a small house, especially in the country小屋；（尤指）村舍，小别墅- a thatched cottage用茅草作屋顶的小屋。
- (British English) a holiday cottage度假小别墅
- in a cottage James lived in a charming country cottage with roses around the door.詹姆斯住在一间迷人的乡村小屋中，门旁满是玫瑰。
Extra Examples- It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country她的梦想是在乡下拥有一间小屋。
- They built a small guest cottage on their land.他们在自己的地产上建了一座小客房。
- They lived in a tied cottage on the estate.他们住在庄园的一座雇工农舍里。
- They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house.他们让我们住在他们房子旁边的一座客房里。
- We rented a cottage for a week.我们租了一周的度假别墅。
- We stayed in a cottage on a farm.我们住在农场的一间农舍里。
- They rented a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere.他们租住了一套僻静的度假小别墅。
Topics Houses and homesb1, Buildingsb1, Holidaysb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + cottagecottage + nounprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French cotage and Anglo-Latin cotagium, from cot, a small shelter for livestock or cote, a shelter for mammals or birds.
