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house /haʊs/► SEE ALLbring the house downget on like a house on firea house of cardskeep houseon the houseput/set your (own) house in orderset up house/home (with sb/together)clean housebe in the doghousenot a dry eye in the houseeat sb out of house and homea halfway house(keep) open housepack them inpack the house
●bring the ˈhouse down (informal) make everyone laugh a lot or clap their hands loudly, especially at a performance in the theatre （尤指剧院演出）博得满场大笑（或喝彩）◆Their act brought the house down when they played in London.
在伦敦演出时，他们的表演博得满场喝彩。◆‘Did he sing well?’ ‘He brought the house down!’
“他唱得好吗？”“博得了满堂彩！”●get on like a ˈhouse on fire (BrE) (NAmE get along like a ˈhouse on fire) (informal) quickly develop a very friendly relationship with sb 很快就打得火热；一见如故◆I was worried about introducing my boyfriend to my parents, but they got on like a house on fire.
把男朋友介绍给父母时我很担心，但他们却是一见如故。●a ˌhouse of ˈcardsa plan, an organization, etc., that is so badly arranged that it could easily fail 不可靠的计划；摇摇欲坠的组织◆His plans collapsed like a house of cards when he was told he hadn’t won the scholarship.
得知没有拿到奖学金，他的计划顿时化为泡影。●keep ˈhousecook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house 料理家务；操持家务◆She had given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family.
她放弃了事业，一心一意地操持家务，养育子女。●on the ˈhouse(especially of alcoholic drinks) given to a customer free by the hotel, restaurant, bar, etc. （旅馆、饭店、酒吧等）免费提供（尤指酒水）◆Drinks are on the house tonight!
今晚酒水免费！●put/set your (own) ˈhouse in orderorganize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else 先管好自己的事；律人先律己◆A government official warned the newspaper industry to put its own house in order before it started to tell other industries how they should be run.
一位政府官员警告报业先管好自己再对别的行业指手画脚。●set up ˈhouse/ˈhome (with sb/together)to make a place your home （同某人）一起生活，建立家庭◆They got married and set up home together in Hull.
他们结婚了，一同在赫尔建立了家庭。●clean ˈhouse (NAmE) remove people or things that are not necessary or wanted 清除不必要的人（或物）；裁减；清理◆The new manager said he wanted to clean house.新来的经理说他要裁员。●be in the ˈdoghouse (SAfrE be in the ˈdogbox) (informal) in a situation where sb is angry with you because you have done sth wrong （因做错事）使某人生气，受冷落，失宠◆I’m in the doghouse with my wife at the moment: I forgot it was her birthday yesterday!现在妻子很生我的气，我忘记了昨天是她的生日！ ●not a dry eye in the ˈhouse (humorous) used to say that everyone was very emotional about sth 无人不感动；无人不流泪；无不为之动容◆There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement.他们宣布订婚时大家眼睛全湿了。●eat sb out of ˌhouse and ˈhome (informal, often humorous) eat all the food that sb has 把某人的食物吃个精光；把某人吃穷◆She eats us out of house and home every time she comes to stay.她每次来住都把我们的东西吃得一干二净。●a ˌhalfway ˈhouse1. a place where prisoners, mental patients, etc. can stay for a short time after leaving a prison or hospital, before they start to live on their own again （为出狱者或出院的精神病人而设的）重返社会训练所，中途之家，过渡宿舍◆We’re opening several halfway houses for people who’ve been in this hospital.我们打算为这家医院里的病人开几家过渡疗养所。2. something that combines the features of two plans, wishes, etc. 折中方案；妥协办法◆We really wanted to build a completely new hospital, but we didn’t have the money, so this extension is a kind of halfway house.我们本来很想建一所全新的医院，但是没钱，所以扩建算是折中方案吧。 ORIGIN A halfway house was originally a place such as an inn (= a pub where you can stay the night) that was halfway between two places, or in the middle of a journey. * halfway house 原指两地之间或旅程半途中歇脚的客栈或类似场所。●(keep) open ˈhousebe willing to receive guests in your home at any time, and give them food, drink, etc. 热情好客；对客人盛情款待◆It was always open house at their place.他们家一贯热情好客。●ˌpack them ˈin●ˌpack the ˈhouseattract a large audience; fill a theatre, hall, etc. 吸引大批的观众；（剧场、礼堂等）爆满◆This group’s been playing for twenty years but they’re still packing them in.这支乐队演出二十年了，可是依然吸引着大批的观众。◆The city orchestra always plays to a packed house.市交响乐队的演出场场爆满。 |