| 词汇 | garret |
| 释义 | garret noun[ C ] literaryuk /ˈɡær.ət/ us /ˈɡer.ət/ a very small, uncomfortable room at the top of a house顶楼;阁楼 Compare attic loftnoun Parts of buildings: rooms antechamber anteroom atelier attic ballroom dormitory drawing room dressing room efficiency room en suite master bedroom meat locker multi-chambered multi-room observation lounge utility room vestibule waiting room wet room workroom garret | American Dictionarygarret noun[ C ] us/ˈɡær·ət/ a small room at the top of a house Examples of garretgarret The first two storeys were built in the 1890s, while the second two were added in 1949-50, including some garret rooms that do not look out on to balconies. No measure will deal with the mythical person who is starving in a garret but about to produce the great novel of the century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not one to stand for the old garret system of production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that art and literature are supposed to spring from starving and tuberculous artists and writers working in garrets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The expense involved in collection seldom leaves anything for the painter—certainly not the painter in the garret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The origin of some of our greatest factories has been a garret shop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One child is born in a squalid and miserable garret, and at the same moment another child is born under conditions of affection and luxury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, it is sometimes said that the more of the garret that a writer gets, the better it does him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we are all familiar with the fact—it is undoubtedly a fact—that many a truly great man has died in a garret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Performing and creative artists usually have a pretty bad time financially, even if one hopes they do not starve in garrets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are living in attics, in garrets, sometimes in holes in the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the present law a club may be located in a cellar or in a garret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My house was simply gutted from the garret to the basement; but the walls of these places have been blown in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With her four children, she resides in a garret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are content to work in garrets to satisfy their intellectual appetites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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