Word · Frequency #1446
housing
住房;房屋;住宿
houses or apartments in general, or the activity of providing places to live
- 1.
The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
包围某物或为某人提供住所的活动。
- 2.
structures collectively in which people are housed
供人居住的建筑物的总称
- 3.
Residences, collectively.
住宅的总称。
- 4.
a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
设计用于容纳或支撑机械部件的保护罩
- 5.
A mechanical component's container or covering.
机械部件的容器或外壳。
- 6.
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
马具,由装饰性的覆盖物组成,尤指(过去)战马所用
- 7.
A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
马鞍的覆盖物或布料,作为装饰或军事附属物;鞍布;马布;复数时为马具。
- 8.
An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
马具或马项圈的附属物。
- 9.
The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
从一个固体中挖出的空间,以便插入另一个部分,例如一根木材的末端插入另一根木材的侧面。
- 10.
A niche for a statue.
雕像的壁龛。
- 11.
That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
桅杆或船首斜桅在甲板下或船内的部分。
- 12.
A houseline.
船索。
外壳;护罩;机壳;槽口;榫槽;凹槽;壁龛;神龛;马衣;马披;鞍褥;马具挂件;轭饰
In use
The city is facing a serious housing shortage.
Affordable housing is a major concern for many families.
The government announced new policies to improve housing conditions.
adjective + housing
形容词修饰housing时,常表示住房的类型或特点。
The city needs more affordable housing.
这个城市需要更多经济适用房。
housing + noun
housing后接名词构成复合名词,表示住房相关领域。
The housing market is booming.
房地产市场正在蓬勃发展。
housing for + noun phrase
用介词for说明住房的受益对象。
They provide housing for the elderly.
Connections
Collocations
- affordable housing
- 经济适用房
- The government is working to provide more affordable housing for low-income families.政府正在努力为低收入家庭提供更多经济适用房。
- housing crisis
- 住房危机
- Many cities are facing a severe housing crisis due to rising rents.由于租金上涨,许多城市正面临严重的住房危机。
- housing market
- 住房市场
- The housing market has been booming in recent years.近年来住房市场一直蓬勃发展。
- housing estate
- 住宅区
- They live in a quiet housing estate on the outskirts of town.他们住在城郊一个安静的住宅区。
- housing development
- 住宅开发项目
- A new housing development is being built near the park.公园附近正在新建一个住宅开发项目。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一排房子(house)加上-ing,表示“住房总称”或“提供住宿”的动作,就像“how's the housing?”一样好记。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:urban planning、real estate、housing policy 在大多数情况下,housing指住房供给或住房,比较常见于正式文体中,但在日常对话中也可以使用。
Grammar Note
不可数时指住房总称;可数时指外壳或马衣。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'rousing', 'dousing', 'browsing', 'mousing', and 'sousing' rhyme with 'housing' (all have /aʊzɪŋ/). Note: words like 'busing' (/bʌsɪŋ/) or 'cushion' (/ˈkʊʃən/) 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 4,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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.