the Department of Housing and Urban Development
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv ˌhaʊzɪŋ ən ˌɜːbən dɪˈveləpmənt/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv ˌhaʊzɪŋ ən ˌɜːrbən dɪˈveləpmənt/
(abbreviation HUD)
- the US government department in charge of financial programmes to build houses and to help people buy their own homes. It provides insurance for mortgages and helps pay for houses for poor and old people. It also plans the development of cities.
住房和城市发展部：美国政府负责财务计划的部门，用于建造房屋并帮助人们购买自己的房屋。它提供抵押贷款保险，并帮助支付穷人和老人的房屋。它还计划城市的发展。