hostel
noun[C]
uk/ˈhɒs.təl/us/ˈhɑː.stəl/B1
alargehousewherepeoplecanstayfreeorcheaply:
(免费或廉价的)旅社,客栈astudenthostel学生旅社
aplacewherepeople,especiallyyoungpeople, canstaycheaplyforshortperiodswhen they aretravelling, withsharedroomsand sometimes someprivaterooms:
Westayedin alovelyhostel just off themainsquare.
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hotel(PLACE TO STAY)
youth hostel
B1UK(USshelter)
abuildingwherepeoplewith nohomecanlivefor ashorttime:
(无家可归者的)收容所a hostelforthehomeless无家可归者的收容所
aSalvationArmyhostel救世军收容所
- In the 1930s she set upsmallhostels fororthodoxchildrenthatprovidedmore of afamilyatmospherethan didfosterhomes.
- He was taken to a guestworkers' hostel in thesuburbs.
- On hertourofEuropeshemeetshandsomeWill, whoinvitesher back to the hostel where he'sstaying.
- The hostel iscloseto thetrainstationand hasbedsfor 100 kr.
- The Stornoway Backpackers hostel is abasicaffairabout fiveminutes'walkfrom theferry.
- If youstayin hostels or oncampsitesand don'teatout, it'spossibletomanageon £15/US$22 aday.
- Thirteenpeoplewere taken tohospitalfollowingafireat a council-run hostel for thehomeless.
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- ADU
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- door
- dorm
- dormitory
- dosshouse
- duplex
- Nissen hut
- non-housing
- old people's home
- palace
- palazzo
- tollhouse
- tower block
- town house
- townhouse
- tract house
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Tourism & holidays
Hotels & hostels
Homelessness