house
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. 房屋
She has moved to a small house and is living off her meagre savings. 她搬进了一幢小房子,靠自己微薄的积蓄过日子。
2. N-SING You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house. 一家人; 同住一幢房子的人
If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house. 如果他把闹钟设定在午夜,铃声会把全家人都吵醒。
3. N-COUNT House is used in the names of types of places where people go to eat and drink. …馆 (用于某些类型的餐馆名称中)
...a steak house. …一家牛排馆。
4. N-COUNT House is used in the names of types of companies, especially ones which publish books, lend money, or design clothes. …公司 (用于某些类型的公司名称中,尤其是出版、贷款或服装设计等公司)
Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses. 这些服装中有很多来自世界顶级时装设计公司。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to one of the two bodies of the U.S. Congress as a House. The House of Representatives is sometimes referred to as the House. (美国) 众议院
Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday. 昨天众议院和参议院的一些议员工作了一整天。
6. ADJ A restaurant's house wine is the cheapest wine it sells, which is not listed by name on the wine list. 店酒 (某餐馆没有列在酒水单上的最便宜的葡萄酒)[ADJ n]
Tweed ordered a carafe of the house wine. 特威德点了一瓶店酒。
7. V-T To house someone means to provide a house or apartment for them to live in. 为…提供住房
...homes that house up to nine people. …最多可容纳9人的住处。
8. V-T A building or container that houses something is the place where it is located or from where it operates. 给…提供场地[no cont]
The building is open to the public and houses a museum of motorcycles and cars. 这座大楼对公众开放,并设有一个摩托车和汽车博物馆。
9. V-T If you say that a building houses a number of people, you mean that is the place where they live or where they are staying. 供…居住[no cont]
The building will house twelve boys and eight girls. 这栋房子要住12个男孩和8个女孩。
10. →see alsoclearinghouse , White House
11. PHRASE If a person or their performance or speech brings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing. 博得全场喝彩[非正式]
It's really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down. 这个舞蹈简直太精彩了。它总是博得全场喝彩。
12. PHRASE If two people get on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common. 一见如故[非正式]
I went over and struck up a conversation, and we got on like a house on fire. 我走过去搭讪聊天,我们一见如故。
13. PHRASE If you are given something in a restaurant or bar on the house, you do not have to pay for it. 由店家免费提供的
The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house. 店主知道了他们订婚的事,便免费请他们喝了几杯香槟酒。
14. PHRASE If someone gets their house in order, puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems. 把自己的事情处理妥当
He's got his house in order and made some tremendous decisions. 他已把自己的事情处理好,并做出了一些重大决定。
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house (housing,housed,houses)
名词和形容词读作haʊs。动词读作haʊz。houses此词形读作ˈhaʊzɪz。
剑桥词典
- It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of London.
- I'm worried about leaving him alone in the house all day .
- She had to be rescued by her neighbours when her house caught fire .
- It's a typical country estate with a large house for the owner , farm buildings and estate workers ' houses.
- Would you like to come round to my house after school ?
house noun (HOME)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a building that people , usually one family , live in
房屋,住宅
a detached /semi-detached house 独立式/半独立式住宅
to buy /rent a house 买/租房子
house prices 房价
She lives in a little house in (US on) Cross Street. 她住在十字街上的一所小房子里。
也见 farmhouse noun
roadhouse
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]
all the people living in a house
住在一所房子里的人;全家人
Try not to wake the whole house when you come in! 你进来的时候不要把全家人都吵醒!
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a building where animals are kept
动物的笼舍
the monkey /lion house at the zoo 动物园里猴子/狮子的笼舍
a hen house 鸡舍
例句
house noun (PUBLIC BUILDING)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a building or part of a building that is used for a special purpose
(有特定用途的)大楼,大厦
the Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌剧院
Broadcasting House 广播电台大楼
house noun (BUSINESS)
a company that is involved in a particular area of business
(尤指出版图书或设计服装的)公司,机构,商行
a publishing house 出版社
a fashion house 时装屋
UK a curry house (= a South Asian restaurant ) 咖喱屋(或餐厅)
house noun (MUSIC)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] (also house music)popular dance music with a fast regular beat , usually produced on electronic equipment
豪斯音乐,货仓音乐(电子乐器演奏的一种快节奏的流行音乐)
House music first appeared in the late 1980s. 豪斯音乐最早出现于20世纪80年代晚期。
house noun (SCHOOL GROUP)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] UKany of a small number of groups that the children in a school are put in for sports and other competitions
(学校里为进行比赛而分成的)组
an inter-house hockey match 校内小组之间的足球赛
house noun (FAMILY)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] UKan important family , especially a royal one
家族;(尤指)皇室
The British Royal Family belong to the House of Windsor. 英国王室属于温莎家族。
house noun (POLITICS)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]an organization that makes laws , or its meeting place
议会,议院
the House
the members of the organization that makes laws
议员
The House began debating the proposal at 3 p.m. 议员们于下午3点开始就提案进行辩论。
也见 the House of Commons
the House of Lords
the House of Representatives
[ 单数名词 ]
the group of people who suggest a subject for a debate
辩论的发起方
The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished ." 今晚的辩题是“正方认为应该废除死刑”。
house noun (PEOPLE AT THEATRE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]the people watching a performance , especially in a theatre
观众,(尤指)剧院观众
The opera played to a full /packed house. 该歌剧演出时观众爆满。
习语
get on like a house on fireget/put your own house in order
go (all) round the houses
house of cards
on the house 返回 house