landlord

复数：landlords

1. [C]房东;地主a man from whom sb rent a room, land
2. [C]店主a man who owns or is in charge of a hotel

• pay landlord向房东交费

• bankrupt landlord破产的地主
• enlightened landlord开明的地主

• apartment landlord公寓房东

1. The farmhands gave the landlord a sound beating.
   雇工们把这地主痛打了一顿。
2. Her husband was driven to death by the landlord.
   她丈夫就是被地主逼死的。
3. I owe the landlord one hundred dollars.
   我欠房东一百美元。
4. The council brought pressure to bear on the landlord to improve his property.
   市政会向房主施加了压力，促使其改善房子的居住条件。