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hovel

noun
🔊/ˈhɒvl/
🔊/ˈhʌvl/
 (disapproving)
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  1. a house or room that is not fit to live in because it is dirty or in very bad condition（不适于居住的）肮脏简陋的住所
    • Your house is a miserable hovel compared with my palace.跟我的豪华住宅相比，你的住处就像个猪窝。
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.