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indoors

UK //ˌɪnˈdɔːz//US //ˌɪnˈdɔːrz//

词源

源自 early 18th century: from indoor (形容词) + -s (副词后缀),indoor 本身由 in + door 组成。

adverb

❶ 指在建筑物或封闭空间内部,与户外相对。常用于描述活动或状态发生在室内环境。

“It's raining heavily, so we should stay indoors today.”

(雨下得很大,所以我们今天应该待在室内。)

“The cat prefers to sleep indoors during winter.”

(这只猫冬天更喜欢在室内睡觉。)

同义词:inside, within, under cover

常见短语

go indoors — 进入室内,通常指从户外转移到建筑物内部。

“It's getting dark, let's go indoors.”

(天快黑了,我们进屋吧。)

keep indoors — 保持在室内不外出,常用于恶劣天气或特殊情况下。

“The doctor advised him to keep indoors until his fever went down.”

(医生建议他退烧前不要出门。)