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a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport (供參加戶外運動者暫住的)鄉間小屋,小舍 a hunting lodge 供打獵者居住的小屋 a mountain lodge used by climbers 登山者使用的山間小屋
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a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house (公園或宅第的)門口小屋,門房 He turned in between the lodge gates and guided the Porsche down the winding drive. 他拐進小屋的大門,引導保時捷沿着蜿蜒的車道行駛。
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a room at the main entrance to a building for the person whose job is to see who enters and leaves the building 管理員室;傳達室 - [countable + singular or plural verb]
the members of a branch of a society such as the Freemasons; the building where they meet (共濟會等會社的)地方分會,集會處 a masonic lodge 共濟會的地方分會
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the home of a beaver or an otter Topics Animalsc2(河狸或水獺的)穴,窩 - [countable]
a Native American’s tent or home built of logs (美洲土著居民的)帳篷,原木住宅 - [countable]
a small house, often made from wood, where people stay on holiday, especially in a small village that has been built for this purpose (鄉村)度假小屋 a holiday lodge 度假小屋
Word OriginMiddle English loge, via Old French loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’, of Germanic origin; related to German Laube ‘arbour’.