Landlord
['læn(d)lɔːd] or ['lændlɔrd]
解释:
(n.) The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.
(n.) The master of an inn or of a lodging house.
编辑:玛杰里
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Owner, proprietor.[2]. Host, inn-keeper.
校对:拉弗尔斯
例句:
- We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- She answered Sergeant Cuff's inquiry for the landlord, by telling him sharply that her master was up-stairs, and was not to be bothered by anybody. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- No doubt he would be, if he could, returned the landlord, but he can't. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Shall I step upstairs, and pitch into the landlord? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- In the present state of Europe, the share of the landlord seldom exceeds a third, sometimes not a fourth part of the whole produce of the land. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- He's a damned bad landlord. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- I was in the bar, and a garrulous landlord was giving me all that I wanted. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- The landlord reciprocated the old man's laugh; and returned to his guests. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- I heard the landlord say. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- You will excuse my landlord, said the old lady with a dignified air. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I thought of it then, and superb as the bath was, I was sorry I had taken it, and was about to go and explain to the landlord. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Human food seems to be the only produce of land, which always and necessarily affords some rent to the landlord. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- In this case, though there was no tythe, the rent of the landlord could amount to no more than one-fifth or two-tenths of the whole produce. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The hearty old landlord was trying to look very cheerful and unconcerned, but failing signally in the attempt. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The landlord made a strong effort, and at length replied, 'Well, Sir, I do _not_ know you. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Landlords and farmers, besides, two of the largest classes of masters, have another reason for being pleased with dear years. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The more prosperous landlords went to England to live, and had their children educated there. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Some landlords, instead of raising the rent, take a fine for the renewal of the lease. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Those improvements sometimes contribute, indeed, to the discharge of the other landlords of the district. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- No, I woon't: I'll be dee'd if I'll leather my boy to please you or anybody else, not if you was twenty landlords istid o' one, and that a bad un. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- HE, I promise, did not decline the obsequious invitation of the landlords to alight and refresh himself in the neat country towns. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The nobles and commoners became landlords and gentlemen farmers; it was they who directed the shipbuilding and engaged in trade. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Some landlords, instead of a rent in money, require a rent in kind, in corn, cattle, poultry, wine, oil, etc. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- They are a sort of out-servants of the landlords and farmers. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- There are landlords in China who own one or a few farms and rent them to tenants, but there are no great, permanent estates. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- They are quite different from your uncle's tenants or Sir James's--monsters--farmers without landlords--one can't tell how to class them. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Their interest as landlords and farmers would in this case be very deeply affected by such regulations, and their interest as consumers very little. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
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