prop·er·ty

noun

/ˈprɒpəti/

/ˈprɑːpərti/

(plural properties)

[uncountable] a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions所有物；财产；财物
- personal/stolen property个人／被盗财物
- This building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。
- Be careful not to damage other people's property.小心别损及别人的财物。
see also intellectual property, lost property, public property
Synonyms things
thingsstuff ▪ property ▪ possessions ▪ junk ▪ belongings ▪ goods ▪ valuablesThese are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.
things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose:
Shall I help you pack your things?我帮你打点行装好吗？
Bring your swimming things.随身带上游泳用品。
stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
Where’s all my stuff?我的东西都哪儿去了？
property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
This building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。
Be careful not to damage other people’s property.小心别损坏别人的财物。
possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
goods (specialist or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.他被判犯销赃罪。
valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。
Patterns
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Extra Examples
- The market was known as a place where people disposed of stolen property.大家都知道那个市场是个销赃的地方。
- The youths were convicted of defacing public property.那些青年被判犯了毁坏公物罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- personal
- private
- common
- …
verb + property
- protect
- dispose of
- confiscate
- …
property + noun
- rights
phrases
- be the exclusive property of somebody
- be the sole property of somebody
[uncountable] land and buildings不动产；房地产
- The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。
- A sign indicates that it is now private property.一个标示牌表明它现在是私有财产。
- commercial/residential property商用／居住物业
- property prices/values/taxes房地产价格／价值／税
- a property developer/owner房地产开发商／业主
- property development/investment房地产开发／投资
- a slump in the property market房地产市场的暴跌
- The storms caused millions of pounds worth of property damage.风暴造成了价值数百万英镑的财产损失。
see also community property
Synonyms building
buildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。
The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。
This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex休闲活动中心
structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。
block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:
a block of flats公寓大楼
the school’s science block这所学校的理科大楼
Patterns
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Extra Examples
- How does it feel to be a woman of property?作为有产业的女人有何种感觉？
- Students are not allowed on school property outside of school hours.学生不准在非上课期间进入学校的房子。
- They are living in rented property.他们现住在租来的房子里。
Topics Buildingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- freehold
- leasehold
- adjacent
- …
verb + property
- hold
- own
- acquire
- …
property + noun
- market
- prices
- values
- …
phrases
- a man of property
- a woman of property
[countable] (formal) a building or buildings and the surrounding land房屋及院落；庄园；房地产
- to own/buy/purchase/acquire/sell a property拥有／买入／购买／购入／出售物业
- rental/investment properties租赁性／投资性物业
- There are a lot of empty properties in the area.这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。
Synonyms building
buildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。
The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。
This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex休闲活动中心
structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。
block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:
a block of flats公寓大楼
the school’s science block这所学校的理科大楼
Patterns
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Collocations Moving house
Moving house Renting
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
- sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
- extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
- give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
- evict the existing tenants
- attract/find new/prospective tenants
- invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
Buying
- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
- call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
- apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
- (struggle to) pay the mortgage
- make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
Selling
- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
- increase/lower your price/the asking price
- have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
Extra Examples
- Once the tenants have left, the property will be put on the market.一旦房客离开，这处房子就会在市场上出售。
- The property was valued at $750 000.这处房地产的估价为 75 万美元。
- They decided to rent out the property while they were abroad.他们决定出国期间把房屋租出去。
- We have a potential buyer who wants to view the property.有一个潜在的购房者要来看房。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- freehold
- leasehold
- adjacent
- …
verb + property
- hold
- own
- acquire
- …
property + noun
- market
- prices
- values
- …
phrases
- a man of property
- a woman of property
[countable, usually plural] (formal) a quality or characteristic that something has性质；特性
- Compare the physical properties of the two substances.比较一下这两种物质的物理性质。
- a plant with medicinal properties药用植物
- The substance has properties similar to plastic.该物质的性质类似于塑料。
- The difference occurs because of local variation in soil properties.出现这种差异的原因是土壤性质的局部差异。
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biological
- chemical
- electrical
- …
verb + property
- have
- possess
- display
- …
phrases
- have properties similar to something

Word OriginMiddle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’.

单词	property
释义	prop·er·ty noun /ˈprɒpəti/ /ˈprɑːpərti/ (plural properties) [uncountable] a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions所有物；财产；财物 personal/stolen property个人／被盗财物 This building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people's property.小心别损及别人的财物。 see also intellectual property, lost property, public property Synonyms thingsthingsstuff ▪ property ▪ possessions ▪ junk ▪ belongings ▪ goods ▪ valuablesThese are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: Shall I help you pack your things?我帮你打点行装好吗？ Bring your swimming things.随身带上游泳用品。 stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: Where’s all my stuff?我的东西都哪儿去了？ property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody: This building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people’s property.小心别损坏别人的财物。 possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved: Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。 junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value: I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。 belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time: Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。 goods (specialist or rather formal) possessions that can be moved: He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.他被判犯销赃罪。 valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras: Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。 Patterns personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings Extra Examples The market was known as a place where people disposed of stolen property.大家都知道那个市场是个销赃的地方。 The youths were convicted of defacing public property.那些青年被判犯了毁坏公物罪。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective personal private common … verb + property protect dispose of confiscate … property + noun rights phrases be the exclusive property of somebody be the sole property of somebody [uncountable] land and buildings不动产；房地产 The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。 A sign indicates that it is now private property.一个标示牌表明它现在是私有财产。 commercial/residential property商用／居住物业 property prices/values/taxes房地产价格／价值／税 a property developer/owner房地产开发商／业主 property development/investment房地产开发／投资 a slump in the property market房地产市场的暴跌 The storms caused millions of pounds worth of property damage.风暴造成了价值数百万英镑的财产损失。 see also community property Synonyms buildingbuildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four wallsbuilding a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings: We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。 This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses: The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。 complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place: a leisure complex休闲活动中心 structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building: The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。 block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: a block of flats公寓大楼 the school’s science block这所学校的理科大楼 Patterns a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block an apartment building/complex/block a/the school building/premises to build a property/complex/structure/block to put up a building/property/structure/block to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block Extra Examples How does it feel to be a woman of property?作为有产业的女人有何种感觉？ Students are not allowed on school property outside of school hours.学生不准在非上课期间进入学校的房子。 They are living in rented property.他们现住在租来的房子里。 Topics Buildingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective freehold leasehold adjacent … verb + property hold own acquire … property + noun market prices values … phrases a man of property a woman of property [countable] (formal) a building or buildings and the surrounding land房屋及院落；庄园；房地产 to own/buy/purchase/acquire/sell a property拥有／买入／购买／购入／出售物业 rental/investment properties租赁性／投资性物业 There are a lot of empty properties in the area.这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。 Synonyms buildingbuildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four wallsbuilding a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings: We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。 This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses: The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。 complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place: a leisure complex休闲活动中心 structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building: The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。 block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: a block of flats公寓大楼 the school’s science block这所学校的理科大楼 Patterns a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block an apartment building/complex/block a/the school building/premises to build a property/complex/structure/block to put up a building/property/structure/block to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property Being a landlord have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property collect/increase/raise the rent evict the existing tenants attract/find new/prospective tenants invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market Buying buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan (struggle to) pay the mortgage make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house Selling put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction increase/lower your price/the asking price have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. Extra Examples Once the tenants have left, the property will be put on the market.一旦房客离开，这处房子就会在市场上出售。 The property was valued at $750 000.这处房地产的估价为 75 万美元。 They decided to rent out the property while they were abroad.他们决定出国期间把房屋租出去。 We have a potential buyer who wants to view the property.有一个潜在的购房者要来看房。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective freehold leasehold adjacent … verb + property hold own acquire … property + noun market prices values … phrases a man of property a woman of property [countable, usually plural] (formal) a quality or characteristic that something has性质；特性 Compare the physical properties of the two substances.比较一下这两种物质的物理性质。 a plant with medicinal properties药用植物 The substance has properties similar to plastic.该物质的性质类似于塑料。 The difference occurs because of local variation in soil properties.出现这种差异的原因是土壤性质的局部差异。 Topics Physics and chemistryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective biological chemical electrical … verb + property have possess display … phrases have properties similar to something Word OriginMiddle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’.
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