| 单词 | house |
| 释义 | house n. & v. --n (pl.) 1. a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, or infesting houses (house-cat; housefly). 2. a building for a special purpose (opera-house; summer-house). 3. a building for keeping animals or goods (hen-house). 4. a a religious community. b the buildings occupied by it. 5. a a body of pupils living in the same building at a boarding-school. b such a building. c a division of a day-school for games, competitions, etc. 6. a a college of a university. b (the House) Christ Church, Oxford. 7. a family, esp. a royal family; a dynasty (House of York). 8. a a firm or institution. b its place of business. c (the House) Brit. colloq. the Stock Exchange. 9. a a legislative or deliberative assembly. b the building where it meets. c (the House) (in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives. 10. a an audience in a theatre, cinema, etc. b a performance in a theatre or cinema (second house starts at 9 o'clock). c a theatre. 11. Astrol. a twelfth part of the heavens. 12. (attrib.) living in a hospital as a member of staff (house officer; house physician; house surgeon). 13. a a place of public refreshment, a restaurant or inn (coffee-house; public house). b (attrib.) (of wine) selected by the management of a restaurant, hotel, etc. to be offered at a special price. 14. US a brothel. 15. Sc. a dwelling that is one of several in a building. 16. Brit. sl. = HOUSEY-HOUSEY. 17. an animal's den, shell, etc. 18. (the House) Brit. hist. euphem. the workhouse. --vtr. 1. provide (a person, a population, etc.) with a house or houses or other accommodation. 2. store (goods etc.). 3. enclose or encase (a part or fitting). 4. fix in a socket, mortise, etc. Phrases and idioms as safe as houses thoroughly or completely safe. house-agent Brit. an agent for the sale and letting of houses. house and home (as an emphatic) home. house arrest detention in one's own house etc., not in prison. house-broken = house-trained. house church 1. a charismatic church independent of traditional denominations. 2. a group meeting in a house as part of the activities of a church. house-dog a dog kept to guard a house. house-father a man in charge of a house, esp. of a home for children. house-flag a flag indicating to what firm a ship belongs. house guest a guest staying for some days in a private house. house-hunting seeking a house to live in. house-husband a husband who carries out the household duties traditionally carried out by a housewife. house lights the lights in the auditorium of a theatre. house magazine a magazine published by a firm and dealing mainly with its own activities. house-martin a black and white swallow-like bird, Delichon urbica, which builds a mud nest on house walls etc. house-mother a woman in charge of a house, esp. of a home for children. house of cards 1. an insecure scheme etc. 2. a structure built (usu. by a child) out of playing cards. House of Commons (in the UK) the elected chamber of Parliament. house of God a church, a place of worship. house of ill fame archaic a brothel. House of Keys (in the Isle of Man) the elected chamber of Tynwald. House of Lords 1. (in the UK) the chamber of Parliament composed of peers and bishops. 2. a committee of specially qualified members of this appointed as the ultimate judicial appeal court. House of Representatives the lower house of the US Congress and other legislatures. house-parent a house-mother or house-father. house party a group of guests staying at a country house etc. house-plant a plant grown indoors. house-proud attentive to, or unduly preoccupied with, the care and appearance of the home. Houses of Parliament 1. the Houses of Lords and Commons regarded together. 2. the buildings where they meet. house sparrow a common brown and grey sparrow, Passer domesticus, which nests in the eaves and roofs of houses. house style a particular printer's or publisher's etc. preferred way of presentation. house-to-house performed at or carried to each house in turn. house-trained Brit. 1. (of animals) trained to be clean in the house. 2. colloq. well-mannered. house-warming a party celebrating a move to a new home. keep house provide for or manage a household. keep (or make) a House secure the presence of enough members for a quorum in the House of Commons. keep open house provide general hospitality. keep to the house (or keep the house) stay indoors. like a house on fire 1 vigorously, fast. 2. successfully, excellently. on the house at the management's expense, free. play house play at being a family in its home. put (or set) one's house in order make necessary reforms. set up house begin to live in a separate dwelling. Derivatives houseful n. (pl. -fuls). houseless adj. Etymology: OE hus, husian, f. Gmc |
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