Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form houses is pronounced /'haʊzɪz/. 名词和形容词读作 /haʊs/，动词读作 /haʊz/。houses 读作/'haʊzɪz/。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]房屋；房子；住宅 A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family.
She has moved to a smaller house.
她已经搬进了一所小一些的房子。
...her parents' house in Warwickshire.
她父母位于沃里克郡的住宅
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[N-SING 单数名词]住在一幢房子里的人；一家人 You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house .
[usu the N]
If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house...
如果他把闹钟设在午夜响，那会把全家人都吵醒的。
So I grew up with that feeling that the man is the head of the house.
因此我从小到大一直认为男人是一家之主。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（用于餐饮场所的名称）餐厅，馆，屋House is used in the names of types of places where people go to eat and drink.
[n N]
...a steak house.
牛排餐厅
...an old Salzburg coffee house.
年代久远的萨尔茨堡咖啡馆
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤用于出版、借贷或服装设计等公司的名称）公司，商行House is used in the names of types of companies, especially ones which publish books, lend money, or design clothes.
[n N]
Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses...
这些服装中有很多出自世界顶级时装设计公司。
Eventually she was fired from her job at a publishing house.
最后她就职的那家出版社把她解雇了。
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[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词]（用于办公楼、私宅或豪宅名称）大楼，大厦，大宅House is sometimes used in the names of office buildings and large private homes or expensive houses.
[n N]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
I was to go to the very top floor of Bush House in Aldwych.
我正要去奥尔德威治的布什大厦最顶层。
...Harewood House near Leeds.
利兹附近的哈伍德宫
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（英国）上（或下）议院；（美国）众议院 You can refer to the two main bodies of Britain's parliament and the United States of America's legislature as the House or a House.
Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday...
一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。
The Republicans have majorities in both Houses.
共和党人在参众两院都占了多数席位。
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[N-SING 单数名词]全体辩论者；所有辩手 You can refer to all the people at a debate as the house .
[the/this N]
[BRIT 英]
[FORMAL 正式]
The club is planning a public debate on 'This house believes that journalism has not gained from the introduction of new technology'.
该俱乐部拟就“我方辩手认为新闻报道并没有从新技术中获益”一题进行一次公开辩论。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（英国学校中为进行体育竞赛等所划分的）组，社 In a British school, a house is a group of children of different ages who compete against other groups in sports and other activities. Each house usually has a name.
He was a prefect and house captain.
他是班长兼社长。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]贵族；名门望族；（尤指）王室，王族 A house is a family which has been or will be important for many generations, especially the family of a king or queen.
[with supp]
...the Saudi Royal House.
沙特王族
...the House of Windsor.
温莎王室
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（剧场、影院或其他娱乐场所的）观众席；全体观众 The house is the part of a theatre, cinema, or other place of entertainment where the audience sits. You can also refer to the audience at a particular performance as the house.
They played in front of a packed house.
他们的演出座无虚席。
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[ADJ 形容词]（餐馆里的葡萄酒）廉价佐餐的，未列入酒水单的 A restaurant's house wine is the cheapest wine it sells, which is not listed by name on the wine list.
[ADJ n]
Tweed ordered a carafe of the house wine.
特威德点了一瓶佐餐葡萄酒。
...a bottle of house red or white.
一瓶普通红葡萄酒或白葡萄酒
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[VERB 动词]为…提供房屋（或住所） To house someone means to provide a house or flat for them to live in.
[V n]
[V n adv/prep]
Part III of the Housing Act 1985 imposes duties on local authorities to house homeless people...
1985年《住房法案》的第三部分要求地方政府为无家可归者提供住所。
Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats.
很遗憾，我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。
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[VERB 动词]安置；容纳；作为…之用 A building or container that houses something is the place where it is located or from where it operates.
[V n]
[no cont]
The château itself is open to the public and houses a museum of motorcycles and cars...
古堡本身对公众开放，并设有一个摩托车和汽车博物馆。
Many years later, the temple erected in her name was used to house the Roman mint.
多年后，以她的名义建造的寺庙被改造成了罗马铸币厂。
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[VERB 动词]（建筑物）供…居住，供…下榻 If you say that a building houses a number of people, you mean that is the place where they live or where they are staying.
[V n]
[no cont]
The building will house twelve boys and eight girls...
这座房子里会住12个男孩和8个女孩。
Their villas housed army officers now.
他们的别墅里现在住着军官。
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See also:
boarding house
；
chapter house
；
clearing house
；
council house
；
doll's house
；
full house
；
open house
；
opera house
；
public house
；
Wendy house
；
White House
；
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[PHRASE 短语](人、表演或演讲）博得全场喝彩，引得哄堂大笑 If a person or their performance or speech brings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
It's really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down.
这真是一段精彩绝伦的舞蹈表演，每次总是博得全场喝彩。
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[PHRASE 短语]很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合 If two people get on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]（不出去工作而）操持家务，当家 If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
[V inflects]
He lives with an aunt who keeps house for him.
他和一位帮他料理家务的姑妈住在一起。
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[PHRASE 短语]（餐馆或酒吧）免费招待的 If you are given something in a restaurant or bar on the house, you do not have to pay for it.
[v-link PHR]
The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。
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[PHRASE 短语]管好自己的事；处理好自身问题 If someone gets their house in order ,puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems.
[V inflects]
Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order...
有些人认为斯坦普尔的离职将有助于公司解决自身的财务问题。
The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?...
美国领导层面临的挑战是：我们能否处理好自己的经济问题？
Before you lecture me, Mr Abbey, I suggest you set your house in order.
阿比先生，在你教训我之前，我建议你先把自己的事管好。
Oxford
house★
noun
,
verb
househouseshousedhousingnoun★ _house_labels_comp.jpg _house.jpg /haʊs; NAmEhaʊs/(pluralhouses/ˈhaʊzɪz; NAmEˈhaʊzɪz/)building 建筑1★[countable ]a building for people to live in, usually for one family 房屋；房子；住宅◆He went into the house.他进了房子。◆a two-bedroom house两居室的住宅◆Let's have the party at my house.我们在我家里聚会吧。◆house prices房价◆What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)?你早晨几点出门去上班？◆( BrE) We're moving house(= leaving our house and going to live in a different one).我们要搬家了。☞collocationsat
decorate
☞see also
penthouse
,
safe house
,show house2★[singular ]all the people living in a house住在一所房子里的人；全家人SYN
household
◆Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点，别把全家人都吵醒！3[countable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) a building used for a particular purpose, for example for holding meetings in or keeping animals or goods in 某种用途的建筑物◆an opera house歌剧院◆a henhouse鸡舍☞see also
doghouse
,
dosshouse
,
halfway house
,
hothouse
,
lighthouse
,
madhouse
,
outhouse
,
storehouse
,
warehouse
4House[singular ]( BrE) used in the names of office buildings （用于办公楼名称）大厦，大楼◆Their offices are on the second floor of Chester House.他们的办公室在切斯特大厦三楼。company/institution 公司；机构5[countable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) a company involved in a particular kind of business; an institution of a particular kind （从事某种生意的）公司，机构◆a fashion/banking/publishing, etc. house时装公司、银行、出版社等◆a religious house (= a conventor a monastery) 会院◆I work in house(= in the offices of the company that I work for, not at home).我在公司里上班。☞see also
clearing house
,
in-house
restaurant 餐馆6[countable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) a restaurant 餐馆；餐厅◆a steakhouse牛排餐馆◆a coffee house咖啡馆◆a bottle of house wine(= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name)一瓶本店特价酒☞see also
free house
,
public house
,
roadhouse
,
tied house
parliament 议院7[countable ](oftenHouse )a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country 议院；议会；国会◆Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.立法须要得到议会两院的一致通过。☞see also
lower house
,
upper house
8the House[singular ]the House of Commons or the House of Lords in Britain; the House of Representatives in the US （英国）下议院，上议院；（美国）众议院in debate 辩论9the house[singular ]a group of people discussing sth in a formal debate （统称）参与辩论的人◆I urge the house to vote against the motion.我呼吁参加辩论的诸位投票反对这项动议。in theatre 剧院10[countable ]the part of a theatre where the audience sits; the audience at a particular performance 观众席；（统称）观众◆playing to a full/packed/empty house(= to a large/small audience)演出座无虚席╱满座╱观众寥寥无几◆The spotlight faded and the house lights came up.聚光灯渐渐熄灭，观众席的灯亮了。☞see also
front-of-house
,
full house
(1 )in school 学校11[countable ](in some British schools) an organized group of students of different ages who compete against other groups in sports competitions, etc. and who may, in boarding schools,live together in one building （英国某些学校为进行体育比赛或按宿舍将学生分成的）社，舍family 家庭12[countable ](usuallythe House of… )an old and famous family 名门世家；望族◆the House of Windsor (= the British royal family)温莎王室music 音乐13[uncountable ]=
house music
☞see also
acid house
,
art-house
,
open house
,
powerhouse
HELPThere are many other compounds ending in house.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 house 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMSbring the ˈhouse downto make everyone laugh or cheer,especially at a performance in the theatre （尤指剧院的演出）博得满堂大笑（或喝彩）get on like a ˈhouse on fire( BrE) (NAmEget along like a ˈhouse on fire)( informal) (of people 人)to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship 很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合go all round the ˈhouses( BrE) ( informal) to do sth or ask a question in a very complicated way instead of in a simple, direct way 绕圈子；拐弯抹角；不直截了当keep ˈhouseto cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house 操持家务on the ˈhousedrinks or meals that are on the houseare provided free by the pub/bar or restaurant and you do not have to pay （酒吧或饭店）免费提供的put/set your (own) ˈhouse in orderto organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else 先管好自己的事；律人先律己set up ˈhouseto make a place your home （在某处）建立家庭◆They set up house together in a small flat in Brighton.他们一同在布赖顿的一个小公寓里建立了家庭。☞more at
clean
v.,
dry
adj.,
eat
,
people
n.,
safe
adj.verb/haʊz; NAmEhaʊz/provide home 提供住所1housesb to provide a place for sb to live 给（某人）提供住处◆The government is committed to housing the refugees.政府承诺收容难民。keep sth 保存2housesth to be the place where sth is kept or where sth operates from 是（某物）的贮藏处（或安置处）；收藏；安置◆The gallery houses 2 000 works of modern art.美术馆收藏了 2 000 件现代艺术作品。◆The museum is housed in the Old Court House.博物馆设在旧法院大楼里。COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配Moving houseRenting 租房子■live ina rented/( especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里■rent/share/move intoa furnished house/( BrE) flat/( especially NAmE) apartment 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓■renta studio/( BrE) a studio flat/( especially NAmE) a studio apartment/( BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓■find/geta housemate/( BrE) a flatmate/( NAmE) a roommate 找／找到一个室友■sign/breakthe lease/rental agreement/contract 签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同■extend/renew/terminatethe lease/( BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约■afford/paythe rent/the bills/( NAmE) the utilities 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费■( especially BrE) fall behind with/( especially NAmE) fall behind onthe rent 拖欠租金■pay/lose/returna damage deposit/( NAmE) security deposit 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金■give/receivea 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( BrE) to let/( especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租■rent (out)/lease (out)/( BrE) let (out)/subleta flat/apartment/house/property 出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产■collect/increase/raisethe rent 收取／增加／提高房租■evictthe existing tenants 赶走现有房客■attract/findnew/prospective tenants 吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客■invest inrental property/( BrE) property to let/( BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租Buying 购买房子■buy/acquire/purchasea house/(a) property/( especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产■call/contact/use( BrE) an estate agent/( NAmE) a Realtor™/( NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人■make/( BrE) put inan offer on a house 提供房子的报价■put down/save for( BrE) a deposit on a house 支付／存钱付房屋订金■make/put/save for( especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金■apply for/arrange/take outa mortgage/home loan 申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款■(struggle to) paythe mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款■make/meet/keep up/coverthe monthly mortgage payments/( BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款■( BrE) repossess/( especially NAmE) foreclose onsb'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/propertyon the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖■increase/loweryour price/the asking price 提高／降低价格／要价■have/hold/hand overthe deed/( especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约house/haʊs; NAmEhaʊs/houses/ˈhaʊzɪz; NAmEˈhaʊzɪz/
1where 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 housein a house every room in the houseat somebody’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 houseSYN household: He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.► see thesaurus at
home
2buildinga)opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purposeb)House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially offices: the BBC television studios at Broadcasting Housec)hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose3government [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
4company [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 house5theatre [countable]a)the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sitOPP 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 performanceSYN audiencefull/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience) The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.6in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home →
in-house
7put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people8 bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre9be 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 etc10house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals: A glass of house red, please.11get on/along like a house on fire British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship12set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person: The two of them set up house in Brighton.13keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house: His daughter keeps house for him.14school [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 competitions15royal family [countable] an important family, especially a royal family: the House of Windsor16music [uncountable]house music17house of God/worship literary a church18this 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(4)
COLLOCATIONSverbslive 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 + housea 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 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?THESAURUShouse 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 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 city: · an 18th-century townhouse in Bathcottage 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 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 level: · a 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 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 complexa group of housesdevelopment 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.
house1 noun
house2 verb
househouse2 /haʊz/ verb [transitive]
Verb Table
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1to provide someone with a place to livehouse in The refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation.2if a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept therehouse in The collection is currently housed in the British Museum. the plastic case that houses the batteries
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