bach
bach — 名詞
1. in New Zealand, a simple wooden hut by the beach, lake, or in the bush, where a
度假小屋
紐西蘭海邊或湖邊的木造度假小屋
in New Zealand, a simple wooden hut by the beach, lake, or in the bush, where a family goes for short holidays or weekends away from home.
The Patel family drove up to their bach at Lake Taupo every January.
Patel 一家每年一月都會開車到他們在 Taupo 湖邊的度假小屋。
noun: a + bach + at [place name]
Our bach has no hot water, but the view of the bay makes up for it.
我們的度假小屋沒有熱水，但海灣的景色讓人覺得值得。
typical scene: rustic seaside cottage
Grandad built the old bach himself in 1962, using wood from a fallen tree.
爺爺在 1962 年自己蓋了那間老小屋，木材是用一棵倒下來的樹做的。
Most New Zealand baches are tiny, with one bedroom and a small kitchen.
大多數紐西蘭的度假小屋都很小，只有一間臥室和一個小廚房。
plural form: baches
Sam invited three school friends to spend a long weekend at the family bach.
Sam 邀請三個同學到家裡的度假小屋過長週末。
- family bach
- old bach
- beach bach
- the family bach
- stay at the bach
- weekend at the bach
文法句型
a + bach + at/by/on [place]
用法筆記
Almost always used in New Zealand English. The South Island equivalent is 'crib'. Often paired with possessives: 'our bach', 'the family bach', 'Grandad's bach'.
常見錯誤
bach — 動詞
1. of a man, to look after himself in a house without a wife or partner, usually fo
獨居過日子
男子單獨打理生活、自炊自洗
of a man, to look after himself in a house without a wife or partner, usually for a short period — cooking, cleaning, and doing his own washing.
While Maria was visiting her mother in Spain, Tom had to bach for two whole weeks.
Maria 去西班牙看媽媽的那兩個禮拜，Tom 只好自己一個人過日子。
intransitive: bach for + duration
After the divorce, Uncle Frank baches in a small flat on the edge of town.
離婚之後，Frank 叔叔自己住在城邊一間小公寓裡。
The young engineer baches happily, eating cereal for dinner most nights.
那位年輕工程師自己過得挺愉快的，晚餐常常只吃麥片。
common context: poor self-care humour
Dad is baching it this month while Mum looks after Granny in Wellington.
媽媽到 Wellington 照顧外婆的這個月，爸爸自己一個人打理生活。
informal: bach + it
I bached for six months in college before finding two roommates.
上大學時，我獨自生活了六個月才找到兩個室友。
- bach for a week
- bach it
- bach happily
- bach alone
- live alone
neutral and modern; preferred in everyday speech
- fend for oneself
stresses doing chores without help, not necessarily alone
- cohabit
to live with a partner, often without marriage
文法句型
bach (it)
bach for [time period]
用法筆記
Now rare and old-fashioned; mostly heard from older speakers in New Zealand or Australia. The subject is almost always male; for a woman in the same situation, English uses no equivalent verb.
常見錯誤
同根字
- bachelor名詞B2
- baching動詞
- baches名詞
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- family bach
- beach bach
- bach holiday
- bach key
常用片語
- go up to the bach
- stay at the bach
- open up the bach for summer
介系詞搭配
- at the bach
- to the bach
- in the bach