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dwelling house

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈdwelling house noun [countable] formal especially British English  SCLDHa house that people live in, not one that is being used as a shop, office etc 〔与商店、办公室等相对而言的〕住宅房屋
Examples from the Corpus
dwelling houseA dwelling house was let at the rent of 16s. 5d. per week.Tenby Tudor Merchant's House A beautifully furnished late medieval dwelling house near the harbour.It was incorporated by the architect, Alexander Skirving, into a private dwelling house he was building in Langside Avenue.
ˈdwelling house nounChineseSyllable
in, people Corpus that house one that not a live


dwelling house
ˈdwelling house noun [countable] formal especially British English
a house that people live in, not one that is being used as a shop, office etc


dwelling houseBrE /ˈdwelɪŋ haʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdwelɪŋ haʊs/ 🔊 noun (BrE, law 法律) a house that people live in, not one that is used as an office, etc. 住宅