| [/haus; haʊs/] n (pl ~s [/ˈhauzɪz; ˋhaʊzɪz/]) 用法:
1 [C] (a) building made for people to live in, usu for one family or for a family and lodgers 房子; 住宅. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, pages vi, vii.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) people living in such a building 住在一所房子中的人们; 家人:
Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house! 安静点吧, 别把全家人都吵醒了! 用法:
2 [C] (in compounds 用以构成复合词) building made or used for some special purpose or for keeping animals or goods in 为某种目的而建造的房子; 用作某目的的建筑物; （动物的）棚, 舍; （储物的）库, 房:
an `opera-house *
a `schoolhouse *
a `hen-house *
a `store-house. 用法:
3 [C] (a) building in which a religious community or a section of a boarding-school or college lives 宗教会所; （学校中包膳食的）寄宿舍.
(b) (group of pupils in) each of the divisions of a day-school for competitive purposes, esp sport 日校学生为进行比赛（尤指体育）而分的组; 组成竞赛小组的学生. 用法:
4 (usu 通常作 House) [C] (building used by a) group of people who meet to discuss or pass laws 议院（大楼）:
the ,House of `Commons/`Lords 下[上]议院 *
the ,Houses of `Parliament 议会 *
This house condemns the Prime Minister's action, eg said in a debate. 本议会谴责首相所采取的行动（如在辩论中宣称）. 用法:
5 the House [sing] (infml) (a) (Brit) the House of Commons or the House of Lords 下议院或上议院:
enter the House, ie become an MP 进入议院（当议员）.
(b) (Brit) the Stock Exchange 证券交易所.
(C) (US) the House of Representatives 众议院. 用法:
6 [C] business firm 商业机构:
a fashion house 时装商店 *
a banking house 银行 *
[attrib 作定语] house style, ie written style established by a newspaper, publishing firm, etc 报刊、 出版社等自己的文字风格. 用法:
7 (usu 通常作 House) [C] royal family or dynasty 皇族; 王朝:
the House of Windsor, ie the British Royal Family 英国王室. 用法:
8 [C](a) (usu sing 通常作单数) audience in a theatre, concert hall, etc （剧院、 音乐厅等的）观众, 听众:
Is there a doctor in the house? 观众中有医生吗?
(b) theatre, etc building 剧场等娱乐场所（指建筑物）:
a full house, ie with every seat occupied 客满 *
an orchestra playing to packed houses, ie full concert halls 为座无虚席的全场听众演出的管弦乐队.
(C) performance in a theatre, etc （戏剧等的）演出场次:
The second house starts at 8 o'clock. 第二场演出8点钟开始. 用法:
9 [C] each of the twelve parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology 占星术中把天分成的十二个部分之一; 黄道十二宫之一. 用法:
10 (idm 习语) bring the `house down make an audience laugh or applaud loudly 使观众或听众欢声或掌声如雷. eat sb out of house and home => eat. get on like a `house on fire (infml) (of people) quickly become very friendly; have an agreeable and cheerful relationship （指人）很快就亲热起来或关系融洽. a half-way house => half-way (half2). keep `house manage the affairs of a household 管理家务. keep open house => open1. the lady of the house => lady. master in one's own house => master1. move house => move2. not a dry eye in the house => dry1. on the `house paid for by the pub, firm, etc; free 由店家、 公司等负担费用; 免费:
The landlord gave us a drink on the house. 店主免费请我们喝酒. put/set one's (own) `house in order organize one's own affairs efficiently 把自己的事情处理得井井有条. safe as houses => safe1. set up `house (together) live together as man and wife 过夫妻生活. house 2
[/hauz; haʊz/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 (a) provide permanent or temporary accommodation for (sb) 给（某人）房子住; 给（某人）房子用:
be poorly housed 被安排住条件差的房子 *
We can house you if the hotels are full. 假若旅馆已客满, 我们可以留你住宿.
(b) provide shelter for (an animal) 给（动物）栖身的处所. 用法:
2 store (goods, etc) 储存（货物等）:
house one's old books in the attic 把旧书存放在阁楼上. 用法:
3 enclose or contain (a part or fitting), esp in order to protect it 将（零部件或器材）覆盖或遮蔽起来:
The gas meter is housed in the cupboard under the stairs. 煤气表安装在楼梯底下的柜橱里. |