housing

名词 housing:

1. structures collectively in which people are housed
   同义词：lodging, living accommodations
2. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
3. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
   同义词：caparison, trapping

动词 house:

1. contain or cover
   同义词：house
2. provide housing for
   同义词：house, put up, domiciliate

1. The housing needs of our inner cities have been misconceived from the start.
   我们旧城区的住房需求一开始就受到误解。
2. There are hundreds (of people) (ie very many) who need new housing.
   有许许多多人需要新的住房。
3. Old buses were pressed into service as emergency housing for the refugees.
   用旧公共汽车应急来安置难民。
4. The new housing estate borders on the motorway.
   新住宅区紧接高速公路。
5. The new housing estate stretches beyond the playing-fields.
   新的住宅区一直延伸到游乐场的那一边。
6. An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.
   灯泡白炽灯或其玻璃外罩
7. Local residents were angry at not being brought in on (ie not being consulted about) the new housing scheme.
   新的房屋计划未徵询当地居民的意见，他们感到非常气愤。

housing

n.（名词）

Buildings or other shelters in which people live:
住宅：有人居于其中的建筑物或其他场所：
例句：
a shortage of housing in the city.
城市中之住宅短缺

A place to live; a dwelling:
住房：居住的地方；住处：
例句：
She came to college early to look for housing.
她早早到校去寻找住房

Provision of lodging or shelter:
提供住宅或住处：
例句：
the housing of refugees; a contract that includes housing.
供给难民住处；包括解决住房问题的合同

Something that covers, protects, or supports, especially:
遮蔽物，遮盖物：起遮蔽、保护及支持作用的东西，尤指：
A frame, bracket, or box for holding or protecting a mechanical part:
框架，托架，盒子：承载或保护一机械部分的框架、托架或盒子：
例句：
a wheel housing.
车轮架

An enclosing frame in which a shaft revolves.
外套，外罩：封闭性的框架，有轴在里面转动
A hole, groove, or slot in a piece of wood into which another piece is inserted.
榫眼：木块上的洞、曲缝或狭缝，其中可插入另一木块
A niche for a statue.
壁龛：放置雕像的壁龛
Nautical
【航海】
The part of a mast that is below deck.
桅脚，桅座：位于甲板下的桅杆部分
The part of a bowsprit that is inside the hull.
船首斜桅部分：位于船壳内部的船首斜桅部分

housing
housing 2

n.（名词）
An ornamental or protective covering for a saddle.
鞍巾，鞍褥：（装饰或御寒用的）覆盖马鞍的布巾
Often housings Trappings for a horse.
常作 housings 马巾：装饰马匹用的布巾

来源：
From Middle English house
源自 中古英语 house
from Old French houce
源自 古法语 houce
from Medieval Latin hucia, hulcia, hultia [protective covering]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 hucia, hulcia, hultia [保护巾]
[of Germanic origin] * see kel-
[起源于德语] *参见 kel-