❶部屋, 室
a living room
a living room
居間
We eat in the dining room.
We eat in the dining room.
私たちは食堂で食事をします.
Our house has five rooms.
Our house has five rooms.
There was a sign in the window, "Room and board."
関連語There was a sign in the window, “Room and board.”
窓に「まかない付き貸し間」という掲示けいじがあった.
The whole room laughed [was silent].
The whole room laughed [was silent].
部屋じゅう（の人々）が笑った[沈黙ちんもくしていた].
⦣ 単数扱あつかい.
❷（人・物の占しめる）スペース, 余地 ⦣ この意味では×a room, ×rooms としない.
This desk takes up too much room.
This desk takes up too much room.
この机はあまりに場所を取り過ぎる.
Is there room for me in the car, or is it full?
Is there room for me in the car, or is it full?
車には私の乗れる余地がありますか, それともいっぱい?
There is room for improvement in your work.
There is room for improvement in your work.
君の作品は改善の余地がある.
No one made room for the old man to sit down.
No one made room for the old man to sit down.
誰だれもその老人が座すわるための席を譲ゆずってあげなかった.
