Word · Frequency #6877
roommate
室友
a person who shares a room with you
- 1.
A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
与自己合住一室的人,如在宿舍、兵营、寄宿公寓或公寓中。
- 2.
an associate who shares a room with you
与你共用房间的伙伴
与自己合住一室的人,如在宿舍、兵营、寄宿公寓或公寓中。；与你共用房间的伙伴；住在同室的人
In use
My roommate and I take turns cleaning the kitchen every week.
She is looking for a new roommate because her current one is moving out.
When I lived in the dorm, my roommate always woke up before me.
be roommates with sb
表示“与某人是室友”时，常用复数 roommates，主语可以是一人或多人。
She is roommates with a medical student.
她和一名医科学生是室友。
have a roommate
可用定语从句补充室友的具体情况，如职业或作息时间。
He has a roommate who works nights.
他有一个上夜班的室友。
a roommate of mine
表示“我的某个室友”时，用 a roommate of mine 比 my roommate 更自然，尤其当你有多位室友时。
Connections
Collocations
- college roommate
- 大学室友
- My college roommate and I are still good friends.我的大学室友和我仍然是好朋友。
- find a roommate
- 找室友
- He put up an advertisement to find a roommate.他贴了广告找室友。
- roommate agreement
- 室友协议
- The housing office asks new students to sign a roommate agreement.宿舍管理处要求新生签署室友协议。
- roommate from hell
- 噩梦室友
- I once had a roommate from hell who never cleaned.我曾经有个从不打扫的噩梦室友。
- change roommates
- 更换室友
- You can ask the dorm manager if you want to change roommates.如果你想更换室友，可以找宿舍管理员。
- get along with roommates
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：room（房间）+ mate（伙伴）= 同住一个房间的伙伴，即室友。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：大学宿舍、合租住房、日常交谈 roommate 是日常通用词，通常指同住一间房或同租一套房的人，口语和一般书面语都可以使用，不区分正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with the final -mate syllable of roommate (/meɪt/): classmate, teammate, soulmate, playmate, shipmate, and cellmate. Be careful with spelling lookalikes that sound different: intimate (adj. /ˈɪntɪmət/), estimate (n. /ˈestɪmət/; v. /ˈestɪmeɪt/), ultimate /ˈʌltɪmət/, and climate /ˈklaɪmɪt/ do not rhyme with roommate.
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