/sə'lu:n; sə`lun/
n
1 public room on a ship, in a hotel, etc （轮船、旅馆等的）大厅, 交谊厅
*the ship's dining-saloon 轮船的餐厅.
2 public room or building for a specified purpose 有某用途的公共大厅或建筑物
*a `billiard/`dancing saloon 台球室[舞厅].
3 (US) place where alcoholic drinks may be bought and drunk; bar 酒店; 酒吧间.
4 (also sa`loon-car) (Brit) (US sedan) motor car where the area for the driver and passengers is closed off from the luggage and engine areas 轿车. =>illus at car 见 car 插图.

n[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French;Origin: salon, from Italian salone 'large hall', from sala 'hall']
a public place where alcoholic drinks were sold and drunk in the western US in the 19th century
= bar
BrE alsosaloon bar
a comfortable room in a pub
= lounge bar
BrE alsosaloon car
a car that has a separate enclosed space for your bags etc
American Equivalent: sedan
　a four-door family saloon
→estate car
a large comfortable room where passengers on a ship can sit and relax