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 mansionn.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习惯用语>来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old English hôs 源自 古英语 hôs