Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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basement

/bˈeɪsmənt/B1

地下室 (n.)

指房屋的「地下室」。在美劇裡,住在別人的 basement 常常帶有混得比較慘、寄人籬下的自嘲意味。

Why don't you sit down and have a real conversation with her?
Okay, Boyle, you live in your ex-wife's new boyfriend's basement.
I'm not taking advice from you.