hostel UK ['hɒs.təl] US ['hɑ:.stəl] noun countable ■a large house where people can stay free or cheaply (免费或廉价的)旅社,客栈•a student hostel学生旅社 Compare hotel UK (US shelter) ■a building where people with no home can live for a short time (无家可归者的)收容所•a hostel for the homeless无家可归者的收容所 •a Salvation Army hostel救世军收容所 |