hous·ing¹ /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ n. 1. 遮盖；遮蔽；覆盖 2. 住房供给；住房建筑 the housing problem in cities 城市里的住房问题 3. 居留(处)；住宿(处) 4. [总称]房屋，住宅 Many people were in bad housing. 许多人住在破败的房屋里。 5. 遮蔽物；遮盖物；蔽护所 6. 【机】外套；外壳；外罩；盖；箱；架；框 7. 【建】榫眼，槽口；槽；柄穴 8. 【海】桅脚；桅座；(遮盖入坞船只的)顶棚 9. 〈废〉(放置雕像的)壁龛 10. = houseline