[N-COUNT 可数名词]家庭;一家人;同住一幢房子的人 A household is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house.
...growing up in a male-only household...
在一个只有男性的家庭里长大
Many poor households are experiencing real hardship.
很多贫穷家庭正经历严重的困难。
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[N-SING 单数名词]家;家务 The household is your home and everything that is connected with looking after it.
[oft N n]
My husband gave me cash to manage the household, but none of it was ever my own.
丈夫给我钱来持家,但这些钱一毫一厘都不属于我。
...household chores.
家务杂活
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[ADJ 形容词]家喻户晓的;众人皆知的 Someone or something that is a household name or word is very well known.
[ADJ n]
Today, fashion designers are household names...
今天,时装设计师是家喻户晓的人物。
My agent told me, 'This'll make your name a household word.'
我的经纪人告诉我:“这将使你一举成名。”
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[ADJ 形容词](用于王室警卫队名称中)皇家的Household is used in the names of groups of soldiers who have the job of protecting a king or queen and their family.
[ADJ n]
[BRIT 英]
...the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
皇家骑兵团
Oxford
house·hold★/ˈhaʊshəʊld; NAmEˈhaʊshoʊld/nounall the people living together in a house or flat/apartment 一家人;家庭;同住一所(或一套)房子的人◆Most households now own at least one car.大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。◆low-income/one-parent, etc. households低收入、单亲等家庭◆the head of the household户主▶house·holdadjective[only before noun ]◆household bills/chores/goods(= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it)家庭账单╱杂务╱用品householdhouseholdshouse·hold/ˈhaʊshəʊld; NAmEˈhaʊshoʊld/
all the people who live together in one houseSYN house: A growing number of households have at least one computer. Families are classified by the occupation of the head of the household (=the person who earns the most money and is most respected in a house).
household1 noun
household2 adjective
householdhousehold2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun]
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1relating to looking after a house and the people in itSYN domestichousehold goods/products/items etc washing powder and other household products household chores2be a household name/word to be very well known: Coca-Cola is a household name around the world.
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