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bedsit

noun
🔊/ˈbedsɪt/
🔊/ˈbedsɪt/
(also bedsitter
🔊/ˈbedsɪtə(r)/
🔊/ˈbedsɪtər/
)
(also formal bedsitting room
🔊/ˌbedˈsɪtɪŋ ruːm/, 🔊/ˌbedˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm/
🔊/ˈbedsɪtɪŋ ruːm/, 🔊/ˈbedsɪtɪŋ rʊm/
)
(all British English)
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  1. a room that a person rents and uses for both living and sleeping in起居兼卧室两用租间
    Collocations Moving house搬家Moving house Renting租房子
    • live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property住在租来的住所里
    • rent/​share/​move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
    • rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit租一个单间公寓
    • find/​get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate找一个室友
    • sign/​break the lease/​rental agreement/​contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
    • extend/​renew/​terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
    • afford/​pay the rent/​the bills/(North American English) the utilities付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
    • (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金
    • pay/​lose/​return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
    • give/​receive a month’s/​two-weeks’ notice to leave/​vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
    Being a landlord做房东
    • have a flat/​an apartment/​a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
    • rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/​an apartment/​a house/​a property
    • collect/​increase/​raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租
    • evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客
    • attract/​find new/​prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
    • invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market投资购房用于出租
    Buying购买房子
    • buy/​acquire/​purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
    • call/​contact/​use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/​broker电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
    • make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价
    • put down/​save for (British English) a deposit on a house支付／存钱付房屋订金
    • make/​put/​save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/​home支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
    • apply for/​arrange/​take out a mortgage/​home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
    • (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款
    • make/​meet/​keep up/​cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款
    • (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/​house
    收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权Selling出售房子
    • put your house/​property on the market/​up for sale/​up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
    • increase/​lower your price/​the asking price提高／降低价格／要价
    • have/​hold/​hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/​to the house, land, etc.持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
    Topics Houses and homesc2