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stay at a hostel
We decided to stay at a hostel to save money.
我们决定住青年旅舍来省钱。
青年旅舍；旅舍
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
青年旅舍；旅舍
an inexpensive place for travelers to stay, typically with shared rooms and facilities; a youth hostel
We decided to stay at a hostel to save money.
我们决定住青年旅舍来省钱。
青年旅舍
An overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
供旅客过夜的旅馆
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
收容所
A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.
廉价有管理的住宿(尤指为骑自行车旅行的青年提供)
inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
We stayed at a youth hostel during our backpacking trip across Europe.
我们在欧洲背包旅行期间住在一家青年旅舍。
The hostel offers free Wi-Fi and a shared kitchen for guests.
这家旅舍为客人提供免费Wi-Fi和共用厨房。
Many hostels require guests to bring their own sleeping bags.
许多旅舍要求客人自带睡袋。
We decided to stay at a hostel to save money.
我们决定住青年旅舍来省钱。
There is a youth hostel near the train station.
火车站附近有一家青年旅舍。
Hostel accommodation is popular among backpackers.
青年旅舍住宿在背包客中很受欢迎。
Not this
I stayed in a youth hotel.
Use this
I stayed in a youth hostel.
中国学习者常混淆hostel（青年旅舍）与hotel（酒店），应使用youth hostel表示青年旅舍。
Not this
I stayed in hostel last night.
Use this
I stayed in a hostel last night.
hostel是可数名词，单数形式前需加不定冠词a/an，不能省略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
住旅馆
We decided to stay in a hostel to save money.
我们决定住旅馆以省钱。
青年旅舍
The youth hostel provides cheap accommodation for travelers.
青年旅舍为旅行者提供廉价住宿。
旅馆住宿
Hostel accommodation is often basic but affordable.
旅馆住宿通常很基本但价格实惠。
欢迎来到旅舍。
The 2005 horror film 'Hostel' popularized the word in pop culture.
2005年的恐怖电影《旅舍》让这个词在流行文化中广为人知。
Use hostel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘host（主人）+ el（旅馆）’，主人提供的廉价旅馆，比酒店省钱。
常见场景：旅游、青年旅行 通常用于青年旅行者，比较常见于旅游场景。
Only 'costal' (/ˈkɑːstəl/) rhymes exactly with 'hostel' (/ˈhɑstəl/). 'Pistol', 'postal', and 'crystal' share the same final syllable /stəl/ but differ in stressed vowel. 'Castle' is a spelling lookalike with a silent 't' and different vowel.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.