Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #148
House
房子；住宅；房屋
a building in which people live; a dwelling
尤指独栋住宅
- 1.
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
为人类居住而建造或作为住所的结构
- 2.
House music.
浩室音乐。
- 3.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
供一个或多个家庭居住的住所
- 4.
A container; a thing which houses another.
容器；容纳其他物品的东西
- 5.
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
拥有或经营一个或多个企业的商业组织的成员
- 6.
Size and quality of residential accommodations; housing.
住宅的大小和质量；住房
- 7.
the members of a religious community living together
共同生活的宗教团体的成员
- 8.
A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.
用于单一家庭的建筑,与公寓或包含这些的建筑相对
- 9.
The people who live in a house; a household.
住在房子里的人；家庭
- 10.
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
用于非居住用途的建筑(通常带有修饰词)
- 11.
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
现场戏剧或类似表演的观众
- 12.
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
供议会集会的建筑；因此也指议会本身,特别是立法机构的组成部分
- 13.
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
王朝；有祖先和后代的家族,尤其是皇室或贵族家族
- 14.
A place of rest or repose.
休息或安息的地方
- 15.
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
为体育和其他活动竞赛而分组的学生群体
- 16.
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
动物的庇护所或巢穴,或如蜗牛的壳,用于保护
- 17.
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
占星图的十二个分区之一
- 18.
The fourth Lenormand card.
雷诺曼第四张牌。
- 19.
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
冰壶场上的四个同心圆得分区。
- 20.
Lotto; bingo.
乐透；宾果游戏。
- 21.
A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
儿童扮演家庭成员的过家家游戏。
- 22.
A set of cells in a sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box.
数独中必须包含每个数字各一次的一组单元格,如行、列或3×3宫。
一家人；住户；公司；商号；机构；议院；议会；议事厅；观众；听众；场所；馆；楼
In use
My house is at the end of the street.
They bought a large house with a garden.
I need to clean the house before the guests arrive.
he has a house on Cape Cod
she felt she had to get out of the house
he worked for a brokerage house
a house
house 是可数名词，表示‘房子’时前面需加冠词。
They bought a new house.
他们买了一栋新房子。
in the house
表示在建筑物内部。
Connections
Collocations
- buy a house
- 买房
- They are planning to buy a house in the suburbs.他们计划在郊区买一所房子。
- rent a house
- 租房
- We decided to rent a house for the summer.我们决定夏天租一所房子。
- move house
- 搬家
- They will move house next week.他们下周搬家。
- house prices
- 房价
- House prices have risen sharply this year.今年房价大幅上涨。
- house of Commons
- 下议院
- The bill was debated in the House of Commons.该法案在下议院进行了辩论。
- house of worship
- 教堂；寺庙
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“house”中含有“use”，房子是用来使用的。
Context & Register
中性，多用于日常居住或房地产语境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，通常指建筑物内的居住空间。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the noun 'house' because they share the /aʊs/ ending. Note that 'house' as a verb is pronounced /haʊz/, which is not a perfect rhyme with these words. Spelling-wise they all end in 'ouse', but be careful with words like 'couch' (/kaʊtʃ/) which look similar but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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