house
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Learner's definition of HOUSE
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a [count] : a building in which a family lives房子；住宅 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- Would you like to come to my house for dinner?来我家吃饭好吗？
- a two-family house两家合住的房子
- I spent the weekend just puttering around the house.我在家里随便干点杂活度过了整个周末。
- house pets/plants家养宠物/植物
- a house guest来家里过夜的客人
- house parties在家庭举办的聚会
b [singular] : the people who live in a house住在同一所房子的人；全家人
- He made enough noise to wake the whole house.他弄出的声响把全家人都吵醒了。
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[count] : a building where students or members of a religious group live学生宿舍；宗教会所
- a fraternity house大学男生联谊会会所
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a [count] : a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country议院；议会；国会
- The bill has been approved by both houses of Congress.这一议案已经得到了国会两院的一致通过。
- The two houses of the U.S. Congress are the Senate [=the upper house] and the House of Representatives. [=the lower house]美国国会两院分别为参议院和众议院。
- The two houses of the British Parliament are the House of Lords [=the upper house] and the House of Commons. [=the lower house]英国议会两院分别为上议院和下议院。
b the House : house of representatives — see also house of commons, house of lords
- They hope to win enough seats in the election to regain control of the House.他们希望在选举中赢得足够议席，重新掌控众议院。
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a : a specified kind of business公司；机构
- a publishing house出版社
- fashion houses时装公司
- an investment banking house投资银行
- a brokerage house经纪公司
b : a place or building where a specified kind of activity or entertainment occurs（某种活动或娱乐的）场所 : a place where an illegal activity occurs（非法活动的）场所 — see also opera house
- an auction house拍卖行
- a house of God/worship [=a place, such as a church, where people go for religious services]教堂
- (US) a movie house [=a cinema, (US) a movie theater]电影院
- a gambling house赌场
- a house of prostitution妓院
c : a particular kind of restaurant特色餐馆 — see also coffeehouse, steak house
- We had dinner at the local fish house.我们是在当地的鱼馆吃的晚饭。
- a seafood house海鲜馆
- Oyster stew is a specialty of the house. [=a special dish that is featured in a restaurant]生蚝炖菜是这家餐馆的特色菜。
◊ A house wine is a basic wine that is always available in a restaurant. A house salad and a house (salad) dressing are the regular salad and dressing in a U.S. restaurant.*house wine指餐馆常备酒。house salad和house (salad) dressing分别指美国餐馆的普通沙拉和普通沙拉酱。
- Would you like the house salad or a spinach salad?你想要普通沙拉还是菠菜沙拉？
- The house dressing is a creamy vinaigrette.普通沙拉调味酱是奶油醋沙司。
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[count] : the audience in a theater or concert hall（剧场或音乐厅的）观众
- They had a full/packed house on opening night.他们的首演之夜，观众爆满，座无虚席。
- When the movie ended, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. [=everyone had tears in their eyes]那场电影结束时，在场观众无一不眼眶含泪。
◊ To bring down the house or to bring the house down is to get great approval and applause or laughter from an audience.博得满堂喝彩；博得全场笑声
- His performance brought down the house night after night.他的表演每晚都能博得满堂喝彩。
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House [count] : a royal or noble family including ancestors and all the people who are related to them皇族；贵族；王室
- the House of Tudor都铎王室
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[noncount] : a type of electronic dance music with a heavy, regular beat浩室音乐（一种重节奏电子舞曲）
— called also house music
clean house
US 1
: to clean the floors, furniture, etc., inside a house打扫房子；大扫除
- He cleans house on Tuesdays.他每周二都大扫除。
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: to make important basic changes in an organization, business, etc., in order to correct problems内部整顿
- After the corruption was revealed, the police chief decided it was time to clean house.那次腐败事件曝光后，警察局长决定要进行内部整顿。
(from) house to house
◊ If you go (from) house to house, you go to each house or apartment in an area and do or ask for something.挨家挨户地
- Volunteers went from house to house asking for donations.志愿者们挨家挨户地募捐。
house in order
◊ To put/get/set (etc.) your house in order is to improve or correct the way you do things.提高自己的水平；解决自身问题
- We should get our (own) house in order before we criticize others for their mistakes.正人先正己。
- The company needs to get its financial house in order. [=to correct its financial problems]那家公司需要解决自身财政问题。
keep house
: to do the work that is needed to take care of a house料理家务 — see also housekeeper, housekeeping
- When I started living on my own I had no idea how to cook or keep house.刚开始独立生活时，我根本不懂做饭，也不会料理家务。
- You need someone to keep house for you.你需要有人给你料理家务。
like a house on fire
informal : extremely well非常好
- Those two got on/along like a house on fire. [=they liked each other very much]他们两人相处得非常融洽。
- (US) The business started out like a house on fire. [=the business started very successfully]这个生意赢得了开门红。
on the house
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
play house
◊ When children play house they pretend that they are adults and that they are doing the things that adults do in a house, such as cooking and serving food.玩“过家家”游戏
- She always loved playing house with her little sister.她总爱跟妹妹玩过家家。
set up house
: to become settled in a house where you are going to live入住；落脚
- They moved to California and set up house in a suburb of Los Angeles.他们搬到了加利福尼亚州，并且在洛杉矶的郊区住了下来。
houses; housed; housing
houses; housed; housing
Learner's definition of HOUSE
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: to provide shelter or a living space for (someone)给…提供住处 — often used as (be) housed常用作(be) housed
- More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates.需要更多的监狱来关押日益增多的犯人。
- The soldiers were housed in poorly heated huts.士兵们被安排住进了供暖条件差的简陋小屋。
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: to be a shelter for (something) : to store or contain (something)为…的贮藏处；收藏；安置 — often used as (be) housed常用作(be) housed
- The museum houses an impressive collection of jewels.这家博物馆收藏了一批令人惊叹的珠宝。
- The paintings are now housed in the National Gallery.这些油画现被收藏在国家美术馆。
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: to surround or enclose (something) in order to protect it包裹；覆盖
- The carpenter built casing to house the hot water pipes.木匠给热水管加了层保护外壳。
- contradicting
- contradiction
- contradiction in terms
- contradictions
- contradictory
- contradicts
- contradict yourself
- contrail
- contrails
- contraindicated
- contraindication
- contraindications
- contralto
- contraltos
- contraption
- contraptions
- contrarian
- contrarians
- contrarily
- contrariness
- contrariwise
- contrary
- contrary to
- Contrary to expectations
- Contrary to popular belief