motel
gb/moʊtˈɛl/ us/moʊtˈɛl/
B1
Angličtina
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Podstatné jméno
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roadside hotel for motorists
A small, low-cost hotel beside a road, where you can park your car close to your room.
Vzorec užití:
to stay at a motel
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'motel' and 'hotel' as if they are exactly the same. A motel is usually beside a road or highway and often lets you park directly outside your room, while a hotel is often in a city or town and may have indoor corridors and no parking right at the door. Learners may also say 'in the motel' when talking about staying there; 'stay at a motel' is the most natural phrase.
Synonyma
motor inn (Emphasizes service to people traveling by car; slightly less common, sometimes sounds a bit dated or branded.)
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budget hotel (Focuses on low price rather than location by a road; not all budget hotels are motels.)
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roadside hotel (Describes the location by a road, but does not always imply the classic motel layout with doors opening to the parking lot.)
Antonyma
home (A permanent place where someone lives, as opposed to a temporary place to sleep while traveling like a motel.)
Kolokace
roadside motel
|cheap motel
|seedy motel
|motel room
|motel chain
|stay at a motel
Témata
travel
|tourism
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- We pulled off the highway and checked into a small motel for the night.
- The movie was filmed in an old desert motel with a neon sign.
- On our road trip, we stayed at a different motel every evening.
- They chose a cheap motel on the edge of town to save money.
- The motel has free parking right in front of each room.
Učební příklady
- We stayed at a motel near the highway.
- This motel is cheap but clean.
- There is a small motel next to the gas station.
- He parked his car in front of his room at the motel.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
motel
IPA
GB/moʊtˈɛl/
US/moʊtˈɛl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
motel (1 slabika)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: motel
- Plural: motels
Příbuzná slova
Forms
motels
noun
Related words
hotel
noun A1
Výrazy
no-tell motel
1/nˈoʊ tˈɛl moʊtˈɛl/
idiom
slang
discreet motel for secret sex
A cheap, simple motel where people go for short, secret sexual meetings, often because the place does not ask many questions or keep careful records.
Příklady
- They met at a no-tell motel on the edge of town so no one they knew would see them.
- The detective followed the suspect to a rundown no-tell motel off the highway.