单词 | house |
释义 | house1 /haos; haus/ n (pl ~s) /'hauziz; 'hauziz/ 1 building m de for people to live in, usu for one family (or a family and lodgers, etc): 房屋; 住宅: New ~s are going up everywhere. 到处在建筑新房屋。 E bought a ~. 我买了一幢房子。 → home' (1). get on like s on fire, (of people) quickly become friendly and jolly together. (指入) 很快地成为好友。 under ~ arrest, forbidden by law to leave one's ~or receive visitors. (依法) 软禁在家中。 2 (usu with a pref) building made or used for some particular purpose or occupation: (通常加一字首) 作特殊用途的建筑物: 'hen ~; 鸡舍; , cow ~; 牛栏; 'store ~; 仓库; 'ware-; 仓库; 'alms- ~; 贫民院; 养老院; 'bake ~; 面包厂; 'custom- ~,海关, etc, → these entries. 参看各项。 the H~ of God, church or chapel. 教堂。 ~ of cards, one built by a child out of playing cards; (fig) scheme likely to collapse, 儿童用纸牌做的房屋; (喻) 不可靠的计划。 ~ of ill fame, (old use) brothel. (旧用法'妓院。 on the ~, at the expense of the inn, firm, etc. 由乡村旅馆、商号等负担费用的。 3 (building used by an) assembly: 议会; 议会所用的建筑物: the H~ of Commons/Lords. (英国) 下 (上) 议院。 the H~s of Parliament. (英国 ) 国会两院。 the H~, (colloq, GB) (俗,英) a the Stock Exchange. 证券交易所。 b the H~ of Commons or Lords: 下 (上) 议跄 enter the H~, become an MP. 成为国会议员。 c (US) the H~ of Representatives. (M) 众议院。 d business firm. 商号; 公司。 4 [U] keep ~, manage the affairs of a ~hold. 料总家务; 管家。 keep s good ~, provide good food and plenty of comfort. 使家庭丰衣足食。 keep open ~, be ready to welcome guests at any time. 随时欢迎客人; 开门揖客。 set/put one s in order, put one's affairs straight. 整顿本身事务; 清理自己事务。 5 household; family line; dynasty: 家族; 家系; 朝代 he H ~ of Windsor, the British Royal family; 英国王室; 英国皇族; an ancient ~, 古老的家族; an old trading business firm. 历史悠久的贸易商行。 6 spectators, audience, in a theatre: 观柔; 听 K: make oneself heard in every part of the ~; 使自己的声音能让戏院中所有的听众听到; a full ~, every seat occupied. (戏院) 客满。 The second ~ (=performance) starts at 9 o'clock. 第二场戏九点开始。 Is there a doctor in the ~? 观众中有医生 W? bring down the ~; bring the '~ down, win very great applause and approval. 博得满堂喝采。 7 (compounds) (复合字) , ~ agent n (GB) person who sells or lets ~s for others. (英) 房屋经纪人。 (US) (美) realtor. '~boat n boat fitted up as a place to live in, eg on a river or estuary. 船宅; 船屋 (河上或河口等处可居住的船只) 。 '~bound adj confined to the ~, eg through ill-health: 不能离家外出的 (例如因健康不佳): Should wives with children be ~ bound? 有小孩的太太们应该留在家里吗? '~breaker n 1 person who enters another's ~ by day to steal. 白日侵入家宅行窃者。 D burglar. 2 (US 美 =' ~- wrecker) workman employed to pull down old buildings. 拆屋工人。 '~coat n usu cotton or silk coat worn by women in the house during the day. 妇女日常家居所着之外衣 (通常为棉或丝质) 。 ' ~- craft n [U] theory and practice of running a home' (1). 彖政 (学) 。 '~dog n dog trained to guard a 质门犬; 看门狗。 '~-father n man in charge of children in an institution. 男舍监。 flag n flag flown by a firm's ships. 商船公司旗号; 桅顶公司旗。 5 above. 参看上列第 5 义。 ' ~- fly n (pl -flies) → fly1, ~ ful /-ful; -zful/ n as much as a ~ can contain or accommodate. 满屋。 '~hold n all persons (family, lodgers, etc) living in a ~: 同居在一家的人(家人及房客); 全家的人: ~ hold cavalry/troops, employed to guard the Sovereign; (护卫国王的)禁卫骑兵吸; 御林军; ~ hold duties/expenses. 家务(宗萨开就七,~ - hold 'word, commonly used word or name. 家喻户晓的字或名字; '~holder n person leasing or owning and occupying a ~, not sb living in a hotel, lodgings, etc. 住家的人(非指住在旅舍,寄宿舍等的人)。 ' ~-keeper n person employed to manage the affairs of a ~hold. 管家。 ~ lights n pl lights in the auditorium of a theatre, cinema, etc. 戏院、电影院等观众席之灯光。 ~ maid n female servant in a ~, esp one who cleans rooms, etc. 女仆(尤指清洁房间等者)。 ~maid's 'knee, inflammation of the kneecap due to kneeling. (因跪下工作而引起的)膝盖粘液囊肿。 '~man /-man; -man/ n (pl -men) (GB) doctor who is an assistant to a physician or surgeon in a hospital (US 美 =intern). (英)住在医院中之见习医生。 ’~martin n common bird which nests in the walls of ~s and cliffs. 筑巢于墙壁或绝壁上的燕子。 ~ master n teacher in charge of a school boarding-~. 男舍监。 '~mother n woman. in charge of children in an institution. 女舍监 。 '~-party n party of guests being entertained for several days at a country ~, etc. 连续数日在乡间府第等地接字辆待之全体宾客。 physician n one who re sides in a hospital. 住晓内科医师。 '~proud adj very much concerned with the care of the ~, with the appearance of the furnishings, etc. 十分关心家事,家具陈列等的。' ~ room n space: 空间: / wouldn't give that table ~ room, would not have it in my ~, would not accept it even as a gift. 我不要那桌子(即使送给我我也不要)。 ' ~ sparrow n com mon grey and brown bird, 家雀。 surgeon n one who resides in a hospital. 住院外科医师。 '~top n (chiefly in) (主用于) cry/publish/proclaim sth from the ~ tops, make known to all; declare publicly. 宣布; 公开宣扬某事物。 '~trained adj (of domestic pets) trained not to defecate and urinate inside buildings. (指家庭宠物)受过训练而知道不在室内便溺的。 '~-warming n party given to friends by a person who moves into a new ~ . 迁入籁居之庆宴。 '~wife n 1 woman head of a family, who runs the home, brings up the family, etc. 主妇。 2 /'hAZif; 'hAzif/ (dated) case for needles and thread. (过时用语)针线盒。 '~wifedy adj of a ~ wife ⑴主妇的。 wifery /-wifsri; -,waifn/ n [U] work of a ~wife. 家事; 家务。 '~work n [U] work done in a ~, cleaning, cooking, etc. 家务。 → homework at home1 (7). |
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