house
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_164_ghouse1 /haʊs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/) 
1 where someone lives 某人的住处 [countable] a) a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family 房屋，房子；住宅 a four-bedroom house 一幢有四间卧室的房子in a house every room in the house 那幢房子的每个房间at somebody’s house We met at Alison’s house. 我们是在艾利森家相识的。 Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee? 你们全都上我们家来喝咖啡如何？move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one) 搬家，迁居 b) PERSON/PEOPLE the house all the people who live in a house 〔住在一幢房子里的〕一家人 SYN household He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house. 他6点钟起床，把全家人都吵醒。► see thesaurus at home2 building 建筑物 a) opera/court/movie etc houseBUILD a large public building used for a particular purpose 歌剧院/法院/电影院等 b) House British EnglishNAME OF A THING used in the names of large buildings, especially offices 大楼，大厦〔用于大型建筑名称，尤其是办公楼〕 the BBC television studios at Broadcasting House 位于广播大厦的英国广播公司电视演播室 c) hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose 鸡舍/马车房/仓库等3 government 政府PGPGOVERENMENT [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a country 议院 The president will address both houses of Congress. 总统将向参众两院发表讲话。the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly 下议院/上议院/众议院/议会 the Speaker of the House 议会议长 → Lower House, Upper House4 company 公司COMPANY [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business 公司，商号，商行 America’s oldest publishing house 美国历史最悠久的出版社 a small independent software house 一家小型的独立软件公司 an auction house 一家拍卖行 a famous Italian fashion house 一家著名的意大利时装公司5 theatre 剧院 [countable] a) APTthe part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit 观众席 OPP backstage The show has been playing to full houses. 该演出一直场场爆满。 The house was half empty. 剧院的座位有一半空着。 The house lights went down and the music started. 剧院观众席的灯光暗了下去，音乐响起。 b) APTthe people who have come to watch a performance 观众 SYN audiencefull/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience) 满座/座无虚席/观众寥寥无几 The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened. 该剧目自开演以来一直座无虚席。6. in house BECif you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home 在办公室里〔工作〕 → in-house7. put/set/get your (own) house in order BEHAVEused to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people 〔在批评别人之前〕把自己的事管好8. bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre 〔尤指在戏院表演时〕博得满堂大笑9. be on the house FREE/COST NOTHINGif drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc 由店家赠送，免费招待10 house wine (also house red/white)DFD ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals 店酒〔顾客没有特殊要求时餐馆供应的普通葡萄酒〕11. get on/along like a house on fire British English informalFRIENDLY to quickly have a very friendly relationship 〔和某人〕很快成为好朋友，一见如故12 set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person 〔在某处〕定居，〔尤指和另外一个人一起〕建立家庭13 keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house 做家务，料理家务14. school 学校SES [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions 〔学校里为进行体育比赛等而分的〕组15 royal family 王室HIGH POSITION OR RANK [countable] an important family, especially a royal family 名门望族；〔尤指〕王室16. COMPLICATEDmusic 音乐 [uncountable] house music 豪斯音乐，货仓音乐17. house of God/worship literary a church 神的殿/礼拜堂〔指教堂〕18. this house formalVOTE/ELECT used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed 在正式辩论中参加投票的人 → doll's house, → eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), → open house, public house, → (as) safe as houses at safe1(1)n COLLOCATIONSverbslive in a houseThey live in a really big house in Hampstead.buy a houseWe bought this house when Liam was just a baby.rent a houseWhile he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.sell a houseWe decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy)They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.move into/out of a houseWe’re moving into our new house next week.build a houseThey’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick)I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again)He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house)If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.do up a house informal (=decorate it)We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + house a private house (=one owned by someone)It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people)She shares a rented house with three other students.a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply)The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen )They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.house + NOUNhouse pricesHouse prices have tripled over the last ten years.a house ownerAll house owners must pay council tax.a house purchaseA solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy)Have you had any success with your house hunting?n THESAURUShouse a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live inAnnie 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 housea detached four-bedroomed housesemi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one sideterraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined togethertownhouse 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 cityan 18th-century townhouse in Bathcottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UKa little cottage in the countrya thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)bungalow a small house that is all on one levelBungalows are suitable for many elderly people.country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interestThe hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.mansion a very large housethe family’s Beverly Hills mansionmobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another placeranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one levela California ranch houseduplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homesan apartmentapartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisementsHis apartment is on the eighth floor.In London, I shared a flat with some other students.condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in thema 10-unit condominium complex a group of housesdevelopment a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of landThe site is to be used for a new housing development.estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same timeShe grew up on a council estate in Leeds.
1 where someone lives 某人的住处 [countable] a) a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family 房屋，房子；住宅 a four-bedroom house 一幢有四间卧室的房子in a house every room in the house 那幢房子的每个房间at somebody’s house We met at Alison’s house. 我们是在艾利森家相识的。 Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee? 你们全都上我们家来喝咖啡如何？move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one) 搬家，迁居 b) PERSON/PEOPLE the house all the people who live in a house 〔住在一幢房子里的〕一家人 SYN household He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house. 他6点钟起床，把全家人都吵醒。► see thesaurus at home2 building 建筑物 a) opera/court/movie etc houseBUILD a large public building used for a particular purpose 歌剧院/法院/电影院等 b) House British EnglishNAME OF A THING used in the names of large buildings, especially offices 大楼，大厦〔用于大型建筑名称，尤其是办公楼〕 the BBC television studios at Broadcasting House 位于广播大厦的英国广播公司电视演播室 c) hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose 鸡舍/马车房/仓库等3 government 政府PGPGOVERENMENT [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a country 议院 The president will address both houses of Congress. 总统将向参众两院发表讲话。the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly 下议院/上议院/众议院/议会 the Speaker of the House 议会议长 → Lower House, Upper House4 company 公司COMPANY [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business 公司，商号，商行 America’s oldest publishing house 美国历史最悠久的出版社 a small independent software house 一家小型的独立软件公司 an auction house 一家拍卖行 a famous Italian fashion house 一家著名的意大利时装公司5 theatre 剧院 [countable] a) APTthe part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit 观众席 OPP backstage The show has been playing to full houses. 该演出一直场场爆满。 The house was half empty. 剧院的座位有一半空着。 The house lights went down and the music started. 剧院观众席的灯光暗了下去，音乐响起。 b) APTthe people who have come to watch a performance 观众 SYN audiencefull/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience) 满座/座无虚席/观众寥寥无几 The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened. 该剧目自开演以来一直座无虚席。6. in house BECif you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home 在办公室里〔工作〕 → in-house7. put/set/get your (own) house in order BEHAVEused to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people 〔在批评别人之前〕把自己的事管好8. bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre 〔尤指在戏院表演时〕博得满堂大笑9. be on the house FREE/COST NOTHINGif drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc 由店家赠送，免费招待10 house wine (also house red/white)DFD ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals 店酒〔顾客没有特殊要求时餐馆供应的普通葡萄酒〕11. get on/along like a house on fire British English informalFRIENDLY to quickly have a very friendly relationship 〔和某人〕很快成为好朋友，一见如故12 set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person 〔在某处〕定居，〔尤指和另外一个人一起〕建立家庭13 keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house 做家务，料理家务14. school 学校SES [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions 〔学校里为进行体育比赛等而分的〕组15 royal family 王室HIGH POSITION OR RANK [countable] an important family, especially a royal family 名门望族；〔尤指〕王室16. COMPLICATEDmusic 音乐 [uncountable] house music 豪斯音乐，货仓音乐17. house of God/worship literary a church 神的殿/礼拜堂〔指教堂〕18. this house formalVOTE/ELECT used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed 在正式辩论中参加投票的人 → doll's house, → eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), → open house, public house, → (as) safe as houses at safe1(1)n COLLOCATIONSverbslive in a houseThey live in a really big house in Hampstead.buy a houseWe bought this house when Liam was just a baby.rent a houseWhile he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.sell a houseWe decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy)They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.move into/out of a houseWe’re moving into our new house next week.build a houseThey’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick)I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again)He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house)If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.do up a house informal (=decorate it)We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + house a private house (=one owned by someone)It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people)She shares a rented house with three other students.a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply)The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen )They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.house + NOUNhouse pricesHouse prices have tripled over the last ten years.a house ownerAll house owners must pay council tax.a house purchaseA solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy)Have you had any success with your house hunting?n THESAURUShouse a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live inAnnie 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 housea detached four-bedroomed housesemi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one sideterraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined togethertownhouse 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 cityan 18th-century townhouse in Bathcottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UKa little cottage in the countrya thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)bungalow a small house that is all on one levelBungalows are suitable for many elderly people.country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interestThe hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.mansion a very large housethe family’s Beverly Hills mansionmobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another placeranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one levela California ranch houseduplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homesan apartmentapartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisementsHis apartment is on the eighth floor.In London, I shared a flat with some other students.condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in thema 10-unit condominium complex a group of housesdevelopment a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of landThe site is to be used for a new housing development.estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same timeShe grew up on a council estate in Leeds.Examples from the Corpus
house• My parents have a five-bedroom house.• The bill has the backing of both houses of Congress.• The street was lined with identical red-brick houses.• Dilapidated public schools-their windows covered by protective grilles coexist with crack houses.• a detached house in Surrey• a three-bedroom semi-detached house• Which gives my house the unique decor of a kitsch museum crossed with a landfill.• Our house is the one with the red door.• Now they had a smart restaurant in Blackheath, another in Knightsbridge, and a chain of pizza houses.• America's oldest publishing house• I went over to Barbara's house after school.• I'm going to Bethany's house after school.• The street ran between rows of dingy terraced houses.• Immediately these men destroyed the houses that had been built on the land.• Mrs Kim-Soon exclaimed that she would not put up with another Mrs Kim-Soon in the house.• She left the house for the farmers' market.• I was dressed and out of the house in ten long minutes with gas-fuelled hair tongs in my hand.• the House of Dior• Women orbited about surfers on the beach; they clung to them in cars; they occupied their houses in loose liaisons.• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly• They propose to abolish the House of Lords.• There is no such thing as redundancy in the House of Lords.• He sits in the House of Lords as a cross-bencher and is active in debates, particularly on environmental issues.• Members of the House of Lords sat by virtue of birth, holding hereditary peerages.• The objection to the House of Lords is that it is not a democratic institution.publishing house• As part of the exhibition, the celebrated publishing house will be showing six films it has produced on the Catalan artist.• His next moves were to acquire a major London publishing house and the prestigious London Times newspaper.• The national news agency and the major publishing houses struck.• Everything l needed was right here libraries, newspapers, publishing houses, lectures, even a Writers' Club.• In the colonies there were no publishing houses or distribution systems.• Just in the past year, the party has banned dozens of books and closed numerous publishing houses.• Other publishing houses in other countries will naturally prefer artists who are already internationally well known.• Lessing, from the publishing house.full houses• No critics, not too many nerves, no reviews and full houses for three months.• But enough to make it a success and full houses to the end.• The show went from strength to strength and played to full houses throughout.• Cecil resigned from the Cabinet and ever since has been playing to full houses when he addresses the Tory faithful.• All human life was strutting its stuff, to full houses in three auditoria.• The theatre welcomed me back with full houses.house2 /haʊz/ verb [transitive] 1 HOMEto provide someone with a place to live 让…居住，给…提供住房2 KEEP/STOREif a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept there 收藏；存放→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
house• Last year, the Tri-City Homeless Coalition housed 800 people.• The plush hotel once housed a casino and several restaurants.• The High Synagogue now houses a textile museum and you may buy tickets here for all the museums in the ghetto.• The refugees have been fed, clothed and housed by welfare organizations around the world.From Longman Business Dictionaryhousehouse /haʊs/ noun [countable]1COMMERCEa company, especially one that produces books, lends money, or designs clothesAmerica’s oldest publishing housethe French fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent2House used in the names of some office buildingsthe BBC television studios at Broadcasting House3HUMAN RESOURCES in house/out of house if work is done in house, it is done in a company’s offices by the company’s own staff. If work is done out of house, it is done outside the offices by people who are not directly employed by the companyWe used to handle our advertising in house.a team of out-of-house lawyers4COMMERCE clean/clear house American English to try to make your business more PROFITABLE by getting rid of parts of the business or staff that are making you lose moneyThey have been clearing house before the relaunch of the company.5on the house provided free to a customer by a restaurant, bar etcOrigin house1 Old English hushouse1 noun →10-18
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house
ˈhouse ˌmusic 
(also house) noun [uncountable]
a type of popular dance music
house1 S1 W1 /haʊs/ noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzəz, ˈhaʊzɪz/)
1. WHERE SOMEONE LIVES [countable]
a. a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family:
a four-bedroom house
in a house
every room in the house
at sb’s house
We met at Alison’s house.
Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee?
move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one)
b. the house all the people who live in a house
SYN household:
He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.
2. BUILDING
a. opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purpose
b. House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially offices:
the BBC television studios at Broadcasting House
c. hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose
3. GOVERNMENT [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a country:
The president will address both houses of Congress.
the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly
the speaker of the house ⇨ Lower House, Upper House
4. COMPANY [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business:
America’s oldest publishing house
a small independent software house
an auction house
a famous Italian fashion house
5. THEATRE [countable]
a. the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit
OPP backstage:
The show has been playing to full houses.
The house was half empty.
The house lights went down and the music started.
b. the people who have come to watch a performance
SYN audience
full/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience)
The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.
6. in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home ⇨ in-house
7. put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people
8. bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre
9. be on the house if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc
10. house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals:
A glass of house red, please.
11. get on/along like a house on fire British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship
12. set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person:
The two of them set up house in Brighton.
13. keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house:
His daughter keeps house for him.
14. SCHOOL [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions
15. ROYAL FAMILY [countable] an important family, especially a royal family:
the House of Windsor
16. MUSIC [uncountable] house music
17. house of God/worship literary a church
18. this house formal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed ⇨ DOLL’S HOUSE, ⇨ eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), ⇨ open house, public house, ⇨ (as) safe as houses at safe1(5)
■ verbs
▪live in a house They live in a really big house in Hampstead.
▪buy a house We bought this house when Liam was just a baby.
▪rent a house While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
▪sell a house We decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.
▪put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy) They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.
▪move into/out of a house We’re moving into our new house next week.
▪build a house They’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.
▪put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick) I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.
▪renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again) He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.
▪decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house) If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.
▪do up a house informal (=decorate it) We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + house
▪a private house (=one owned by someone) It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.
▪a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people) She shares a rented house with three other students.
▪a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply) The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.
▪a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen ) They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.
■ house + NOUN
▪house prices House prices have tripled over the last ten years.
▪a house owner All house owners must pay council tax.
▪a house purchase A solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.
▪house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy) Have you had any success with your house hunting?
▪ 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
■ an apartment
▪apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements: His apartment is on the eighth floor. | In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
▪condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them: a 10-unit condominium complex
■ a group of houses
▪development a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of land: The site is to be used for a new housing development.
▪estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same time: She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.
house2 /haʊz/ verb [transitive]
1. to provide someone with a place to live
house in
The refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation.
2. if a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept there
house in
The collection is currently housed in the British Museum.
the plastic case that houses the batteries
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(also house) noun [uncountable]a type of popular dance music
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noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzəz, ˈhaʊzɪz/) Language: Old English
Origin: hus
Origin: hus
1. WHERE SOMEONE LIVES [countable]
a. a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family:
in a house
at sb’s house
move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one)
b. the house all the people who live in a house
SYN household:
2. BUILDING
a. opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purpose
b. House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially offices:
c. hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose
3. GOVERNMENT [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a country:
the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly
4. COMPANY [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business:
5. THEATRE [countable]
a. the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit
OPP backstage:
b. the people who have come to watch a performance
SYN audience
full/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience)
6. in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home ⇨ in-house
7. put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people
8. bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre
9. be on the house if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc
10. house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals:
11. get on/along like a house on fire British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship
12. set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person:
13. keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house:
14. SCHOOL [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions
15. ROYAL FAMILY [countable] an important family, especially a royal family:
16. MUSIC [uncountable] house music
17. house of God/worship literary a church
18. this house formal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed ⇨ DOLL’S HOUSE, ⇨ eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), ⇨ open house, public house, ⇨ (as) safe as houses at safe1(5)
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verb [transitive]1. to provide someone with a place to live
house in
2. if a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept there
house in
Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
Houses 房屋
refurbish/renovate/ ( BrE do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/( apartments/especially
NAmE ( flatsBrE 把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 build ( an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/BrE ( an addition (on/to sth)/NAmE ( a conservatoryBrE （在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰
furnish/paint/ ( especially
BrE decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 be decorated in bright colours/( colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintingsespecially
用明亮的色彩／传统风格／花朵／绘画装饰 paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸 install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/( fittingsBrE 安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 build/put up shelves搭架子 lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造
do ( DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiringBrE 自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 make home improvements改造房屋 add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/( the loftespecially
BrE 在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking( tap/especially
BrE ( faucetNAmE usually
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞 hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子 tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
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Houses 房屋
refurbish/renovate/ ( BrE do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/( apartments/especially
NAmE ( flatsBrE 把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 build ( an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/BrE ( an addition (on/to sth)/NAmE ( a conservatoryBrE （在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰
furnish/paint/ ( especially
BrE decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 be decorated in bright colours/( colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintingsespecially
用明亮的色彩／传统风格／花朵／绘画装饰 paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸 install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/( fittingsBrE 安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 build/put up shelves搭架子 lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造
do ( DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiringBrE 自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 make home improvements改造房屋 add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/( the loftespecially
BrE 在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking( tap/especially
BrE ( faucetNAmE usually
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞 hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子 tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Houses 房屋
refurbish/renovate/ ( BrE do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/( apartments/especially
NAmE ( flatsBrE 把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 build ( an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/BrE ( an addition (on/to sth)/NAmE ( a conservatoryBrE （在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰
furnish/paint/ ( especially
BrE decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 be decorated in bright colours/( colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintingsespecially
用明亮的色彩／传统风格／花朵／绘画装饰 paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸 install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/( fittingsBrE 安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 build/put up shelves搭架子 lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造
do ( DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiringBrE 自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 make home improvements改造房屋 add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/( the loftespecially
BrE 在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking( tap/especially
BrE ( faucetNAmE usually
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞 hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子 tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆