real estate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈreal esˌtate ●○○ noun [uncountable] especially American English 1 Bproperty in the form of land or houses 房地产；不动产 a fall in the value of real estate 房地产的贬值2. BBTthe business of selling houses or land 房地产业
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real estate• Homeowners who want to sell their homes without a real estate agent can now advertise their residential properties free on the Internet.• He listened because real estate licenses are under the control of the mayor of the city of Chicago.• The levy was introduced in 1992 as a way to curb rising prices driven by real estate speculators.• This is not Stephanopoulos's first real estate headache.• Ayala also forfeited more than $ 500,000 that he had amassed in real estate and personal property.• Lawrence invested in real estate and golfed with Bob Hope.• The real estate market, the largest component of the local economy, has grown to record levels.From Longman Business Dictionaryreal estateˈreal esˌtate nounPROPERTY1[uncountable] land or buildingsSYN REAL PROPERTY, AmE REALTYPension funds often invest in real estate.a piece of real estate2[uncountable] American English the business of selling land or buildingsthose who make a living in real estateˈreal esˌtate nounChineseSyllable
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real estate
ˈreal esˌtate
noun [uncountable] especially American English
1. property in the form of land or houses:
a fall in the value of real estate
2. the business of selling houses or land
ˈreal esˌtate
noun [uncountable] especially American English1. property in the form of land or houses:
2. the business of selling houses or land
especially
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