foyer

英 [ˈfɔɪeɪ]

美 [ˈfɔɪər]

n.  (剧院或旅馆的)门厅，休息厅; (私宅或公寓的)前厅，门厅

复数：foyers　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10065 / COCA.9597

牛津词典

noun

• （剧院或旅馆的）门厅，休息厅
  a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait
• （私宅或公寓的）前厅，门厅
  an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 门厅;大厅;休息室
  Thefoyeris the large area where people meet or wait just inside the main doors of a building such as a theatre, cinema, or hotel.
  1. I went and waited in the foyer.
     我进去在大厅里等着。

英英释义

noun

• a large entrance or reception room or area
  Synonym:anteroomantechamberentrance hallhalllobbyvestibule

双语例句

• A gaggle of journalists sit in a hotel foyer waiting impatiently.
  一群乱哄哄的记者坐在酒店大堂里焦急地等待着。
• We could've parked our whole house in the foyer.
  我们的整个房子都能够装在这个大厅里。
• He demonstrated a head over heels roll which landed him up against the marble steps of the hotel foyer.
  他翻了一个跟斗，撞到了饭店门厅的大理石台阶上。
• I'll see you downstairs in the foyer in half an hour.
  半小时后我们在楼下门厅见。
• Unperturbed, she continued surveying the hotel foyer.
  她不动声色地继续观察着那饭店的门厅。
• Full-length court portraits of the king and queen dominated the foyer.
  国王和王后的全身宫装画像高挂在门厅。
• When they entertain, they set the table up in the apartment's wide limestone foyer.
  当他们招待客人时，会把桌子支起来，摆在公寓宽敞的石灰岩门厅中。
• Stay in the foyer if you wish, but bear in mind that the performance begins in two minutes.
  要是你愿意，就在休息室里待一会儿吧，可是别忘了，还有两分钟就要开演了。
• He got up and went out into the foyer.
  他起身出去走进了大堂。
• The foyer was buzzing with speculation before the curtain went up.
  幕启之前，剧场休息室里充满了嘈杂的猜测声。