house
n.(名词)
【复数】 hous.es[hou.zz, -sz] 缩写 ho.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
房屋:作为一个人或多个人,特别是作为一家人的住处的建筑物
A household or family.
家庭,家族
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
洞穴,壳:野生动物当作栖身之所的东西,例如洞穴或壳
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
会馆:一群人,如学生或宗教团体成员聚居之处:
例句:
a sorority house.
女生联谊会会馆
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
库房,馆:作为住处或用来置放某物的建筑物:
例句:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
马车车库;动物园的狮子馆
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
剧场,餐馆:为公众提供娱乐或食物的设施,例如戏院或餐馆:
例句:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
电影院;餐馆的特色菜
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
观众,顾客:上述场合的观众或顾客:
例句:
a full house.
客满
A commercial firm:
商业机构:
例句:
a brokerage house.
经纪人事务所
A publishing company:
出版公司:
例句:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
专门出版食谱的出版公司
A gambling casino.
赌场
Slang A house of prostitution.
【俚语】 妓院
A residential college within a university.
大学内附有宿舍的学院
Often House A legislative or deliberative assembly.
常作 House 立法会议,审议会
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
议院,议事堂:上述会议举行的大厅或会堂
A quorum of such an assembly.
上述会议的法定人数
Often House A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
常作 House 家系,血统:尤指皇室或贵族家系,包括祖先及后代:
例句:
the House of Orange.
奥兰治家族
One of the 2 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
星宿:占星学中将天空分成十二个部分
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens.Also called In this sense, also called mansion
十二宫:表明一行星在天空中的位置的黄道十二宫也作 在此意义上也可称作 mansion
n.attributive.(定语名词)
Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一个名词:
例句:
the house wine; house paint.
自酿葡萄酒;自制涂料
v.(动词)
housed,hous.ing,hous.es[houz]
v.tr.(及物动词)
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
供以住房;留宿:
例句:
The cottage housed ten students.
住了十个学生的小屋
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
庇护、保存、储藏于屋子中:
例句:
a library housing rare books.
存有稀有书籍的图书馆
To contain; harbor.
收容;隐藏
To fit into a socket or mortise.
插入插座或与榫眼接合
Nautical To secure or stow safely.
【航海】 使安全,安全装载
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To reside; dwell.
居住
To take shelter.
躲避
<习惯用语>like a house on fire 或
like a house afire 【非正式用语】
In an extremely speedy manner:
以极快的速度:
例句:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
匆忙逃跑;电影票顷刻间销售一空
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
由设立的机构出资的;免费的:
例句:
food and drinks on the house.
免费的食物及饮料
put (one`s) house in order 或
set (one`s) house in order
To organize one`s affairs in a sensible, logical way.
处理妥当:有条理,有逻辑地安排自己的事情
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hôs
源自 古英语 hôs