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