)是真正的押韵词,都含/ɔːmə/。corner(/ˈkɔːnə/)、order(/ˈɔːdə/)和dorm(/dɔːm/)拼写相近但不押韵:corner以/nə/结尾,order以/də/结尾,dorm缺少末尾的/ə/。dormant(/ˈdɔːmənt/)以相同的/ˈdɔːmə/开头,但多出/nt/,只是近似而非完全押韵。
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