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duplex

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Household, Building
du·plex /ˈdjuːpleks $ ˈduː-/ noun [countable] American English  duplex.jpg DHTBa type of house that is divided into two parts, so that it has two separate homes in it 毗联式住宅〔并排住两家人〕
Examples from the Corpus
duplexT m measurements were made using total single strand concentrations of 18 and 8µM for duplexes 1 and 4 respectively.The other thing that we did was check the bypass because that is really what you should use for duplex.Many of these cards also include 3D, surround sound and full duplex features.This is called full duplex operation.Two years ago, once-stagnant rents started to skyrocket, and the value of his duplex increased dramatically.Non-radioactive oligonucleotide duplexes were prepared the same way by mixing 2 pmol each of the complementary strands.She knew a couple of friends elsewhere who lived together under the pretense of sharing an apartment or duplex.As I stood at the lower landing of this duplex.
From Longman Business Dictionaryduplexdu‧plex /ˈdjuːpleksˈduː-/ noun [countable] American English1PROPERTY a house divided into two homes2COMPUTING when information is sent along a wire in both directions at onceUsers of videoconferencing need a good sound card with full duplex sound capabilities.Origin duplex (1500-1600) Latin duo two + plex fold
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duplex
duplex /ˈdjuːpleks $ ˈduː-/ noun [countable] American English
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: duo 'two' + plex 'fold'

a type of house that is divided into two parts, so that it has two separate homes in it
     
THESAURUS
    house a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live in: Annie and Rick have just bought their first house. | The price of houses is going up all the time.
    detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house: a detached four-bedroomed house
    semi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one side
    terraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined together
    townhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a city: an 18th-century townhouse in Bath
    cottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UK: a little cottage in the country | a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)
    bungalow a small house that is all on one level: Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.
    country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interest: The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.
    mansion a very large house: the family’s Beverly Hills mansion
    mobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place
    ranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one level: a California ranch house
    duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes


du·plexBrE /ˈdjuːpleks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈduːpleks/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE)
a building divided into two separate homes 二联式住宅;双拼房屋
a flat/apartment with rooms on two floors (占两层楼的)复式住宅;跃层公寓