room

room, place, space

• there is room in improvement in your work.
  你在工作上还有上升空间。

• wuhan is a hot place in summer.
  武汉是个夏天很热的地方。

• there isn’t space in the classroom for thirty desks．

名词 room:

1. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
2. space for movement
   同义词：way, elbow room
3. opportunity for
4. the people who are present in a room

动词 room:

1. live and take one's meals at or in
   同义词：board

1. He's rooming with my friend Alan.
   他住在我的朋友艾伦家里。
2. There is not so much room for these books.
   没有这么大的地方来放这些书。
3. I want a double room with a view.
   我要一间能看到风景的双人房间。

room

n.Abbr. rm.（名词）缩写 rm.
A space that is or may be occupied:
地盘，空间：被占用或可被占用的地方：
例句：
That easy chair takes up too much room.
那张安乐椅占用太多的空间

An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
房间，室：建筑物里被墙或分隔物分割成许多相似部分的场地：
例句：
the first room on the left; an unpainted room.
左手边第一间；未粉刷的房间

The people present in such an area:
房间里的人：
例句：
The whole room laughed.
满房间的人都大笑起来

rooms Living quarters; lodgings.
rooms 生活区；公寓
Suitable opportunity; occasion.
合适的机会；时机
v.intr.（不及物动词）
roomed,room.ing,rooms
To occupy a room; lodge.
占一间房；寄宿

来源：
Middle English roum
中古英语 roum
from Old English rôm * see reu…-
源自 古英语 rôm *参见 reu…-

<参考词汇><同义词>room,elbowroom,latitude,leeway,margin,play,scopeThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .adequate space or opportunity for freedom of movement or action.:
这些名词所共有的中心意思是.足够的可以自由活动的空间或时机.：
例句：
room for improvement;
改善的余地；

例句：
needed elbowroom to negotiate effectively;
进行有效谈判所必需的时机；

例句：
no latitude allowed in conduct or speech;
不允许有任何行动或言论的自由；

例句：
allowed the chef leeway in choosing the menu;
允许厨师有选择菜单的自由；

例句：
no margin for error;
不允许出任何差错；

例句：
imagination given full play;
自由驰骋的想象力；

例句：
permitting their talents free scope.
允许他们的才能得到自由发挥