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houseroom

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++house·room /ˈhaʊsruːm, -rʊm/ noun [uncountable] British English  1. SPACE/GAPspace in a house for a person or thing 〔房子中住人或摆放东西的〕空间2. not give something houseroom informalDON'T LIKE used to emphasize that you do not like something and do not want it 不要某物,不喜欢某物〔用于强调〕
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houseroomIt was a part of folk wisdom that providing houseroom for a widowed parent could lead to intense family friction.At least I've my shortbread baked, I wouldn't give the bought stuff houseroom.
house·room nounChineseSyllable
person a thing in for or Corpus a space house


houseroom
houseroom /ˈhaʊsruːm, -rʊm/ noun [uncountable] British English
1. space in a house for a person or thing
2. not give something houseroom informal used to emphasize that you do not like something and do not want it


house·roomBrE /ˈhaʊsruːm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊsruːm/ 🔊BrE /ˈhaʊsrʊm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊsrʊm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] space in a house for sb/sth 家里的容纳空间;家里放东西的地方not give sth ˈhouseroom(BrE) to not like sth and not want it in your house 不喜欢把某物放在家里