deed
noun
/diːd/
/diːd/
Idioms
(formal, literary) a thing that somebody does that is usually very good or very bad行为；行动 synonym act- It's a stirring tale of heroic deeds.这是一则激动人心的英雄事迹。
- a brave/charitable deed勇敢/慈善行为
- She tried to do a good deed every day.她尝试着每天做一件好事。
- They will be punished for their evil deeds.他们将因他们的恶行受到惩罚。
Extra Examples- She would not be able to relax until the deed was done.直到这件事做好她才能放松下来。
- The prince swore she would be punished for her dastardly deeds.王子发誓说她会为自己的卑鄙行为付出代价。
- They paid children to do their evil deeds.他们给孩子们钱，让他们做坏事。
- demands that the country should apologize for its past deeds让这个国家为过去的行为道歉的要求
- evil deeds perpetrated by wicked people恶人做的坏事
- warriors who performed glorious deeds立下赫赫战功的勇士
- (often plural in BrE) a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building（尤指房产）契约，证书
- The deeds of the house are missing.房子的房产证不见了。
Wordfinder- agreement
- binding
- certificate
- clause
- deed
- document
- draft
- draw up
- subsection
- witness
Wordfinder- accommodation
- deed
- home
- house
- lease
- let
- location
- mortgage
- squat
- tenant
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.
see also title deedExtra Examples- Many of the villagers have no land deeds.许多村民没有土地契约。
- The deeds are perfectly valid legally.这些契约在法律上完全有效。
- The deeds to the property are with my lawyer.这份房地产的契约在我的律师那里。
Topics Law and justicec2, Houses and homesc2 Word OriginOld English dēd, dǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daad and German Tat, from an Indo-European root shared by do1.
Idioms your good deed for the day
- a helpful, kind thing that you do（所做的）好事，善事
- I took Sarah’s children to school so I’ve done my good deed for the day.我送了萨拉的孩子去上学，所以今天已经做了善事。
- She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.她当时认为自己做了好事。