◙ 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. (也作 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
【IDIOMS】
◘ 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 nounpl.-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)