hostel
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhɒs.təl/ us/ˈhɑː.stəl/
B1 （免费或廉价的）旅社，客栈
a large house where people can stay free or cheaply
a student hostel 学生旅社
B1 UK (US shelter)（无家可归者的）收容所
a building where people with no home can live for a short time
a hostel for the homeless 无家可归者的收容所
a Salvation Army hostel 救世军收容所
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- In the 1930s she set up small hostels for orthodox children that provided more of a family atmosphere than did foster homes.
- He was taken to a guestworkers' hostel in the suburbs.
- On her tour of Europe she meets handsome Will, who invites her back to the hostel where he's staying.
- The hostel is close to the train station and has beds for 100 kr.
- The Stornoway Backpackers hostel is a basic affair about five minutes' walk from the ferry.
- If you stay in hostels or on campsites and don't eat out, it's possible to manage on £15/US$22 a day.
- Thirteen people were taken to hospital following a fire at a council-run hostel for the homeless.