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house noun 1building that is made for one family to live in 家庭住所ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOUSE | HOUSE + VERB | HOUSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbeautiful, comfortable, elegant, fancy (especially NAmE) , fine, grand, handsome, lovely, luxurious, magnificent, posh (especially BrE) , pretty 漂亮的房子；舒适的房屋；奢华的宅第；气派的住宅dream 梦想中的房屋◆They built their own dream house overlooking the river.他们在能俯瞰这条河的地方建了自己梦想中的房子。dingy, gloomy, ugly 昏暗肮脏的／幽暗的／难看的房子derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, shabby, untidy (BrE) 弃置的房屋；破败的房子；摇摇欲坠的房子；破旧的宅子；凌乱的房子abandoned 废弃的房子detached, semi-detached 独立式／半独立式房屋row (NAmE) , terrace (BrE) , terraced (BrE) 排屋；联排住房big, enormous, gigantic, huge, large, palatial, spacious 大房子；宏伟的屋宇；宽敞的房屋rambling 格局凌乱的房屋◆It was easy to get lost in the rambling house.在布局凌乱的大宅子里容易迷路。little, modest, small, tiny 小巧的／不大的／很小的／极小的房子◆They lived in a modest semi-detached house in the suburbs.他们住在城郊一所不大的半独立式房子里。single-storey/single-story, single-storeyed/single-storied, two-storey/two-story, etc. 平房、两层楼房等four-bedroom, four-bedroomed, eight-room, eight-roomed, etc. * 4 卧室、8 室等的住宅brick, gabled (especially BrE) , half-timbered (especially BrE) , red-brick, thatched 砖房；有山墙的房子；半木结构房屋；红砖房；茅草屋expensive 高档住宅private 私家住宅council (BrE) 政府公屋rented 租住的房子empty, unoccupied, vacant 空房；闲置的房屋country, suburban, town (usually townhouse in NAmE) 乡间宅第；郊区住房；城区住宅great, manor (BrE) , mansion (especially BrE) 大宅子；庄园宅第；府邸◆The great house stood on the edge of the town.那座大宅子矗立在镇子边上。farm (usually farmhouse) 农舍ranch (NAmE) 牧场住宅tract (NAmE) 地区性住宅ancestral 祖居communal, group (NAmE) , shared (BrE) 集体住房◆I live in a group / shared house (= with people who are not my family).我住在一栋集体住房里。summer 避暑别墅beach 海滨别墅tree （玩耍用）树上小屋halfway, safe 中途之家；安全屋◆a halfway house for prisoners returning to society为囚犯重返社会所设的过渡场所◆The police provided a safe house for the informer.警方给线人提供了一个安全屋。haunted 鬼屋VERB + HOUSElive in, occupy 住在房子里；住房子◆a house occupied by students学生们住宿的房子share 合住房子◆She shares a house with three other nurses.她和另外 3 名护士合住一座房子。buy, rent 买房；租房sell 卖房have, own 拥有房子let (especially BrE) , let out (especially BrE) , rent out 出租房屋◆We let out our house when we moved to America.我们搬去美国之前把房子租了出去。◆We're only planning on renting the house out for a few years.我们计划把房子只出租三五年。repossess (especially BrE) 收回房屋◆Their house was repossessed when they couldn't keep up their mortgage payments.由于他们无力继续偿还按揭贷款，房子被收了回去。move (BrE) , move into, move out of 搬家；搬进房子；搬出房子◆It's stressful moving house.搬家十分劳神。◆We had to move out of our house.我们不得不搬出我们的房子。set up 设立住所◆They want to set up house together.他们想共同建设住房。keep 操持家务◆She kept house (= cooked, cleaned, etc.) for her elderly parents.她为年迈的双亲料理家务。play 过家家◆The children were playing house, giving dinner to their dolls.孩子们在玩过家家，喂玩具娃娃吃饭。build 建住宅demolish, knock down, tear down 拆毁房屋；推倒房屋；拆掉房子maintain 维护房屋decorate (especially BrE) , do up (BrE) , redecorate, refurbish, renovate 装修房子；修缮房屋；重新装修房屋；翻新房屋◆They bought an old house and are gradually renovating it.他们买下一座旧房子，如今正在逐渐重新装修。furnish 在房屋内布置家具clean 打扫房屋insulate, rewire 为房屋作隔热处理；给房子重装电线add onto, extend 扩建房屋◆We're hoping to extend the house.我们希望扩建房子。◆Our challenge was to add onto the house in a respectful way.我们面临的挑战在于体面地扩建房子。search 搜查房屋◆Police officers have been searching the house for clues.警察搜查那间房屋寻找线索。wake up 叫醒全家人◆You'll wake up the whole house (= all the people in the house) with that noise.你那么大的声响，会吵醒全家人的。HOUSE + VERBbe situated, lie, stand 房子位于⋯◆The house stood a short distance from the woods.房子离树林不远。face sth, overlook sth 房子朝向⋯；房屋俯瞰⋯◆The house faces south, making the most of the sun.房子朝南，采光很好。◆houses overlooking the park俯视公园的房子loom 房子隐现◆The house loomed over him as he waited at the front door.他在前门等候时，看到那所房子隐隐呈现。be worth sth 房子价值⋯collapse, fall down 房屋坍塌burn down, catch fire, catch on fire (NAmE) 房子被烧毁；房子着火come into view 房子进入视野HOUSE + NOUNagent (BrE) 房地产经纪人buyer, owner 购房者；房主◆The bank offers attractive rates to first-time house buyers.银行给首次购房者提供的利率很有吸引力。tenant (BrE) 房客building, construction 房屋建造decoration (BrE) , improvement (especially BrE) , renovation, repairs 房屋装潢；房屋翻新；房屋修理builder, painter 建筑商；房屋油漆匠contents (especially BrE) 屋内的物品design, plan, planning 房屋设计；房屋规划hunting 找房子move (especially BrE) 搬家◆They helped us with our house move.他们帮我们搬家。prices, rents (especially BrE) , values (especially BrE) 房屋价格；房屋租金；房屋价值purchase 房屋购买sales 房屋销售insurance (especially BrE) (usually home insurance in NAmE) 房屋保险front, interior 房子正面；房屋内部number 门牌号keys 房子钥匙guest 在家小住的客人call 上门看病◆In the morning, the doctor makes house calls.上午医生出诊。arrest 软禁◆The former dictator is under house arrest in his country mansion.下台的独裁者被软禁在他的乡间府邸里。dust 室内尘埃blaze (BrE) , fire 房屋失火party 乡村府邸聚会husband 操持家务的丈夫◆He's happy being a house husband while his wife goes out to work.妻子出去工作，他也乐意当“家庭主夫”。plant 室内盆栽植物fly, mouse, sparrow, etc. 家蝇、家鼠、家麻雀等PREPOSITIONat sb's/the house 在（⋯的）家中◆I finally tracked him down at his house in Denver.我最后总算在丹佛他的家中追踪到了他。from house to house 挨家挨户◆She went from house to house collecting signatures for her campaign.她挨家挨户为自己投身的运动征集签名。in a/the house 在房子里◆It was so hot outside we stayed in the house.外面太热，我们都待在房子里。 |