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abode

noun
🔊/əˈbəʊd/
🔊/əˈbəʊd/
[usually singular] (formal or humorous)
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  1. the place where somebody lives住所；家
    • homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)无家可归的人
    • You are most welcome to my humble abode.竭诚欢迎光临寒舍。🔊🔊
    see also right of abode
    Extra Examples
    • I had been invited to take up my abode at Government House.我曾获邀下榻总督府。
    • His sole residence is in a hostel for people of no fixed abode.他唯一的住处是为居无定所的人提供的宿舍。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • humble
    verb + abode
    • take up your
    phrases
    • of no fixed abode
    • the right of abode
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.

abode

verb
🔊/əˈbəʊd/
🔊/əˈbəʊd/
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  1. past tense, past participle of abide (2)
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.