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单词 housebreaking
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
housebreaking /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɪŋ/ n
  1. the act of entering a building as a trespasser for an unlawful purpose. Assimilated with burglary, 1968

ˈhouseˌbreaker n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
house•break /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -broke, -bro•ken, -break•ing. 
  1. to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
house•break•er /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who breaks into and enters a house with the intention to rob or steal something.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
house•break  (housbrāk′),USA pronunciation v.t., -broke, -bro•ken, -break•ing. 
  1. to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
  • house + break 1895–1900

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
house•break•er  (housbrā′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
  2. [Brit.]
    • a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
    • a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques;
      a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.
  • Middle English. See house, breaker1 1275–1325
housebreak′ing, n. 

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