open house
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌopen ˈhouse noun 1 [countable] American EnglishSETI a day when a school or organization invites the public to come in and see the work that is done there 〔学校或机构的〕开放日，参观日 Parents are invited to attend the open house next Thursday. 学生家长被邀请参加下周四的学校参观日。2 [uncountable]FRIENDLY British English if it is open house at someone’s home, people are always welcome to visit at any time 〔某人的家〕欢迎随时来访 He kept open house for a wide range of artists and writers. 他家总是热情接待各类艺术家、作家。3 [countable] a party at someone’s house that you can come to at any time during a particular period 〔在规定的一段时间内可随时出席的〕家庭招待会，家庭派对 We’re having an open house Sunday, noon to 5 pm. 星期日我们举行家庭招待会，时间是中午到下午5点。4. [countable] American EnglishBBSELL an occasion when someone who is selling their house lets everyone who is interested in buying it come to see it 售房参观日
Examples from the Corpus
open house• Additionally, an open house for those interested in participating in the training class is planned for sometime in late spring.• Wanda's having an open house Saturday to show off her new condo.• When it became open house, more people were touched and inspired.• Free open house runs from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at most Northwest stations.• Philips Plaza ring in the consumerist season with a holiday open house.• Easy enough to keep open house when some one else pays, isn't it?• People begin to arrive uninvited, so that Howard and Felicity find themselves keeping more or less open house.• It's open house at the Maxwells'.ˌopen ˈhouse nounChineseSyllable
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open house
ˌopen ˈhouse
noun
1. [countable] American English a day when a school or organization invites the public to come in and see the work that is done there:
Parents are invited to attend the open house next Thursday.
2. [uncountable] British English if it is open house at someone’s home, people are always welcome to visit at any time:
He kept open house for a wide range of artists and writers.
3. [countable] a party at someone’s house that you can come to at any time during a particular period:
We’re having an open house Sunday, noon to 5 pm.
4. [countable] American English an occasion when someone who is selling their house lets everyone who is interested in buying it come to see it
ˌopen ˈhouse
noun1. [countable] American English a day when a school or organization invites the public to come in and see the work that is done there:
2. [uncountable] British English if it is open house at someone’s home, people are always welcome to visit at any time:
3. [countable] a party at someone’s house that you can come to at any time during a particular period:
4. [countable] American English an occasion when someone who is selling their house lets everyone who is interested in buying it come to see it