residence /ˈrɛzədəns/ noun plural residences
plural residences
Learner's definition of RESIDENCE
formal
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[noncount] : the state of living in a particular place居住;定居 -
He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.他最近从公寓大楼搬走了。
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Birds have taken up residence [=established a home] in the barn.鸟把巢安在了谷仓里。
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(US) a residence hall = (Brit) a hall of residence [=a place where students live at a college or university](大学)学生公寓
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[count] : the place where someone lives住处;居所;住宅 —
often used to refer especially to a large and impressive house where an important or wealthy person lives常尤指富人的豪宅 3
[noncount] : legal permission to live in a country居住权;居留许可
in residence
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: living in a particular place at a particular time(某时)住某处的;住在住所的 2
: having an official position as a writer, artist, etc., who has been chosen to live and work at a college or other institution for a period of time(某个时期在大学或其他机构)有正式职位的,常驻的