Definition of lounge in English:

lounge

verb laʊn(d)ʒlaʊndʒ

no object, with adverbial of place Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
轻松（或懒洋洋）地躺（或坐、站）着
several students were lounging about reading papers
好几个学生懒洋洋地散坐在各处看报。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ben felt as refreshed as though he'd spent the entire time lounging on a riverbank.
- Damien lounged on a leather armchair, one leg resting on his other knee.
- When you get there, a jazz group is quietly playing Scott Joplin to an appreciative audience lounging on the grass.
- She looked away and her eye caught a man lounging in the corner, looking alone and forlorn.
- Yesterday I got up gloriously late, lounged about in the garden refusing to talk much while I read in the sun and planned some garden tidying.
- Around him, lounging on beds and chairs, are about a dozen men, most of them armed.
- One is folding shirts, the other is lounging by the counter, looking detached and very handsome.
- Rita was lounging in a poolside chair in a small bikini, trying to improve her tan.
- I saw a plane the other day as I lounged around my roof-terrace on a golden, chill autumn morning.
- Sitting at a settee, Geneva lounged on it luxuriously while Margaret found the letter.
- My partner is off today, no doubt lounging around with a leisurely breakfast before having a relaxing day.
- Workmen sit outside in helmets and luminous jackets, lounging in the sun before returning to work.
- Sarah, who had been lounging lazily on a large rock, now opened a single golden eye.
- The gas logs blazed as I lounged in my recliner and watched television with the beeper on the table.
- You don't really need much of a nap when you're lounging in the sun all afternoon.
- Drew, Cameron and Justin lounged around on the boat and ate with friends.
- It's been a day for idleness, for loafing about, for lounging, dozing, snacking and dozing some more.
- There were always crazy hangers-on lounging around, but the people who worked with Andy formed a tight circle.
- He lounged around as the other students slaved away over homework and woke up early to attend classes.
- People lounged under the tall eucalyptus trees to keep out of the sun, and few ventured out onto the pond in the small boats for rent.
Synonyms
laze, lie, loll, lie back, lean back, recline, stretch oneself, drape oneself, relax, rest, repose, take it easy, put one's feet up, unwind, luxuriate
sprawl, slump, slouch, flop
loaf, idle, do nothing

noun laʊn(d)ʒlaʊndʒ

1A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
（旅馆、剧场或俱乐部的）休息室
the hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar
a TV lounge
Example sentencesExamples
- The proposal is for a 23-bedroomed hotel with a function room, bar and lounge, cold room and storage.
- The clubhouse and an adjacent conference centre now include en suite bedrooms, bars, lounges, restaurants and function rooms.
- Plush lounges and hotel bars are de rigueur in NYC for evening entertaining.
- After supping our drinks and relaxing in the lounge we were taken into the restaurant.
- And in the meantime, Bill, John and Seamus will continue to travel the winding roads of the province providing top dancing sounds in the lounges, halls and hotels around the region.
- San Francisco also has varied nightlife ranging from bars to lounges to clubs.
- The premises comprises a restaurant/dining room, public bar and lounge and a private function area.
- The ground floor of the complex will contain a spa, while the second floor will house a conference centre, a club room, and lounge.
- Discos, jazz clubs, piano lounges, pubs and wine bars are amongst a whole host of nightlife options that await visitors when dusk falls.
- In addition to a bar / lounge and dining room, it has 40 guest bedrooms.
- Some club owners like to keep the locker rooms or lounges free of music so that members can more easily visit or relax.
- Discussions are still taking place as to whether the new meeting room will be a bookable room or a lounge exclusively for campus clubs.
- The hotel will feature meeting rooms, a restaurant and lounge, hotel bar, function rooms and a leisure centre.
- A few months ago, I was relaxing in the coffee lounge of a large hotel after an anniversary dinner with my wife.
- The first and second floors host ten en-suite bedrooms, a guest lounge and dining room with its own kitchen facilities.
- The first floor would be used for training and the ground floor would have an assembly room, lounge and refreshment bar.
- Modern developments have encouraged the formation of professional troupes, who perform on public occasions, at international festivals, and in theaters and hotel lounges.
- You stay in nice hotels and walk around in the same locker rooms and lounges as the top players.
- Two girls worked in the library, one in the club office, and the rest were spread out in the preparation room and the club lounge, where there was an icecream counter.
- The Imperial Hotel, which was refurbished recently, is graded two star and has bars, a lounge and function rooms.
Synonyms
public room, sitting room, common room
cocktail lounge
1. 1.1 A seating area in an airport for waiting passengers.
  （机场）候机大厅
  the departure lounge
  候机室。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A witness said the man first came to the attention of other passengers in the departure lounge.
  I have also scheduled business meetings and presentations at airline lounges all over the world while awaiting a connection.
  These will be placed in high footfall areas like airport lounges, shopping malls and large retail chains, and will stock over 600 fast-moving models.
  The perks, bonus miles, airport lounges and roomier seats were all geared for the airlines' best customers.
  A private elevator takes passengers to the departure lounge to board.
  As late as Sunday there were still only about 80 percent of flights operating, with thousands of passengers waiting in the airport lounges.
  There I was minding my own business in the departure lounge at Bristol airport.
  He had passed through check-in and passport control without any problems and was waiting in the smoking area of the departure lounge.
  In addition, the passenger lounge and children's play area will be redesigned and all new seats will be added.
  Passengers would also be able to use each airline's airport lounges.
  In the airport lounge, I log on to the Net to see what is happening back home.
  The passengers were kept in the airport lounge and given lunch and drinks while they waited to re-board.
  When you wait in the departure lounge at an airport you at least get a comfy chair.
  So, like many writers before me, I'm writing my column in the departure lounge of an airport looking at the board which says ‘Delayed’.
  As we sat in the departure lounge at the airport there was a national moment of silence to honor the dead.
  Then passengers began to walk into the airport lounge.
  A few years ago I was in a departure lounge at Logan Airport, waiting for my flight to San Francisco to board.
  I'm sitting here in the departure lounge at Canberra airport.
  "Our plan is to provide more space at the airport lounges especially for international passengers.
  Airport frequent-flier lounges - once the exclusive bastions of relief for elite fliers - are becoming increasingly available to the rest of us.
2. 1.2British A sitting room in a house.
  〈英〉起居室
  Example sentencesExamples
  Police are treating as suspicious a blaze which wrecked the lounge of a house in Bedford.
  An office, a dining room, a lounge and a kitchen are also on the same level.
  Across the hall, a wooden staircase leads down to the interconnecting lounge and dining room.
  On the ground floor there is a lounge, sitting room, dining room and kitchen.
  Firemen say it may have been started by candles which were left burning in the lounge of the semi-detached house.
  He made his way into our house and found the lounge and sat down.
  The first reception room, the lounge, is to the right of the entrance hall.
  In five days, we'll have a proper house with a proper lounge and a proper kitchen.
  Each has two bedrooms, a lounge, a dining room and a kitchen, and they stand in a decent area of garden.
  We share a kitchen, bathroom and lounge with other tenants in the house.
  She found him sitting in the lounge, staring moodily off into space.
  First there was the lounge / sittingroom in the Victorian style.
  Paramedics turned up at the house and found her body in the lounge partially covered by a blanket.
  All of the ground floor is a single apartment, with four bedrooms, lounge, sitting room, dining room and kitchen.
  The house has a lounge / family room, kitchen cum dining room, sitting room, four bedrooms, a utility room and a bathroom.
  The house has a lounge, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and conservatory.
  The house has a lounge, kitchen/dining room, conservatory and three bedrooms.
  He slipped into Carolyn's house and met her in the lounge.
  The blaze, caused by a discarded cigarette, started in the lounge while the family was sleeping.
  Steve showed me through to the lounge and I recall thinking how beautiful their house was.
  Synonyms
  living room, sitting room, parlour, front room, drawing room, morning room, reception room, salon, family room
2British in singular An act or spell of lounging.
〈英〉放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）；放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）着的一段时间
Example sentencesExamples
- But, I had a lounge about with a glass of wine.
- I feel like having a lounge around day.
- I'm personally having a lounge around the house day, and I'm looking forward to it.
- Although this definitely has a lounge around feel, there's plenty to keep you busy with pool tables and live music upstairs.
- As he was working until the evening, I had a lounge around by the pool.
- But they were letting you go inside, so Howie and I jumped and had a lounge around.
- I had Tuesday off of work and decided to have a lounge about.

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense 'move indolently'): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.

Rhymes

scrounge

Definition of lounge in US English:

lounge

verblounjlaʊndʒ

no object, with adverbial of place Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
轻松（或懒洋洋）地躺（或坐、站）着
several students were lounging about reading papers
好几个学生懒洋洋地散坐在各处看报。
Example sentencesExamples
- She looked away and her eye caught a man lounging in the corner, looking alone and forlorn.
- Rita was lounging in a poolside chair in a small bikini, trying to improve her tan.
- Yesterday I got up gloriously late, lounged about in the garden refusing to talk much while I read in the sun and planned some garden tidying.
- Sitting at a settee, Geneva lounged on it luxuriously while Margaret found the letter.
- My partner is off today, no doubt lounging around with a leisurely breakfast before having a relaxing day.
- I saw a plane the other day as I lounged around my roof-terrace on a golden, chill autumn morning.
- You don't really need much of a nap when you're lounging in the sun all afternoon.
- One is folding shirts, the other is lounging by the counter, looking detached and very handsome.
- There were always crazy hangers-on lounging around, but the people who worked with Andy formed a tight circle.
- Damien lounged on a leather armchair, one leg resting on his other knee.
- Around him, lounging on beds and chairs, are about a dozen men, most of them armed.
- People lounged under the tall eucalyptus trees to keep out of the sun, and few ventured out onto the pond in the small boats for rent.
- He lounged around as the other students slaved away over homework and woke up early to attend classes.
- Sarah, who had been lounging lazily on a large rock, now opened a single golden eye.
- Workmen sit outside in helmets and luminous jackets, lounging in the sun before returning to work.
- It's been a day for idleness, for loafing about, for lounging, dozing, snacking and dozing some more.
- Ben felt as refreshed as though he'd spent the entire time lounging on a riverbank.
- Drew, Cameron and Justin lounged around on the boat and ate with friends.
- When you get there, a jazz group is quietly playing Scott Joplin to an appreciative audience lounging on the grass.
- The gas logs blazed as I lounged in my recliner and watched television with the beeper on the table.
Synonyms
laze, lie, loll, lie back, lean back, recline, stretch oneself, drape oneself, relax, rest, repose, take it easy, put one's feet up, unwind, luxuriate

nounlounjlaʊndʒ

1A public room, as in a hotel, theater, or club, in which to sit and relax.
（旅馆、剧场或俱乐部的）休息室
Example sentencesExamples
- The hotel will feature meeting rooms, a restaurant and lounge, hotel bar, function rooms and a leisure centre.
- And in the meantime, Bill, John and Seamus will continue to travel the winding roads of the province providing top dancing sounds in the lounges, halls and hotels around the region.
- The first floor would be used for training and the ground floor would have an assembly room, lounge and refreshment bar.
- Modern developments have encouraged the formation of professional troupes, who perform on public occasions, at international festivals, and in theaters and hotel lounges.
- You stay in nice hotels and walk around in the same locker rooms and lounges as the top players.
- After supping our drinks and relaxing in the lounge we were taken into the restaurant.
- The clubhouse and an adjacent conference centre now include en suite bedrooms, bars, lounges, restaurants and function rooms.
- The first and second floors host ten en-suite bedrooms, a guest lounge and dining room with its own kitchen facilities.
- Some club owners like to keep the locker rooms or lounges free of music so that members can more easily visit or relax.
- Discussions are still taking place as to whether the new meeting room will be a bookable room or a lounge exclusively for campus clubs.
- San Francisco also has varied nightlife ranging from bars to lounges to clubs.
- The ground floor of the complex will contain a spa, while the second floor will house a conference centre, a club room, and lounge.
- The proposal is for a 23-bedroomed hotel with a function room, bar and lounge, cold room and storage.
- Plush lounges and hotel bars are de rigueur in NYC for evening entertaining.
- Discos, jazz clubs, piano lounges, pubs and wine bars are amongst a whole host of nightlife options that await visitors when dusk falls.
- The premises comprises a restaurant/dining room, public bar and lounge and a private function area.
- The Imperial Hotel, which was refurbished recently, is graded two star and has bars, a lounge and function rooms.
- In addition to a bar / lounge and dining room, it has 40 guest bedrooms.
- A few months ago, I was relaxing in the coffee lounge of a large hotel after an anniversary dinner with my wife.
- Two girls worked in the library, one in the club office, and the rest were spread out in the preparation room and the club lounge, where there was an icecream counter.
Synonyms
public room, sitting room, common room
1. 1.1 A spacious area in an airport with seats for waiting passengers.
  （机场）候机大厅
  the departure lounge
  候机室。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A few years ago I was in a departure lounge at Logan Airport, waiting for my flight to San Francisco to board.
  Passengers would also be able to use each airline's airport lounges.
  When you wait in the departure lounge at an airport you at least get a comfy chair.
  A witness said the man first came to the attention of other passengers in the departure lounge.
  In addition, the passenger lounge and children's play area will be redesigned and all new seats will be added.
  These will be placed in high footfall areas like airport lounges, shopping malls and large retail chains, and will stock over 600 fast-moving models.
  I'm sitting here in the departure lounge at Canberra airport.
  I have also scheduled business meetings and presentations at airline lounges all over the world while awaiting a connection.
  As we sat in the departure lounge at the airport there was a national moment of silence to honor the dead.
  The perks, bonus miles, airport lounges and roomier seats were all geared for the airlines' best customers.
  A private elevator takes passengers to the departure lounge to board.
  Airport frequent-flier lounges - once the exclusive bastions of relief for elite fliers - are becoming increasingly available to the rest of us.
  In the airport lounge, I log on to the Net to see what is happening back home.
  So, like many writers before me, I'm writing my column in the departure lounge of an airport looking at the board which says ‘Delayed’.
  "Our plan is to provide more space at the airport lounges especially for international passengers.
  As late as Sunday there were still only about 80 percent of flights operating, with thousands of passengers waiting in the airport lounges.
  Then passengers began to walk into the airport lounge.
  The passengers were kept in the airport lounge and given lunch and drinks while they waited to re-board.
  There I was minding my own business in the departure lounge at Bristol airport.
  He had passed through check-in and passport control without any problems and was waiting in the smoking area of the departure lounge.
2. 1.2
  short for cocktail lounge
2US A couch or sofa, especially a backless one having a headrest at one end.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was lying on the lounge. She was very pale, but she looked up and smiled when Christine entered.
- While couches and lounges decreased in popularity as the nineteenth century drew to a close, sofas became an essential item in every household, and the sofa bed became almost as ubiquitous.
- The parlor was adorned with a simple dark brown leather couch and lounge, a radio, and a coffee table.
- The old doctor sat by the fireside, talking to his fair patient who was lying on the lounge.

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense ‘move indolently’): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.

词汇	lounge
释义	Definition of lounge in English: lounge verb laʊn(d)ʒlaʊndʒ no object, with adverbial of place Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way. 轻松（或懒洋洋）地躺（或坐、站）着 several students were lounging about reading papers 好几个学生懒洋洋地散坐在各处看报。 Example sentencesExamples Ben felt as refreshed as though he'd spent the entire time lounging on a riverbank. Damien lounged on a leather armchair, one leg resting on his other knee. When you get there, a jazz group is quietly playing Scott Joplin to an appreciative audience lounging on the grass. She looked away and her eye caught a man lounging in the corner, looking alone and forlorn. Yesterday I got up gloriously late, lounged about in the garden refusing to talk much while I read in the sun and planned some garden tidying. Around him, lounging on beds and chairs, are about a dozen men, most of them armed. One is folding shirts, the other is lounging by the counter, looking detached and very handsome. Rita was lounging in a poolside chair in a small bikini, trying to improve her tan. I saw a plane the other day as I lounged around my roof-terrace on a golden, chill autumn morning. Sitting at a settee, Geneva lounged on it luxuriously while Margaret found the letter. My partner is off today, no doubt lounging around with a leisurely breakfast before having a relaxing day. Workmen sit outside in helmets and luminous jackets, lounging in the sun before returning to work. Sarah, who had been lounging lazily on a large rock, now opened a single golden eye. The gas logs blazed as I lounged in my recliner and watched television with the beeper on the table. You don't really need much of a nap when you're lounging in the sun all afternoon. Drew, Cameron and Justin lounged around on the boat and ate with friends. It's been a day for idleness, for loafing about, for lounging, dozing, snacking and dozing some more. There were always crazy hangers-on lounging around, but the people who worked with Andy formed a tight circle. He lounged around as the other students slaved away over homework and woke up early to attend classes. People lounged under the tall eucalyptus trees to keep out of the sun, and few ventured out onto the pond in the small boats for rent. Synonyms laze, lie, loll, lie back, lean back, recline, stretch oneself, drape oneself, relax, rest, repose, take it easy, put one's feet up, unwind, luxuriate sprawl, slump, slouch, flop loaf, idle, do nothing noun laʊn(d)ʒlaʊndʒ 1A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax. （旅馆、剧场或俱乐部的）休息室 the hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar a TV lounge Example sentencesExamples The proposal is for a 23-bedroomed hotel with a function room, bar and lounge, cold room and storage. The clubhouse and an adjacent conference centre now include en suite bedrooms, bars, lounges, restaurants and function rooms. Plush lounges and hotel bars are de rigueur in NYC for evening entertaining. After supping our drinks and relaxing in the lounge we were taken into the restaurant. And in the meantime, Bill, John and Seamus will continue to travel the winding roads of the province providing top dancing sounds in the lounges, halls and hotels around the region. San Francisco also has varied nightlife ranging from bars to lounges to clubs. The premises comprises a restaurant/dining room, public bar and lounge and a private function area. The ground floor of the complex will contain a spa, while the second floor will house a conference centre, a club room, and lounge. Discos, jazz clubs, piano lounges, pubs and wine bars are amongst a whole host of nightlife options that await visitors when dusk falls. In addition to a bar / lounge and dining room, it has 40 guest bedrooms. Some club owners like to keep the locker rooms or lounges free of music so that members can more easily visit or relax. Discussions are still taking place as to whether the new meeting room will be a bookable room or a lounge exclusively for campus clubs. The hotel will feature meeting rooms, a restaurant and lounge, hotel bar, function rooms and a leisure centre. A few months ago, I was relaxing in the coffee lounge of a large hotel after an anniversary dinner with my wife. The first and second floors host ten en-suite bedrooms, a guest lounge and dining room with its own kitchen facilities. The first floor would be used for training and the ground floor would have an assembly room, lounge and refreshment bar. Modern developments have encouraged the formation of professional troupes, who perform on public occasions, at international festivals, and in theaters and hotel lounges. You stay in nice hotels and walk around in the same locker rooms and lounges as the top players. Two girls worked in the library, one in the club office, and the rest were spread out in the preparation room and the club lounge, where there was an icecream counter. The Imperial Hotel, which was refurbished recently, is graded two star and has bars, a lounge and function rooms. Synonyms public room, sitting room, common room cocktail lounge 1.1 A seating area in an airport for waiting passengers. （机场）候机大厅 the departure lounge 候机室。 Example sentencesExamples A witness said the man first came to the attention of other passengers in the departure lounge. I have also scheduled business meetings and presentations at airline lounges all over the world while awaiting a connection. These will be placed in high footfall areas like airport lounges, shopping malls and large retail chains, and will stock over 600 fast-moving models. The perks, bonus miles, airport lounges and roomier seats were all geared for the airlines' best customers. A private elevator takes passengers to the departure lounge to board. As late as Sunday there were still only about 80 percent of flights operating, with thousands of passengers waiting in the airport lounges. There I was minding my own business in the departure lounge at Bristol airport. He had passed through check-in and passport control without any problems and was waiting in the smoking area of the departure lounge. In addition, the passenger lounge and children's play area will be redesigned and all new seats will be added. Passengers would also be able to use each airline's airport lounges. In the airport lounge, I log on to the Net to see what is happening back home. The passengers were kept in the airport lounge and given lunch and drinks while they waited to re-board. When you wait in the departure lounge at an airport you at least get a comfy chair. So, like many writers before me, I'm writing my column in the departure lounge of an airport looking at the board which says ‘Delayed’. As we sat in the departure lounge at the airport there was a national moment of silence to honor the dead. Then passengers began to walk into the airport lounge. A few years ago I was in a departure lounge at Logan Airport, waiting for my flight to San Francisco to board. I'm sitting here in the departure lounge at Canberra airport. "Our plan is to provide more space at the airport lounges especially for international passengers. Airport frequent-flier lounges - once the exclusive bastions of relief for elite fliers - are becoming increasingly available to the rest of us. 1.2British A sitting room in a house. 〈英〉起居室 Example sentencesExamples Police are treating as suspicious a blaze which wrecked the lounge of a house in Bedford. An office, a dining room, a lounge and a kitchen are also on the same level. Across the hall, a wooden staircase leads down to the interconnecting lounge and dining room. On the ground floor there is a lounge, sitting room, dining room and kitchen. Firemen say it may have been started by candles which were left burning in the lounge of the semi-detached house. He made his way into our house and found the lounge and sat down. The first reception room, the lounge, is to the right of the entrance hall. In five days, we'll have a proper house with a proper lounge and a proper kitchen. Each has two bedrooms, a lounge, a dining room and a kitchen, and they stand in a decent area of garden. We share a kitchen, bathroom and lounge with other tenants in the house. She found him sitting in the lounge, staring moodily off into space. First there was the lounge / sittingroom in the Victorian style. Paramedics turned up at the house and found her body in the lounge partially covered by a blanket. All of the ground floor is a single apartment, with four bedrooms, lounge, sitting room, dining room and kitchen. The house has a lounge / family room, kitchen cum dining room, sitting room, four bedrooms, a utility room and a bathroom. The house has a lounge, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and conservatory. The house has a lounge, kitchen/dining room, conservatory and three bedrooms. He slipped into Carolyn's house and met her in the lounge. The blaze, caused by a discarded cigarette, started in the lounge while the family was sleeping. Steve showed me through to the lounge and I recall thinking how beautiful their house was. Synonyms living room, sitting room, parlour, front room, drawing room, morning room, reception room, salon, family room 2British in singular An act or spell of lounging. 〈英〉放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）；放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）着的一段时间 Example sentencesExamples But, I had a lounge about with a glass of wine. I feel like having a lounge around day. I'm personally having a lounge around the house day, and I'm looking forward to it. Although this definitely has a lounge around feel, there's plenty to keep you busy with pool tables and live music upstairs. As he was working until the evening, I had a lounge around by the pool. But they were letting you go inside, so Howie and I jumped and had a lounge around. I had Tuesday off of work and decided to have a lounge about. Origin Early 16th century (in the sense 'move indolently'): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century. Rhymes scrounge Definition of lounge in US English: lounge verblounjlaʊndʒ no object, with adverbial of place Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way. 轻松（或懒洋洋）地躺（或坐、站）着 several students were lounging about reading papers 好几个学生懒洋洋地散坐在各处看报。 Example sentencesExamples She looked away and her eye caught a man lounging in the corner, looking alone and forlorn. Rita was lounging in a poolside chair in a small bikini, trying to improve her tan. Yesterday I got up gloriously late, lounged about in the garden refusing to talk much while I read in the sun and planned some garden tidying. Sitting at a settee, Geneva lounged on it luxuriously while Margaret found the letter. My partner is off today, no doubt lounging around with a leisurely breakfast before having a relaxing day. I saw a plane the other day as I lounged around my roof-terrace on a golden, chill autumn morning. You don't really need much of a nap when you're lounging in the sun all afternoon. One is folding shirts, the other is lounging by the counter, looking detached and very handsome. There were always crazy hangers-on lounging around, but the people who worked with Andy formed a tight circle. Damien lounged on a leather armchair, one leg resting on his other knee. Around him, lounging on beds and chairs, are about a dozen men, most of them armed. People lounged under the tall eucalyptus trees to keep out of the sun, and few ventured out onto the pond in the small boats for rent. He lounged around as the other students slaved away over homework and woke up early to attend classes. Sarah, who had been lounging lazily on a large rock, now opened a single golden eye. Workmen sit outside in helmets and luminous jackets, lounging in the sun before returning to work. It's been a day for idleness, for loafing about, for lounging, dozing, snacking and dozing some more. Ben felt as refreshed as though he'd spent the entire time lounging on a riverbank. Drew, Cameron and Justin lounged around on the boat and ate with friends. When you get there, a jazz group is quietly playing Scott Joplin to an appreciative audience lounging on the grass. The gas logs blazed as I lounged in my recliner and watched television with the beeper on the table. Synonyms laze, lie, loll, lie back, lean back, recline, stretch oneself, drape oneself, relax, rest, repose, take it easy, put one's feet up, unwind, luxuriate nounlounjlaʊndʒ 1A public room, as in a hotel, theater, or club, in which to sit and relax. （旅馆、剧场或俱乐部的）休息室 Example sentencesExamples The hotel will feature meeting rooms, a restaurant and lounge, hotel bar, function rooms and a leisure centre. And in the meantime, Bill, John and Seamus will continue to travel the winding roads of the province providing top dancing sounds in the lounges, halls and hotels around the region. The first floor would be used for training and the ground floor would have an assembly room, lounge and refreshment bar. Modern developments have encouraged the formation of professional troupes, who perform on public occasions, at international festivals, and in theaters and hotel lounges. You stay in nice hotels and walk around in the same locker rooms and lounges as the top players. After supping our drinks and relaxing in the lounge we were taken into the restaurant. The clubhouse and an adjacent conference centre now include en suite bedrooms, bars, lounges, restaurants and function rooms. The first and second floors host ten en-suite bedrooms, a guest lounge and dining room with its own kitchen facilities. Some club owners like to keep the locker rooms or lounges free of music so that members can more easily visit or relax. Discussions are still taking place as to whether the new meeting room will be a bookable room or a lounge exclusively for campus clubs. San Francisco also has varied nightlife ranging from bars to lounges to clubs. The ground floor of the complex will contain a spa, while the second floor will house a conference centre, a club room, and lounge. The proposal is for a 23-bedroomed hotel with a function room, bar and lounge, cold room and storage. Plush lounges and hotel bars are de rigueur in NYC for evening entertaining. Discos, jazz clubs, piano lounges, pubs and wine bars are amongst a whole host of nightlife options that await visitors when dusk falls. The premises comprises a restaurant/dining room, public bar and lounge and a private function area. The Imperial Hotel, which was refurbished recently, is graded two star and has bars, a lounge and function rooms. In addition to a bar / lounge and dining room, it has 40 guest bedrooms. A few months ago, I was relaxing in the coffee lounge of a large hotel after an anniversary dinner with my wife. Two girls worked in the library, one in the club office, and the rest were spread out in the preparation room and the club lounge, where there was an icecream counter. Synonyms public room, sitting room, common room 1.1 A spacious area in an airport with seats for waiting passengers. （机场）候机大厅 the departure lounge 候机室。 Example sentencesExamples A few years ago I was in a departure lounge at Logan Airport, waiting for my flight to San Francisco to board. Passengers would also be able to use each airline's airport lounges. When you wait in the departure lounge at an airport you at least get a comfy chair. A witness said the man first came to the attention of other passengers in the departure lounge. In addition, the passenger lounge and children's play area will be redesigned and all new seats will be added. These will be placed in high footfall areas like airport lounges, shopping malls and large retail chains, and will stock over 600 fast-moving models. I'm sitting here in the departure lounge at Canberra airport. I have also scheduled business meetings and presentations at airline lounges all over the world while awaiting a connection. As we sat in the departure lounge at the airport there was a national moment of silence to honor the dead. The perks, bonus miles, airport lounges and roomier seats were all geared for the airlines' best customers. A private elevator takes passengers to the departure lounge to board. Airport frequent-flier lounges - once the exclusive bastions of relief for elite fliers - are becoming increasingly available to the rest of us. In the airport lounge, I log on to the Net to see what is happening back home. So, like many writers before me, I'm writing my column in the departure lounge of an airport looking at the board which says ‘Delayed’. "Our plan is to provide more space at the airport lounges especially for international passengers. As late as Sunday there were still only about 80 percent of flights operating, with thousands of passengers waiting in the airport lounges. Then passengers began to walk into the airport lounge. The passengers were kept in the airport lounge and given lunch and drinks while they waited to re-board. There I was minding my own business in the departure lounge at Bristol airport. He had passed through check-in and passport control without any problems and was waiting in the smoking area of the departure lounge. 1.2 short for cocktail lounge 2US A couch or sofa, especially a backless one having a headrest at one end. Example sentencesExamples She was lying on the lounge. She was very pale, but she looked up and smiled when Christine entered. While couches and lounges decreased in popularity as the nineteenth century drew to a close, sofas became an essential item in every household, and the sofa bed became almost as ubiquitous. The parlor was adorned with a simple dark brown leather couch and lounge, a radio, and a coffee table. The old doctor sat by the fireside, talking to his fair patient who was lying on the lounge. Origin Early 16th century (in the sense ‘move indolently’): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.
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