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单词 house-hunt
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Definition of house-hunt in English:

house-hunt

verb
[no object]
  • Seek a house to buy or rent and live in.

    my wife is house-hunting
    how's the house-hunting going?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today was a good day for house-hunting - sunny and warm, even hot.
    • Recently divorced, Foster is now house-hunting with her teenage daughter and appears to be seeking a hotel rather than a humble abode.
    • Sources close to Simpson say that after remortgaging he went house-hunting in Tuscany.
    • Billie went house-hunting with Chris on Wednesday, and they both decided to take a look at the £2 million house across the road from Chris's home.
    • She has got a job in York and has started house-hunting.
    • The dreadful British weather - non-existent summers and endless winters - and stressful lives are the two main reasons so many people are house-hunting in Southern Spain.
    • They began house-hunting in earnest and in May, according to estate agents, found a suitable property in Connaught Square, not far from Marble Arch in central London.
    • While she was there, she was also spotted house-hunting - sparking speculation she wanted to move closer to her new beau.
    • The Alahans, who live in a flat in the programme, are house-hunting for a larger premises as they are expecting a new addition to the family.
    • But hopefully, after the next few weeks, when things settle down, we can start house-hunting and get our wives up.
    • More persuasive is the suggestion that consumers will use the function to show others what they can see - while shopping or house-hunting, for example.
    • ‘Well, I was wondering,’ he spoke slowly, ‘if you would like to help me house-hunt?’
    • For them it's a first rather than a last resort, like going to a garage if you want to buy a car, or to an estate agent if you're house-hunting.
    • Ultimately, this left me seriously out of pocket, so I switched to a long-established local firm that had impressed my wife when she was house-hunting.
    • Apparently Kate is currently house-hunting in London so she can be near her bloke.
    • Instead, I wandered free as a bird across Michelin maps and estate agents' websites, and used house-hunting as an excuse for a series of pleasantly unfocused trips to parts of France I hardly knew at all.
    • This was an important trip - for house-hunting - as they planned to get married in less than a year.
    • I started house-hunting in Kilkenny with Pat Gannon and it was a painless, efficient process.
    • As soon as we have a valuation and are on the market I have to hit the road and go house-hunting.
    • The Beckhams fell in love with the five-bedroom barn conversion when they went house-hunting for a property big enough for their growing family last year.

Derivatives

  • house-hunter

  • nounˈhaʊsˌhʌntəˈhaʊsˌhən(t)ər
    • Unfortunately, the serious lack of choice is unlikely to encourage house-hunters to make a return visit.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The under-valuation of properties in highly competitive markets such as Edinburgh and Glasgow is leading to frustrated house-hunters wasting millions of pounds each year.
      • The mayor says they're an ‘absolute bargain’ and the county council can't understand why house-hunters aren't snapping them up, but 20 homes on the outskirts of Youghal are still empty.
      • It doesn't make sense, but house-hunters will always prefer a well-kept home to the ‘I know where everything is’ one.
      • I met house-hunters in a queue to see what their opinions were about the accommodation situation.
 
 

Definition of house-hunt in US English:

house-hunt

verbˈhaʊsˌhəntˈhousˌhənt
[no object]
  • Seek a house to buy or rent and live in.

    my wife is house-hunting
    how's the house-hunting going?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For them it's a first rather than a last resort, like going to a garage if you want to buy a car, or to an estate agent if you're house-hunting.
    • As soon as we have a valuation and are on the market I have to hit the road and go house-hunting.
    • Today was a good day for house-hunting - sunny and warm, even hot.
    • Ultimately, this left me seriously out of pocket, so I switched to a long-established local firm that had impressed my wife when she was house-hunting.
    • This was an important trip - for house-hunting - as they planned to get married in less than a year.
    • ‘Well, I was wondering,’ he spoke slowly, ‘if you would like to help me house-hunt?’
    • Sources close to Simpson say that after remortgaging he went house-hunting in Tuscany.
    • Instead, I wandered free as a bird across Michelin maps and estate agents' websites, and used house-hunting as an excuse for a series of pleasantly unfocused trips to parts of France I hardly knew at all.
    • While she was there, she was also spotted house-hunting - sparking speculation she wanted to move closer to her new beau.
    • The Alahans, who live in a flat in the programme, are house-hunting for a larger premises as they are expecting a new addition to the family.
    • She has got a job in York and has started house-hunting.
    • Recently divorced, Foster is now house-hunting with her teenage daughter and appears to be seeking a hotel rather than a humble abode.
    • Apparently Kate is currently house-hunting in London so she can be near her bloke.
    • The dreadful British weather - non-existent summers and endless winters - and stressful lives are the two main reasons so many people are house-hunting in Southern Spain.
    • The Beckhams fell in love with the five-bedroom barn conversion when they went house-hunting for a property big enough for their growing family last year.
    • But hopefully, after the next few weeks, when things settle down, we can start house-hunting and get our wives up.
    • They began house-hunting in earnest and in May, according to estate agents, found a suitable property in Connaught Square, not far from Marble Arch in central London.
    • Billie went house-hunting with Chris on Wednesday, and they both decided to take a look at the £2 million house across the road from Chris's home.
    • More persuasive is the suggestion that consumers will use the function to show others what they can see - while shopping or house-hunting, for example.
    • I started house-hunting in Kilkenny with Pat Gannon and it was a painless, efficient process.
 
 
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