tenant是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 承租人； 房客； 佃户vt. 租借， 承租，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Had the prosaic finding of the coroner not finally put an end to the romantic stories which have been whispered in connection with the affair, it might have been difficult to find a tenant for Baskerville Hall.
-- All the good work which has been done by Sir Charles will crash to the ground if there is no tenant of the Hall.
-- On the other hand, if I should find the hut and its tenant should not be within it I must remain there, however long the vigil, until he returned.
-- 'I thought as much and knowing your admirable te-nacity I was convinced that you were sitting in ambush, a weapon within reach, waiting for the tenant to return.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The clerk knew very well that this 'PERHAPS' meant 'CERTAINLY,' but as he thought he could make more out of a tenant like the prince, he felt justified in speaking vaguely about the present inhabitant's intentions.
-- When the tubs containing these plants arrived at the villa and were set in their places, Lebedeff kept running into the street to enjoy the view of the house, and every time he did so the rent to be demanded from the future tenant went up with a bound.
-- Upon the pretext that his tenant needed quiet, he kept him almost in isolation, and Muishkin protested in vain against this ex-cess of zeal.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was betrothed to a good young man, too: a tenant of his.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Hisinventory includes, not only the chattels and effects of everydescription belonging to the undersigned, as yearly tenant of thishabitation, but also those appertaining to Mr. Thomas Traddles,lodger, a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
-- He thentold me that he had become the tenant of Uriah Heep's old house;and that Mrs. Micawber would be delighted to receive me, oncemore, under her own roof.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Boldwood in Meditation RegretBoldwood was tenant of what was called Little Weatherbury Farm, and his person was the nearest approach to aristocracy that this remoter quarter of the parish could boast of.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Isn't it just barely possible that Uncle Pumblechook may be a tenant of hers, and that he may sometimes--we won't say quarterly or half-yearly, for that would be requiring too much of you--but sometimes--go there to pay his rent?
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He probably swayed by prudential consideration of the folly of offending a good tenant relaxed a little in the laconic style of chipping off his pronouns and auxiliary verbs, and introduced what he supposed would be a subject of interest to me, a discourse on the advantages and disadvantages of my present place of retirement.
-- Then I hope his ghost will haunt you; and I hope Mr. Heathcliff will never get another tenant till the Grange is a ruin,' she answered, sharply.
-- Yes, yes, he's rich enough to live in a finer house than this: but he's very near close handed; and, if he had meant to flit to Thrushcross Grange, as soon as he heard of a good tenant he could not have borne to miss the chance of getting a few hundreds more.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That's the seamstress who was mentioned to me by a small tenant of mine?
-- 'Ha brought by hum little offering from ha son of old tenant of mine.'
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