house

house
noun
  1. a building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people and consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
    房屋
    ■the people living in such a building; a household
    住在一栋房屋里的人；一家人
    make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house.
    在你吵醒一家人之前悄悄溜走。
    ■(常作 House)a family or family lineage, especially a noble or royal one; a dynasty
    （尤指贵族或皇室的）家庭，家庭血统；王朝
    the power and prestige of the house of Stewart.
    斯图尔特王朝的权利和声望。
    ■(chiefly Scottish)a dwelling that is one of several in a building
    (主苏格兰)（一栋建筑物其中的）一处住处
    ■[with modifier]a building in which animals live or in which things are kept
    动物居所；储藏房
    a hen house.
    爬行动物馆。
  2. a building in which people meet for a particular activity
    （为一特定的活动而聚集的）场所，…屋
    a house of prayer.
    祈祷屋。
    ■a firm or institution
    公司，商号；公共机构
    a fashion house.
    一家时装商店。
    ■(the House)(Brit. informal)the Stock Exchange
    (英，非正式)证券交易所
    ■a restaurant or inn
    饭店；客栈
    [as modifier]a carafe of house red.
    一只饭店用的红色玻璃水瓶。
    ■a host or proprietor
    主人；经营者
    help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house!.
    请尽情畅饮，主人敬祝各位！。
    ■(dated)a brothel
    (旧)窑子，妓院
    ■a theatre
    戏院，剧院
    a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house.
    一百位音乐家在座无虚席的剧院中表演。
    ■an audience in a theatre, cinema, or concert venue
    （戏院、电影院或音乐会的）观众
    the house burst into applause.
    观众爆发出热烈的掌声。
    ■(Brit.)a performance in a theatre or cinema
    (英)（戏院、电影院的）表演
    tickets for the first house.
    第一场表演的戏票。
  3. a religious community that occupies a particular building
    （在一特定房屋的）宗教团体
    the Cistercian house at Clairvaux.
    在克莱尔沃的西多会。
    ■(chiefly Brit.)a body of pupils living in the same building at a boarding school
    (主英)（寄宿学校）住在同一栋房屋的学生
    ■(chiefly Brit.)one of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition
    (主英)（走读学校学生）（游戏或比赛中的）一组
    ■(Brit. formal)a college of a university
    (英，正式)综合大学的学院
  4. a legislative or deliberative assembly
    立法机构；协商机构；审议机构
    the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house.
    60人组成的国家议会，国家上议院。
    ■(the House)(in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives
    （英国）下议院；上议院；（美国）众议院
    ■used in formal debates that mimic the procedures of a legislative assembly
    （用于正式辩论中，模仿立法机构程序）议会
    a debate on the motion ‘This house would legalize cannabis’.
    关于提议“议会将使大麻合法化”的辩论。
  5. (亦作 house music)[mass noun]a style of popular dance music typically using drum machines, synthesized bass lines,sparse repetitive vocals, and a fast beat
    货仓音乐（一种流行舞蹈音乐，多用打击乐器，合成低音，歌声稀疏重复，节奏快）
  6. (Astrologya)twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods
    (占星)黄道十二宫之一，黄道宫
    ■such a division represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life
    室宿（在占星图上代表这样一个分支，用于确定人生不同方面的性格和境况）
  7. [mass noun](Brit.). old-fashioned term for bingo
    (英，)。 旧 同 bingo
    ■[as exclamation]used by a bingo player to announce that they have won
    ［宾戈游戏中赢的一方宣布自己赢 了］赢了
adjective
[attrib.]
  1. (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings
    （动、植物）家养的；常在室内的；侵扰房子的
  2. of or relating to medical staff resident at a hospital
    （常驻一家医院的）医务人员的
  3. of or relating to a firm, institution, or society
    公司的，机构的，协会的
    a house journal.
    协会期刊。
    ■(of a band or group) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue
    （乐队、组合）（在俱乐部或别的场所）常驻的，定期表演的
verb
[with obj.]
  1. provide (a person or animal) with shelter or accommodation
    （给人、动物）提供住所
    they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees.
    他们把一个废弃的电影院改装成住所供12位雇员住。
  2. provide space for; accommodate
    提供地方；容纳
    the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture.
    博物馆收藏了一系列罗马雕刻品。
    ■enclose or encase (something)
    装入，包住（某物）
    the radar could be housed in a pod beneath the engine.
    雷达可以装在马达下面的箱子里。
    ■fix (something) in a socket or mortise
    使固定在插座（或榫眼）中
常用词组
as safe as houses
  1. (Brit.)thoroughly or completely safe
    (英)绝对安全
get on (或 along) like a house on fire
  1. (informal)have a very good and friendly relationship
    (非正式)关系非常好
go (all) round the houses
  1. take a circuitous route to one's destination
    兜圈子
    ■take an unnecessarily long time to get to the point
    拐弯抹角
house and home
  1. a person's home (used for emphasis)
    ［用于强调］家
    some people sell house and home to sit in a boat writing books.
    有些人卖掉自己的房子，坐在船上写书。
a house divided cannot stand
  1. (proverb)a group or organization weakened by internal dissensions will be unable to withstand external pressures
    (谚)开裂的房屋撑不了多久；内部纷争，外患无穷
house of cards
  1. a structure built out of playing cards precariously balanced together
    （为打牌而建的不稳固的房屋）牌房
    ■used to refer to an insubstantial or insecure situation or scheme
    不可靠的计划；不稳定的情形
    the special constitutional arrangement collapsed like a house of cards.
    特别宪法方案像牌房一样坍塌了。
keep (或 make) a House
  1. (Brit.)secure the presence of enough members for a quorum in the House of Commons
    (英)（下议院）有足够的法定人数出席
keep house
  1. do the cooking, cleaning, and other tasks involved in the running of a household
    操持家务
keep (to) the house
  1. stay indoors
    足不出户
on the house
  1. (of a drink or meal in a bar or restaurant) at the management's expense; free
    （酒吧或饭店）由经营方付费；免费的
play house
  1. (of a child) play at being a family in its home
    （孩子）（在家）玩过家家游戏
put (或set 或get) one's house in order
  1. make necessary reforms
    做必要的改革
    the Americans need to get their own economic house in order.
    美国人需要对自己的经济做必要的改革。
set up house
  1. make one's home in a specified place
    建房
派生
houseful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
houseless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs)
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