cottage
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ us/ˈkɑː.t̬ɪdʒ/
B1 （通常指乡村中的）小屋，村舍
a small house, usually in the countryside
They live in an idyllic country/thatched cottage, with roses around the door. 他们住在田园诗般的乡村小屋／茅舍，门前玫瑰环绕。
We rented a little beach cottage on the North Caroline coast. 我们在北卡罗莱纳州海岸租下了一间小小的海滨农舍。
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- They've just bought a darling little cottage.
- She divides her time between her apartment in New York and her cottage in Yorkshire.
- They seem idyllically happy in their cottage.
- We used to while away the weekends at my aunt's cottage in the country.
- The cottage is situated in the middle of a wood at the end of a narrow potholed lane.