n.[C]
- 房子;住宅
They built a
house by the roadside.
他們在路邊蓋了一間房子。
- 家庭,家人
- (養動物的)棚
The children visited the monkey
house at the zoo.
孩子們參觀了動物園的猴舍。
- 家族(尤指皇族或貴族)
He belongs to an ancient
house.
他是一個古老家族的後裔。
- (學校的)供膳的宿舍;(學生為體育比賽而分的)組
- 機構;所,社;商號
We are planning to set up a publishing
house.
我們正打算建立一家出版社。
- (大寫)議院[the S]
He is speaker of the
House of Representatives.
他是眾議院的議長。
- (用於特殊目的的)建築物
- 劇場;(劇場等的)觀眾[S1]
There was a full
house at the opening night of the play.
該劇首次上演的那個晚上,劇場客滿。
- 妓院
vt.
- 給……房子住;給……房子用
The poor were
housed in dingy, rotting buildings.
窮人住在昏暗的朽爛的房子裡。
- 把……儲藏在房內
The library
houses about one million books.
該圖書館收藏了約一百萬冊書。
- 覆蓋
vi.
- 住
You and I may as well
house together.
你和我不妨住在一起。
片語
bring the house down
- 博得滿場喝采
The performance
brought the house down.
這一表演博得了滿場喝采。
eat sb. out of house and home
- 把某人吃窮
The boy was
eating his parents out of house and home.
這孩子把他父母吃窮了。
keep/have open house
- 隨時歡迎客人光臨
We
keep open house at weekends.
週末我們隨時歡迎客人光臨。
on the house
- 免費
These drinks are
on the house.
這些飲料是餐廳免費贈飲的。
This barbecued chicken is
on the house.
這燒烤雞是餐廳免費贈送的。
The drinks were
on the house.
飲料免費供應。
衍生
辨析
n.
/
haʊs/
(pl. houses
/ˈhaʊzɪz/
)
- a building for human habitation.
▸chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building.
▸a building in which animals live or in which things are kept.
- a building in which people meet for a particular activity.
▸a firm or institution:
a fashion house.
▸
(the House)
Brit. informal the Stock Exchange.
▸a restaurant or inn.
▸a theatre.
- a religious community that occupies a particular building.
▸a residential building for pupils at a boarding school.
▸Brit. formal a college of a university.
- a legislative or deliberative assembly.
▸
(the House)
(in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives.
- a dynasty.
-
(also house music)
a style of fast electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals.
- Astrology a twelfth division of the celestial sphere.
adj.
- (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
- relating to a firm, institution, or society.
- relating to medical staff resident at a hospital.
v.
/
haʊz/
- provide with shelter or accommodation.
- provide space for.
▸enclose or encase.
Phrase
- get on
(or along)
like a house on fire
informal have a very good and friendly relationship. - go
(all)
round the houses
Brit. take a circuitous route. - keep
(or make)
a House
Brit. secure the presence of enough members for a quorum in the House of Commons. - keep house
run a household. - on the house
(of a drink or meal in a bar or restaurant) at the management's expense. - put
(or set or get)
one's house in order
make necessary reforms.
Derivative
- houseful n.
(pl. housefuls)
. - houseless adj.
Etymology
OE hūs (n.), hūsian (v.), of Gmc origin.