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full house

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfull ˈhouse noun [countable usually singular]  1 FULLan occasion at a cinema, concert hall, sports field etc when there are no empty seats 〔电影院、音乐厅、体育场等的〕满座,满席,客满 Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house. 葛培理是一位能保证满座的演说家。2. DGCthree cards of one kind and a pair of another kind in a game of poker 〔纸牌戏中的〕满堂红,满贯〔一手牌中三张点数相同,另外两张点数相同〕
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full houseEven a full house would be piffling for a town with so vast a drawing area.Organizers expect a full house for tonight's game.The next week, we had a full house at the lunch.
ˌfull ˈhouse nounChineseSyllable
at an cinema, sports a Corpus occasion hall, concert


full house
ˌfull ˈhouse noun [countable usually singular]
1. an occasion at a cinema, concert hall, sports field etc when there are no empty seats:
    Billy Graham is a speaker who can be sure of playing to a full house.
2. three cards of one kind and a pair of another kind in a game of poker


full houseBrE /ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs/ 🔊 nounan occasion in a theatre, cinema/movie theater, etc. when there are no empty seats (剧院、电影院等)满座,客满They played to a full house. 他们的演出座无虚席。🔊🔊(in the card game of poker) three cards of one kind and two of another kind 满堂红(扑克牌游戏中三张点数相同,另两张点数相同的一手牌)