Duplex
01
复式公寓, 双层公寓
an apartment with two floors each with its own rooms connected by an internal staircase
Dialect
British
British
例子
The lower unit of the duplex has a spacious living room and kitchen, while the upper unit has bedrooms and a study.
复式公寓的下层单元有一个宽敞的客厅和厨房，而上层单元有卧室和书房。
Duplexes are popular in urban areas for their efficient use of space and potential rental income.
复式公寓因其高效利用空间和潜在的租金收入在城市地区很受欢迎。
02
复式住宅, 双拼别墅
a residential building that contains two separate living units or residences, typically stacked on top of each other or side by side
Dialect
American
American
例子
The duplex had two separate apartments, each with its own entrance.
复式公寓有两套独立的公寓，每套都有自己的入口。
They decided to live in a duplex to have more space without paying for a detached house.
他们决定住在一个复式公寓里，以便在不支付独立房屋费用的情况下拥有更多空间。
03
复式住宅, 双拼别墅
a house with two units sharing a common wall
DialectAmerican
American例子
They bought a duplex so that each family could have its own space.
The duplex has separate entrances for each unit.
duplex
01
复式, 两层的
*** (of a flat) with rooms on two floors
例子
They bought a duplex flat with bedrooms upstairs.
The duplex apartment offers a living room on the lower floor.
02
双工, 双向
allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
例子
Satellite links often require duplex channels.
Modern radios operate in duplex mode for efficiency.
03
双工的, 双重的
(of machinery) having two parts working at the same time or in the same way
例子
The machine has a duplex mechanism for increased reliability.
Duplex pipelines carry two separate flows.
04
联排的, 复式
(of a house) joined to another house by a shared wall on one side, typically containing two separate living units
DialectAmerican
American例子
He lives in a duplex house, with one side rented out to tenants.
他住在一栋复式房子里，一边租给租户。
The duplex property has separate entrances for each unit.
复式房产的每个单元都有单独的入口。
to duplex
01
改造成复式, 转换成复式
change into a duplex
例子
The homeowner decided to duplex the old single-family house.
They hired a contractor to duplex the property for rental purposes.
