Tra từ room - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

room [room rooms roomed rooming] noun, verb BrE [ruːm] NAmE [ruːm] BrE [rʊm] NAmE [rʊm]
noun

IN BUILDING
1. countable a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose
• He walked out of the room and slammed the door.
• They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said.
•a dining/living/sitting room
•They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour.
•I think Simon is in his room (= bedroom).
•I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room). There are many compounds ending in room. You will find them at their place in the alphabet.

-ROOMED/-ROOM
2. (in adjectives)having the number of rooms mentioned
•a three-roomed/three-room apartment

IN HOTEL
3. countable a bedroom in a hotel, etc
•a double/single room
• I'd like to book a room with a view of the lake.
• She lets out rooms to students.

PLACE TO LIVE
4. roomsplural (old-fashioned, BrE)a set of two or more rooms that you rent to live in
Syn: ↑lodgings
•They lived in rooms in Kensington.

SPACE
5. uncountable empty space that can be used for a particular purpose
•~ (for sb/sth) Is there enough room for me in the car?
• There's room for one more at the table.
•Do you have room for a computer on your desk?
•Yes, there's plenty of room.
•How can we make room for all the furniture?
•I'll move the table— it takes up too much room.
•~ (to do sth) Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably.
see also ↑elbow room, ↑headroom, ↑houseroom, ↑legroom, ↑standing room

POSSIBILITY
6. uncountable ~ for sth the possibility of sth existing or happening; the opportunity to do sth
•He had to be certain. There could be no room for doubt.
•There's some room for improvement in your work (= it is not as good as it could be).
•It is important to give children room to think for themselves.

PEOPLE
7. singular all the people in a room
• The whole room burst into applause.
more at the elephant in the room at ↑elephant, freedom of/room for manoeuvre at ↑manoeuvre _n., a smoke-filled room at ↑smoke _n.

Word Origin:
Old English rūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.

Thesaurus:
room noun U
•Is there room in the car for me?
space • • headroom • • legroom •
room/space for/between sth
room/space to do sth
leave/make/create/save/take up room/space
Room or space? Room is usually space that you have or need for some practical purpose; space can be used in the same way, or it can mean a feeling of space that you enjoy for its own sake:
•The bright colours give a lovely feeling of space.
✗ The bright colours give a lovely feeling of room.

Collocations:
Travel and tourism
Holidays/vacations
have/take (BrE) a holiday/(NAmE) a vacation/a break/a day off/(BrE) a gap year
go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially BrE) booking
rent a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
(especially BrE) hire/ (especially NAmE) rent a car/bicycle/moped
stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a caravan
cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(BrE) en suite room
check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
call/order room service
cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
apply for/get/renew a/your passport
take out/buy/get travel insurance
catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(NAmE also) layover in Hong Kong
experience/cause/lead to delays
check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially BrE) luggage/(especially NAmE) baggage
be charged for/pay excess baggage
board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
encourage/promote/hurt tourism
promote/develop ecotourism
build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially BrE) seaside/beach/ski resort
work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially NAmE) low-fare/budget airlines
book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs

Example Bank:
•A ripple of laughter ran round the room.
•As soon as the teacher left the room there was uproar.
•Do you have enough room?
•Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by 11 a.m.
•He emailed his report back to the news room.
•He was pacing the room nervously.
•I rented a room while looking for a house to buy.
•I used to share a room with my sister.
•I wandered restlessly around my room.
•I was renting a tiny basement room at that time.
•Our guests are sleeping in the spare room.
•Police have set up an incident room at the scene of the murder.
•She felt sick and the room was spinning.
•She flew from room to room looking for the fire extinguisher.
•She prowled around the room like a caged tiger.
•Soaring room rates have put tourists off visiting the city.
•Suddenly Katie burst into the room.
•The patient was in a private room equipped with bathroom and TV.
•The room adjoins the hotel kitchens.
•The room contained little more than a table and chair.
•The room fell silent as she rose to speak.
•The room smelled of stale sweat and coffee.
•The rooms are cramped and narrow.
•The sales figures are good, but there is still room for improvement.
•There is some wiggle room for varying interpretations.
•This wine should be served at room temperature.
•We had to move the furniture to make room for the piano.
•We hired a room for the party.
•Will there be enough room for that dishwasher in your kitchen?
•a room decorated in pastel shades
•a room decorated with flowers
•a room lit by one dusty light bulb
•a room measuring 28 feet by 34
•a room measuring 6 metres by 7
•a room set aside for quiet study
•He had to be certain. There could be no room for doubt.
•I don't have room for a computer on my desk.
•I got rid of that old sofa— it took up too much room.
•Is there enough room for the car?
•There's plenty of room in the attic.
•There's room for one more at the table.
•There's some room for improvement in your work.
•You'll have to make room for all those books.
Idiom: ↑no room to swing a cat

verb intransitive ~ (with sb) | ~ (together) (NAmE)
to rent a room somewhere; to share a rented room or flat/apartment with sb
• She and Nancy roomed together at college.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English rūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.