house

英 [haʊs , haʊz]

美 [haʊs , haʊz]

n.  房屋; 房子; 住宅; 住在一所房子里的人; 全家人; 某种用途的建筑物
v.  给(某人)提供住处; 是(某物)的贮藏处(或安置处); 收藏; 安置

复数：houses　现在分词：housing　过去分词：housed　第三人称单数：houses　过去式：housed　

中考高考TOEFLIELTSCET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.148 / COCA.257

同义词辨析

familyhomehouse【导航词义：家】

harbourhouselodgeshelter【导航词义：提供庇护处】

习惯用语

n.

bring the house down
• （尤指剧院的演出）博得满堂大笑（或喝彩）
  to make everyone laugh or cheer , especially at a performance in the theatre
get on like a house on fire
• 很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合
  to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship
go all round the houses
• 绕圈子；拐弯抹角；不直截了当
  to do sth or ask a question in a very complicated way instead of in a simple, direct way
keep house
• 操持家务
  to cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house
on the house
• （酒吧或饭店）免费提供的
  drinks or meals that are on the house are provided free by the pub/bar or restaurant and you do not have to pay
put/set your (own) house in order
• 先管好自己的事；律人先律己
  to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else
set up house
• （在某处）建立家庭
  to make a place your home
• They set up house together in a small flat in Brighton.
  他们一同在布赖顿的一个小公寓里安了家。
clean houseclean houseeat sb out of house and home
• 把某人吃穷
  to eat a lot of sb else's food
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• 身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
  you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
(as) safe as houses
• 非常安全
  very safe

牛津词典

noun

建筑 building
• 房屋；房子；住宅
  a building for people to live in, usually for one family
  1. He went into the house.
     他进了房子。
  2. a two-bedroom house
     两居室的住宅
  3. Let's have the party at my house .
     我们在我家里聚会吧。
  4. house prices
     房价
  5. What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work) ?
     你早晨几点出门去上班？
  6. We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one) .
     我们要搬家了。
• 住在一所房子里的人；全家人
  all the people living in a house
  1. Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!
     安静点，别把全家人都吵醒！
• 某种用途的建筑物
  a building used for a particular purpose, for example for holding meetings in or keeping animals or goods in
  1. an opera house
     歌剧院
  2. a henhouse
     鸡舍
• （用于办公楼名称）大厦，大楼
  used in the names of office buildings
  1. Their offices are on the second floor of Chester House.
     他们的办公室在切斯特大厦三楼。
公司；机构 company/institution
• （从事某种生意的）公司，机构
  a company involved in a particular kind of business; an institution of a particular kind
  1. a fashion/banking/publishing, etc. house
     时装公司、银行、出版社等
  2. a religious house (= a convent or a monastery )
     宗教会所
  3. I work in house (= in the offices of the company that I work for, not at home) .
     我在公司里上班。
餐馆 restaurant
• 餐馆；餐厅
  a restaurant
  1. a steakhouse
     牛排餐馆
  2. a coffee house
     咖啡馆
  3. a bottle of house wine (= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name)
     一瓶本店特价酒
议院 parliament
• 议院；议会；国会
  a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country
  1. Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.
     立法须得到议会两院的一致通过。
• （英国）下议院，上议院；（美国）众议院
  the House of Commons or the House of Lords in Britain; the House of Representatives in the US
辩论 in debate
• （统称）参与辩论的人
  a group of people discussing sth in a formal debate
  1. I urge the house to vote against the motion.
     我呼吁参加辩论的诸位投票反对这项动议。
剧院 in theatre
• 观众席；（统称）观众
  the part of a theatre where the audience sits; the audience at a particular performance
  1. playing to a full/packed/empty house (= to a large/small audience)
     演出座无虚席 / 满座 / 观众寥寥无几
  2. The spotlight faded and the house lights came up.
     聚光灯渐渐熄灭，观众席的灯亮了。
学校 in school
• （英国某些学校为进行体育比赛或按宿舍将学生分成的）社，舍
  (in some British schools) an organized group of students of different ages who compete against other groups in sports competitions, etc. and who may, in boarding schools , live together in one building
家庭 family
• 名门世家；望族
  an old and famous family
  1. the House of Windsor (= the British royal family)
     温莎王室
音乐 music音乐 music

verb

提供住所 provide home
• 给（某人）提供住处
  to provide a place for sb to live
  1. The government is committed to housing the refugees.
     政府承诺收容难民。
保存 keep sth
• 是（某物）的贮藏处（或安置处）；收藏；安置
  to be the place where sth is kept or where sth operates from
  1. The gallery houses 2 000 works of modern art.
     美术馆收藏了2 000件现代艺术作品。
  2. The museum is housed in the Old Court House.
     博物馆设在旧法院大楼里。

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form houses is pronounced /'haʊzɪz/. 名词和形容词读作 /haʊs/，动词读作 /haʊz/。houses 读作/'haʊzɪz/。


• N-COUNT 房屋;房子;住宅
  Ahouseis a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family.
  1. She has moved to a smaller house.
     她已经搬进了一所小一些的房子。
  2. ...her parents' house in Warwickshire.
     她父母位于沃里克郡的住宅
• N-SING 住在一幢房子里的人;一家人
  You can refer to all the people who live together in a house asthe house.
  1. If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house...
     如果他把闹钟设在午夜响，那会把全家人都吵醒的。
  2. So I grew up with that feeling that the man is the head of the house.
     因此我从小到大一直认为男人是一家之主。
• N-COUNT （用于餐饮场所的名称）餐厅，馆，屋
  Houseis used in the names of types of places where people go to eat and drink.
  1. ...a steak house.
     牛排餐厅
  2. ...an old Salzburg coffee house.
     年代久远的萨尔茨堡咖啡馆
• N-COUNT （尤用于出版、借贷或服装设计等公司的名称）公司，商行
  Houseis used in the names of types of companies, especially ones which publish books, lend money, or design clothes.
  1. Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses...
     这些服装中有很多出自世界顶级时装设计公司。
  2. Eventually she was fired from her job at a publishing house.
     最后她就职的那家出版社把她解雇了。
• N-IN-NAMES （用于办公楼、私宅或豪宅名称）大楼，大厦，大宅
  Houseis sometimes used in the names of office buildings and large private homes or expensive houses.
  1. I was to go to the very top floor of Bush House in Aldwych.
     我正要去奥尔德威治的布什大厦最顶层。
  2. ...Harewood House near Leeds.
     利兹附近的哈伍德宫
• N-COUNT （英国）上（或下）议院；（美国）众议院
  You can refer to the two main bodies of Britain's parliament and the United States of America's legislature asthe Houseor aHouse.
  1. Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday...
     一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。
  2. The Republicans have majorities in both Houses.
     共和党人在参众两院都占了多数席位。
• N-SING 全体辩论者;所有辩手
  You can refer to all the people at a debate asthe house.
  1. The club is planning a public debate on 'This house believes that journalism has not gained from the introduction of new technology'.
     该俱乐部拟就“我方辩手认为新闻报道并没有从新技术中获益”一题进行一次公开辩论。
• N-COUNT （英国学校中为进行体育竞赛等所划分的）组，社
  In a British school, ahouseis a group of children of different ages who compete against other groups in sports and other activities. Each house usually has a name.
  1. He was a prefect and house captain.
     他是班长兼社长。
• N-COUNT 贵族;名门望族；（尤指）王室，王族
  Ahouseis a family which has been or will be important for many generations, especially the family of a king or queen.
  1. ...the Saudi Royal House.
     沙特王族
  2. ...the House of Windsor.
     温莎王室
• N-COUNT （剧场、影院或其他娱乐场所的）观众席;全体观众
  Thehouseis the part of a theatre, cinema, or other place of entertainment where the audience sits. You can also refer to the audience at a particular performance as thehouse.
  1. They played in front of a packed house.
     他们的演出座无虚席。
• ADJ （餐馆里的葡萄酒）廉价佐餐的，未列入酒水单的
  A restaurant'shousewine is the cheapest wine it sells, which is not listed by name on the wine list.
  1. Tweed ordered a carafe of the house wine.
     特威德点了一瓶佐餐葡萄酒。
  2. ...a bottle of house red or white.
     一瓶普通红葡萄酒或白葡萄酒
• VERB 为…提供房屋（或住所）
  Tohousesomeone means to provide a house or flat for them to live in.
  1. Part III of the Housing Act 1985 imposes duties on local authorities to house homeless people...
     1985年《住房法案》的第三部分要求地方政府为无家可归者提供住所。
  2. Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats.
     很遗憾，我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。
• VERB 安置;容纳;作为…之用
  A building or container thathousessomething is the place where it is located or from where it operates.
  1. The château itself is open to the public and houses a museum of motorcycles and cars...
     古堡本身对公众开放，并设有一个摩托车和汽车博物馆。
  2. Many years later, the temple erected in her name was used to house the Roman mint.
     多年后，以她的名义建造的寺庙被改造成了罗马铸币厂。
• VERB （建筑物）供…居住，供…下榻
  If you say that a buildinghousesa number of people, you mean that is the place where they live or where they are staying.
  1. The building will house twelve boys and eight girls...
     这座房子里会住12个男孩和8个女孩。
  2. Their villas housed army officers now.
     他们的别墅里现在住着军官。
• See also:boarding housechapter houseclearing housecouncil housedoll's housefull houseopen houseopera housepublic houseWendy houseWhite House
• PHRASE (人、表演或演讲）博得全场喝彩，引得哄堂大笑
  If a person or their performance or speechbrings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing.
  1. It's really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down.
     这真是一段精彩绝伦的舞蹈表演，每次总是博得全场喝彩。
• 很快就打得火热;一见如故;一拍即合
  If two peopleget on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common.
• PHRASE （不出去工作而）操持家务，当家
  If youkeep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
  1. He lives with an aunt who keeps house for him.
     他和一位帮他料理家务的姑妈住在一起。
• PHRASE （餐馆或酒吧）免费招待的
  If you are given something in a restaurant or baron the house, you do not have to pay for it.
  1. The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
     店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。
• PHRASE 管好自己的事;处理好自身问题
  If someonegetstheirhouse in order,putstheirhouse in order, orsetstheirhouse in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems.
  1. Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order...
     有些人认为斯坦普尔的离职将有助于公司解决自身的财务问题。
  2. The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?...
     美国领导层面临的挑战是：我们能否处理好自己的经济问题？
  3. Before you lecture me, Mr Abbey, I suggest you set your house in order.
     阿比先生，在你教训我之前，我建议你先把自己的事管好。

英英释义

noun

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
  1. the children were playing house
• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
  1. he has a house on Cape Cod
  2. she felt she had to get out of the house
• a building in which something is sheltered or located
  1. they had a large carriage house
• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  1. the house was full
  Synonym:theatertheatre
• aristocratic family line
  1. the House of York
• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
  1. he worked for a brokerage house
  Synonym:firmbusiness firm
• a social unit living together
  1. he moved his family to Virginia
  2. It was a good Christian household
  3. I waited until the whole house was asleep
  4. the teacher asked how many people made up his home
  Synonym:familyhouseholdhomemenage
• an official assembly having legislative powers
  1. a bicameral legislature has two houses
• the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
  1. the house applauded
  2. he counted the house
• the members of a religious community living together
• the management of a gambling house or casino
  1. the house gets a percentage of every bet
• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  Synonym:sign of the zodiacstar signsignmansionplanetary house

verb

• provide housing for
  1. The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
  Synonym:put updomiciliate
• contain or cover
  1. This box houses the gears

双语例句

• Eventually she was fired from her job at a publishing house.
  最后她就职的那家出版社把她解雇了。
• Their villas housed army officers now.
  他们的别墅里现在住着军官。
• I've just bought a new house
  我刚买了栋新房子。
• I left my parents 'house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony.
  我离开了父母的家，放弃了我的房产和祖传财产。
• The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
  店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。
• She has moved to a smaller house.
  她已经搬进了一所小一些的房子。
• The Republicans have majorities in both Houses.
  共和党人在参众两院都占了多数席位。
• Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order
  有些人认为斯坦普尔的离职将有助于公司解决自身的财务问题。
• Tweed ordered a carafe of the house wine.
  特威德点了一瓶佐餐葡萄酒。
• I painted the inside of the house
  我粉刷了一遍房子内部。