詞彙精選：lodging的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
暫住，寄宿，借宿 [U]
例句：
He was given free lodging in a three-room flat.
他得以在一間三室公寓裏免費住宿。
例句：
The travel expenses includ meals and lodgings while traveling away from home.
旅費包括離家在外的食宿費。
寄宿舍，租住的房間 [C]
例句：
David had changed his lodgings, leaving no address behind.
戴維換了一間租屋，沒留下地址。
例句：
Many of the single men found lodgings in the surrounding villages.
許多單身漢在周圍的村子裏租房居住。
v.
lodge的現在分詞；寄宿
例句：
Where are you lodging?
你在哪裏寄宿？
二、詞義辨析：
lodging,accommodation,apartment,flat,suite
這些名詞均有“住處”之意。lodging常用lodgins,指臨時租借的房間或宿舍。accommodation泛指各種居住住所，一般指暫時下榻之地。apartment通常指佔用或居住時間較長的成套房間，在美國比較常用。flat多用於英國、澳大利亞和新西蘭。指同一層建築物上組成一個居住單元的幾個房間。quarters指某一部分人集中的居住區。suite可泛指任何設備完善的一套房間，但多指包括起居室、臥室和浴室的陳設較豪華的套間。
三、相關短語：
lodging house
n.宿舍,公寓
四、參考例句：
Where are you lodging?
你在哪裏寄宿？
He takes a lodging at my house.
他在我家寄宿。
I'm lodging at n's house.
我寄宿在布朗太太家。
How much is boarding and lodging a day?
膳宿費一天要多少？
He pays 40 dollars a week for board and lodging.
他每週支付膳宿費40美元。
How much is boarding and lodging a day?
膳宿費一天要多少？
The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging.
賬單包括吃、住費用。
We received food and lodging in requital for our services.
我們得到食宿作爲我們服務的報酬。
We have substantial evidence for lodging a claim.
我們有大量證據提出索賠。
We should find a lodging for the night.
我們應該找地方借宿一夜。
