a‧part‧ment S2 W3 / əpɑtmənt $ -ɑr- / 名词 [可数名词]
1 especially American English a set of rooms on one floor of a large building, where someone lives 同义词 flat British English :
She lives in a small apartment.
2 [通常复数形式] a room or set of rooms used by an important person such as a president :
I had never been in the prince’s private apartments before.
the presidential apartments
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + apartment
a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc apartment ( also one-bedroomed/two-bedroomed apartment British English ) A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford.
a studio apartment (= with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating ) Studio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location.
a first-floor/second-floor etc apartment We had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs.
a basement apartment (= below the level of the ground ) a dark basement apartment
a penthouse apartment (= on the top floor of a building ) She bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica.
a luxury apartment The school has been converted into luxury apartments.
a furnished/unfurnished apartment (= with or without furniture ) a luxurious two-bedroomed unfurnished apartment situated in the heart of town
a holiday apartment British English , a vacation apartment American English We rented a holiday apartment on Mallorca.
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live in an apartment He lived in a small apartment on the third floor.
buy/rent an apartment Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
share an apartment I’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends.
own an apartment My parents own an apartment in Madrid.
move into/out of an apartment (= start living in a new apartment, or leave an apartment in order to live somewhere else ) They moved into the apartment last Easter.
NOUN + apartment
an apartment building ( also an apartment block British English , apartment house American English ) a five-storey apartment block | Our apartment building is the last block on the right, opposite the bank.
an apartment complex (= a group of buildings containing apartments )
THESAURUS
an apartment
apartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat . Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements : His apartment is on the eighth floor. | In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
condominium ( also condo informal ) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them : a 10-unit condominium complex