household + noun
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示与家庭或家中生活有关。
The shop sells household goods at low prices.
这家店以低价出售家庭用品。
家庭的；家用的
家喻户晓的；众所周知的；属于同一家庭和住所的。；存在于家中或源于家庭的。；广为人知的；熟悉的。
Belonging to or used in a home or family.
属于同一家庭和住所的。
Belonging to the same house and family.
存在于家中或源于家庭的。
Found in or having its origin in a home.
广为人知的；熟悉的。
Widely known to the public; familiar.
My mother asked me to help with the household chores before dinner.
我妈妈叫我在晚饭前帮忙做家务。
用法提示：此处 household 作形容词，意为‘家庭的’，修饰 chores。
We need to cut our household expenses this month to save money.
这个月我们需要削减家庭开支来省钱。
用法提示：household 在此作形容词，表示‘家庭的’，与 expenses 搭配。
Our city collects household waste every Tuesday morning.
我们城市每周二上午收集家庭垃圾。
用法提示：household 作形容词，意为‘家庭的’，与 waste 搭配指生活垃圾。
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示与家庭或家中生活有关。
The shop sells household goods at low prices.
这家店以低价出售家庭用品。
此结构表示某人或某物变得广为人知；name 也可换成 word。
After the hit song, the band became a household name.
那首热门歌曲之后，这支乐队变得家喻户晓。
grammar · medium
易错句子This brand is household in China.
正确表达This brand is a household name in China.
household 作形容词时只能用在名词前作定语，不能单独作表语，所以不能说 be household；表示“家喻户晓的”这一义项时，英语的固定说法是 a household name，由名词 name 占据表语位置。
grammar · medium
易错句子My mother does household every morning.
正确表达My mother does household chores every morning.
本词条中 household 只作形容词，不能像名词那样单独作动词 do 的宾语；要表达“家务”，必须让它修饰一个名词，说 household chores（家务活），或改用名词 housework。
两者都能修饰家电、家务，但 household 强调“属于某一户人家、一家一户整体”的，常搭 household items / chores / budget / member；domestic 更正式、范围更广，除“家事的”外还指“国内的”，也可作名词指家政人员，如 domestic flights、domestic worker。
home 作定语多表示“在家进行的”或“主场的”，如 home cooking、home game、home address；household 强调“这一户人家的”，不表示地点或主场，搭配多为 household goods、household name。
household 表示“广为人知的”时基本只用于 household name / household word 这类固定搭配；familiar 是普通形容词，指“对某人来说熟悉的”，常接 to sb.，也可指“常见到的”，但不表示“家喻户晓”。
家务活
She does most of the household chores herself.
家里大部分家务活都是她自己做的。
家喻户晓的人（或事物）
The singer became a household name in the 1990s.
这位歌手在20世纪90年代成了家喻户晓的人物。
家用物品；家庭用品
The shop sells household goods at low prices.
这家店以低价出售家庭用品。
家用电器
They bought new household appliances for the kitchen.
他们给厨房买了新的家用电器。
家庭收入
Household income has risen slowly this year.
今年家庭收入增长缓慢。
生活垃圾
Please separate household waste from plastic.
请把生活垃圾和塑料分开。
household + -er
household + name
household + good + -s
household + chore + -s
household + appliance + -s
household + budget
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