Word · Frequency #1446
housings
住房；房屋；住宿
housings is the plural of housing.
核心释义
houses or apartments in general, or the activity of providing places to live
- 1.
包围某物或为某人提供住所的活动。
The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- 2.
供人居住的建筑物的总称
structures collectively in which people are housed
- 3.
住宅的总称。
Residences, collectively.
- 4.
设计用于容纳或支撑机械部件的保护罩
a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
- 5.
机械部件的容器或外壳。
A mechanical component's container or covering.
- 6.
马具,由装饰性的覆盖物组成,尤指(过去)战马所用
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
- 7.
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。
A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- 8.
马具或马项圈的附属物。
An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- 9.
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。
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.
- 10.
雕像的壁龛。
A niche for a statue.
- 11.
桅杆或船首斜桅在甲板下或船内的部分。
That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- 12.
船索。
A houseline.
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
用法In use
The city is facing a serious housing shortage.
用法提示：本句中 housing 为不可数名词，意为“住房”，与 shortage 搭配表示住房供应不足。
Affordable housing is a major concern for many families.
用法提示：本句中 housing 作为不可数名词，意为“住房”，被形容词 affordable 修饰，指价格合理的住房。
The government announced new policies to improve housing conditions.
用法提示：本句中 housing 为不可数名词，意为“住房”，与 conditions 连用表示住房状况。
provide housing for sb
表示“住房、住所”时 housing 是不可数名词，前面不加 a/an，常用 provide/give sb housing 或 provide housing for sb 的结构。
The charity provides temporary housing for homeless families.
这家慈善机构为无家可归的家庭提供临时住所。
housing + noun
housing 可直接放在另一名词前作定语，表示“住房方面的”，如 housing policy（住房政策）、housing market（房地产市场）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数时指住房总称；可数时指外壳或马衣。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.