council flat
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈkaʊn.səl ˌflæt/ us/ˈkaʊn.səl ˌflæt/
公租(套)房,廉租(套)房
a flat that is owned by the local council and rented to people at a low rent
Home for him now is a council flat on an estate in Northwest London. 他现在的家是在伦敦西北部一个廉价房小区的公屋。
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- She lived with her divorced mother in a council flat, supported by social security.
- A large modern complex of council flats was built, with garages, to replace some of the older housing.
- Thousands of homeowners who took advantage of their right to buy council flats are facing huge bills for repairs to their blocks.
- He and my mum live alone in a council flat in one of those blocks in Easterhouse.