house
noun uk/haʊs/ us/haʊs/ houses uk/ˈhaʊ.zɪz/ us/ˈhaʊ.zɪz/
(HOME)
A1 [ C ]房屋，住宅
a building that people, usually one family, live in
a detached/semi-detached house 独立式／半独立式住宅
to buy/rent a house 买／租房子
house prices 房价
She lives in a little house in (US on) Cross Street. 她住在十字街上的一所小房子里。
See also: farmhouse nounroadhouse
[ C usually singular ]住在一所房子里的人;全家人
all the people living in a house
Try not to wake the whole house when you come in! 你进来的时候不要把全家人都吵醒！
[ C ]动物的笼舍
a building where animals are kept
the monkey/lion house at the zoo 动物园里猴子／狮子的笼舍
a hen house 鸡舍
- More examples
- It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of London.
- I'm worried about leaving him alone in the house all day.
- She had to be rescued by her neighbours when her house caught fire.
- It's a typical country estate with a large house for the owner, farm buildings and estate workers' houses.
- Would you like to come round to my house after school?
(PUBLIC BUILDING)
[ C ]（有特定用途的）大楼，大厦
a building or part of a building that is used for a special purpose
the Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌剧院
Broadcasting House 广播电台大楼
(BUSINESS)
（尤指出版图书或设计服装的）公司，机构，商行
a company that is involved in a particular area of business
a publishing house 出版社
a fashion house 时装屋
UK a curry house (= a South Asian restaurant) 咖喱屋（或餐厅）
(MUSIC)
[ U ] (also house music)豪斯音乐，货仓音乐（电子乐器演奏的一种快节奏的流行音乐）
popular dance music with a fast regular beat, usually produced on electronic equipment
House music first appeared in the late 1980s. 豪斯音乐最早出现于20世纪80年代晚期。
(SCHOOL GROUP)
[ C ] UK（学校里为进行比赛而分成的）组
any of a small number of groups that the children in a school are put in for sports and other competitions
an inter-house hockey match 校内小组之间的足球赛
(FAMILY)
[ C ] UK家族;（尤指）皇室
an important family, especially a royal one
The British Royal Family belong to the House of Windsor. 英国王室属于温莎家族。
(POLITICS)
[ C ]议会，议院
an organization that makes laws, or its meeting place
the House 议员
the members of the organization that makes laws
The House began debating the proposal at 3 p.m. 议员们于下午3点开始就提案进行辩论。
See also: the House of Commonsthe House of Lordsthe House of Representatives
[ S ]辩论的发起方
the group of people who suggest a subject for a debate
The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished." 今晚的辩题是“正方认为应该废除死刑”。
(PEOPLE AT THEATRE)
C2 [ C ]观众，（尤指）剧院观众
the people watching a performance, especially in a theatre
The opera played to a full/packed house. 该歌剧演出时观众爆满。
Idioms
get on like a house on fireidiom informal 一见如故，情投意合
If two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly.
I was worried that they wouldn't like each other but in fact they're getting on like a house on fire. 我之前还担心他们会合不来，实际上他们却一见如故。
get/put your own house in orderidiom 解决自己的问题
to solve your own problems
You should put your own house in order before you start telling me what to do! 你最好先管好自己的事，然后再教我如何去做！
go (all) round the housesidiom UK informal 绕圈子;拐弯抹角地问
to waste time doing or asking something in a very complicated way
house of cardsidiom 脆弱的组织；极易出问题的计划
a complicated organization or plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed or easily go wrong
on the houseidiom 由商家免费提供的
If you have something on the house, it is given to you free by a business.
All the drinks were on the house. 所有的饮料都是免费的。
house
verb [ T ] uk/haʊz/ us/haʊz/
C2 为…提供住处，收容;为…提供空间
to give a person or animal a place to live, or to provide space for something
It will be difficult to house all the refugees. 收容所有的难民将会很困难。
The museum houses the biggest collection of antique toys in Europe. 这家博物馆所收藏的古董玩具是全欧洲最多的。
- More examples
- The world's finest collection of Impressionist paintings is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
- Military bases were protected by captured enemy soldiers who were housed there as a human shield.
- Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.
- New arrivals were being housed in refugee camps.
- We aim to house students with local families.