boarder

noun

UK/ˈbɔː.dəʳ/
US/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/

Definitions of boarder noun

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A student who lives and eats at a school, returning home only during school holidays.

    (学校的)住宿生

    • The school has many boarders who come from the countryside.

      学校有许多来自乡村的住宿生。

    • All boarders must return to the dormitories by 10 PM.

      所有住宿生必须在晚上10点前回到宿舍。

    • As a boarder, he learned to live independently.

      作为一名住宿生,他学会了独立生活。

  2. Countable(可数名词)

    An individual who pays for lodging and meals in another person's home.

    寄宿者

    • She was a boarder at a local family's home.

      她是当地一个家庭家中的寄宿者。

    • The boarder enjoyed having dinner with his host.

      这位寄宿者很享受与主人共进晚餐。

    • They rented the spare room in their house to a boarder.

      他们把家里的空房租给了一位寄宿者。