plural premises
plural premises
Learner's definition of PREMISE
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premises [plural] : a building and the area of land that it is on房屋及所属土地 -
They were asked to leave the premises.他们被要求搬离这个地方。
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The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.公司把一部分场地租给小企业。
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The premises were searched by the police.警方搜查了这个经营场所。
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[count] formal also British premiss : a statement or idea that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of an argument前提；假设 -
He disagreed with her premise.他不同意她的假设。
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the basic premises of the argument论证的基本前提
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a theory based on the simple premise that what goes up must come down基于凡升者必降这一简单前提的理论
off the premises
also off premises
: away from or outside of a building or on the area of land that it is on离开建筑物（或其场所）
on the premises
also on premises
: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on在房屋内；在场所内