Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form houses is pronounced /'haʊzɪz/. 名词和形容词读作 /haʊs/,动词读作 /haʊz/。houses 读作/'haʊzɪz/。
1 N-COUNT 房屋;房子;住宅 A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. 房屋;房子;住宅
SYN home, residence, dwelling [formal , literary] , building
2 N-SING [the/this N] 住在一幢房子里的人;一家人 You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house . 住在一幢房子里的人;一家人 [British, formal]
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If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house.
如果他把闹钟设在午夜响,那会把全家人都吵醒的。
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So I grew up with that feeling that the man is the head of the house.
因此我从小到大一直认为男人是一家之主。
SYN household, family, ménage
3 N-COUNT [n NOUN] (用于餐饮场所的名称)餐厅,馆,屋 House is used in the names of types of places where people go to eat and drink. (用于餐饮场所的名称)餐厅,馆,屋
4 N-COUNT [n NOUN] (尤用于出版、借贷或服装设计等公司的名称)公司,商行 House is used in the names of types of companies, especially ones which publish books, lend money, or design clothes. (尤用于出版、借贷或服装设计等公司的名称)公司,商行
SYN firm, company, business, concern
5 N-IN-NAMES [n NOUN] (用于办公楼、私宅或豪宅名称)大楼,大厦,大宅 House is sometimes used in the names of office buildings and large private homes or expensive houses. (用于办公楼、私宅或豪宅名称)大楼,大厦,大宅 [mainly British]
6 N-COUNT (英国)上(或下)议院;(美国)众议院 You can refer to the two main bodies of Britain's parliament and the United States of America's legislature as the House or a House. (英国)上(或下)议院;(美国)众议院
7 N-SING [the/this N] 全体辩论者;所有辩手 You can refer to all the people at a debate as the house . 全体辩论者;所有辩手 [British, formal]
8 N-COUNT (英国学校中为进行体育竞赛等所划分的)组,社 In a British school, a house is a group of children of different ages who compete against other groups in sports and other activities. Each house usually has a name. (英国学校中为进行体育竞赛等所划分的)组,社
9 N-COUNT 贵族;名门望族;(尤指)王室,王族 A house is a family which has been or will be important for many generations, especially the family of a king or queen. 贵族;名门望族;(尤指)王室,王族
SYN dynasty, line, race, tribe
10 N-COUNT (剧场、影院或其他娱乐场所的)观众席;全体观众 The house is the part of a theatre, cinema, or other place of entertainment where the audience sits. You can also refer to the audience at a particular performance as the house. (剧场、影院或其他娱乐场所的)观众席;全体观众
SYN audience, crowd, gathering, assembly
11 ADJ [ADJ n] (餐馆里的葡萄酒)廉价佐餐的,未列入酒水单的 A restaurant's house wine is the cheapest wine it sells, which is not listed by name on the wine list. (餐馆里的葡萄酒)廉价佐餐的,未列入酒水单的
12 VERB 为…提供房屋(或住所) To house someone means to provide a house or flat for them to live in. 为…提供房屋(或住所)
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Part III of the Housing Act 1985 imposes duties on local authorities to house homeless people. [VERB noun]
1985年《住房法案》的第三部分要求地方政府为无家可归者提供住所。
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Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
很遗憾,我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。
SYN accommodate, board, quarter, take in
13 VERB [no cont] 安置;容纳;作为…之用 A building or container that houses something is the place where it is located or from where it operates. 安置;容纳;作为…之用
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The château itself is open to the public and houses a museum of motorcycles and cars. [VERB noun]
古堡本身对公众开放,并设有一个摩托车和汽车博物馆。
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Many years later, the temple erected in her name was used to house the Roman mint. [VERB noun]
多年后,以她的名义建造的寺庙被改造成了罗马铸币厂。
SYN contain, keep, hold, cover
14 VERB [no cont] (建筑物)供…居住,供…下榻 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. (建筑物)供…居住,供…下榻
SYN take, accommodate, sleep, provide shelter for
15 See also: boarding house chapter house clearing house council house doll's house full house open house opera house public house Wendy house White House
16 PHRASE (人、表演或演讲)博得全场喝彩,引得哄堂大笑 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. (人、表演或演讲)博得全场喝彩,引得哄堂大笑 [informal]
17 PHRASE 很快就打得火热;一见如故;一拍即合 If two people get on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common. 很快就打得火热;一见如故;一拍即合 [informal]
18 PHRASE [VERB inflects, oft PHR for n] (不出去工作而)操持家务,当家 If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work. (不出去工作而)操持家务,当家
19 PHRASE (餐馆或酒吧)免费招待的 If you are given something in a restaurant or bar on the house, you do not have to pay for it. (餐馆或酒吧)免费招待的
SYN free, for free [informal] , for nothing, free of charge
20 PHRASE 管好自己的事;处理好自身问题 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. 管好自己的事;处理好自身问题
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Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order.
有些人认为斯坦普尔的离职将有助于公司解决自身的财务问题。
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The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?.
美国领导层面临的挑战是:我们能否处理好自己的经济问题?
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Before you lecture me, Mr Abbey, I suggest you set your house in order.
阿比先生,在你教训我之前,我建议你先把自己的事管好。
Quotations
A house is a machine for living in Le Corbusier Vers une architecture
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | house Also look up: |
N. | dwelling, home, place, residence 1 |
Word Partnership | Use house with: |
VERB. | break into a house, build a house, buy a house, find a house, live in a house, own a house, rent a house, sell a house 1 |
ADJ. | empty house, expensive house, little house, new/old house 1 |
N. | house prices, a room in a house 1 |
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