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halls

UK /hɔːlz/US /hɔːlz/

词源

源自古英语 'heall',意为‘大厅’或‘大型建筑’,与德语 'Halle' 同源。

noun

❶ 指大型建筑物中的走廊或大厅,通常用于公共场所如学校、办公楼等,供人们行走或聚集。

“The students gathered in the school halls before class.”

(学生们上课前聚集在学校走廊里。)

“The conference was held in the grand halls of the hotel.”

(会议在酒店宏伟的大厅里举行。)

❶ 指大学或学院的学生宿舍楼,通常用于集体居住和学习。

“He lived in the university halls during his first year.”

(他第一年住在大学宿舍里。)

“The halls were full of students during the semester.”

(学期期间宿舍里住满了学生。)

同义词:corridors, passageways, dormitories, residences

常见短语

hall of fame — 指名人堂或荣誉殿堂,用于表彰在某一领域有杰出成就的人或事物。

“He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”

(他被选入摇滚名人堂。)

hall of mirrors — 指镜子大厅,通常用于形容复杂或扭曲的现实或情境。

“The political situation was like a hall of mirrors, full of deception.”

(政治局势就像镜子大厅,充满了欺骗。)