a place in which someone lives or stays temporarily 寄宿处 they found a cheap lodging in a backstreet. 他们在小街上找到了一个便宜的住处。 [mass noun]a fee for board and lodging. 伙食和房租费。 ■(lodgings)a room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner (常与房东同住的)租住的房间 he took lodgings at a tavern in Muswell Street. 他在慕思维尔街的客栈租了间房。