"lodger" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 房客（寄宿者）

Definition

Lodger 是指付钱住在别人家里的人，通常租一个房间并共享其他空间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Lodger' 多用于英式英语，表示与房主同住，只租一间房。和 'tenant'（租整套房）不同，与 'roommate' 也不一样。常见说法有 'take in a lodger'（收房客）。

Examples

They have a lodger living in the spare room.

他们家有一个**房客**住在空房间里。

A lodger pays rent every month to the homeowner.

**房客**每个月向房主付房租。

The new lodger is very quiet and polite.

新来的**房客**很安静，很有礼貌。

After losing his job, Mark decided to take in a lodger to help pay the bills.

失业后，马克决定收一个**房客**来帮忙分担账单。

We found our last lodger through an online advertisement.

我们上次的**房客**是通过网上广告找到的。

It took a while for the family to get used to having a lodger around the house.

家人花了一段时间才习惯有**房客**在家里。