house
/haʊs/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /haʊs/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /ˈhau̇s/ (ame, mw) · /haʊz/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /haʊz/ (ame, ipa)
house — noun
- housesingular
- housesplural
1. a building where a person, a family, or another household lives as their home.
a building where a person, a family, or another household lives as their home.
Their yellow house stands at the end of a steep hill road.
physical home building
Mina grew up in a stone house beside the harbor in Busan.
live in + house
We rented a small beach house for the first week of July.
Smoke poured from the old house after lightning hit the roof.
2. everyone who lives together in the same home, thought of as one group.
everyone who lives together in the same home, thought of as one group.
The whole house woke up when the baby started crying at dawn.
the whole house = everyone living there
By midnight, everyone in the house was cheering for the final goal.
everyone in the house
The smell of garlic bread brought the entire house into the kitchen.
During the power cut, the house ate dinner by candlelight.
3. a shelter, shed, nest, or other place where animals live or are kept.
a shelter, shed, nest, or other place where animals live or are kept.
The farm built a warm goat house before the first winter snow.
animal + house
At dusk, the hens ran back into their house near the apple trees.
birds returning to their house
Rangers found the fox house hidden under fallen branches.
The zoo cleaned the monkey house before visitors arrived.
4. a structure, or a room inside one, kept for one main use such as storage, sport,
a structure, or a room inside one, kept for one main use such as storage, sport, or growing plants.
The college built a new field house beside the football ground.
compound building name
Grain from three villages was stored in the stone store house by the river.
building used for storage
The orchid house stays warm even when frost covers the garden walls.
We met outside the customs house near the old port gate.
5. a company or institution associated with one main trade or commercial field.
a company or institution associated with one main trade or commercial field.
The fashion house released its winter coats during Paris design week.
fashion house
Her uncle works for a publishing house that prints history books.
publishing house
The small design house won a contract to remake the hotel lobby.
An investment house opened a new office in Singapore last spring.
6. a restaurant, often one known for a particular kind of food or drink.
a restaurant, often one known for a particular kind of food or drink.
Tonight we are eating at a seafood house near the night market.
type of restaurant
Their family runs a noodle house opposite the train station.
noun + house restaurant name
The steak house was full by seven on Friday evening.
Kenji booked a table at a quiet tea house for his parents' anniversary.
7. before another noun, used for the standard item a restaurant regularly serves an
before another noun, used for the standard item a restaurant regularly serves and recommends.
I ordered the house wine because it was cheaper than the imported bottle.
house wine
The waiter said the house soup changes with market vegetables each day.
house soup
Many regulars come early for the house dessert with fresh mango cream.
Their house noodles sell out before the late train arrives.
文法句型
house + wine / soup / dessert / noodles
用法筆記
This sense almost always appears before another noun, especially for food or drink in a restaurant. It usually suggests the place's own regular or recommended choice.
8. before another noun, used to mean connected with the hospital itself, especially
before another noun, used to mean connected with the hospital itself, especially about doctors still training there.
The ward phone rang while the house doctor was checking a child's fever.
house doctor
New house staff slept in narrow rooms above the emergency entrance.
house staff
Naila spent her first year as a house surgeon in a crowded city hospital.
The senior nurse called the house physician when the patient's pain suddenly worsened.
文法句型
house + doctor / staff / surgeon / physician
用法筆記
This sense is seen mainly in hospital job titles such as house doctor or house surgeon. It refers to staff based inside the hospital, especially at an early training stage.
9. electronic club music built on a hard, even beat and repeated rhythm patterns.
electronic club music built on a hard, even beat and repeated rhythm patterns.
The DJ mixed classic house with newer tracks until sunrise.
music genre
A deep house rhythm drifted across the beach from the open-air club.
deep house
Omar learned to produce house music on his laptop during college.
The film's final scene uses bright house piano chords and a heavy beat.
10. one of the student groups in some schools that compete in sports and other event
one of the student groups in some schools that compete in sports and other events.
Ruby scored thirty points and won the cup for Blue House.
school competition group
New pupils are placed in a house during their first week at school.
placed in a house
Our house practised the song before the winter festival competition.
The science quiz ended in a tie between Cedar House and Oak House.
11. a famous family line, especially a royal or noble one followed through generatio
a famous family line, especially a royal or noble one followed through generations.
The House of Windsor has changed its public image many times.
House of + family name
Her history essay compared two rival houses during the civil war.
rival houses
The marriage linked a merchant house to an old farming dynasty.
Visitors toured portraits of the ruling house in the palace gallery.
12. a legislative body, or the room or building where that body meets.
a legislative body, or the room or building where that body meets.
The bill passed the lower house after six hours of argument.
lower house
Reporters waited outside the house before the budget vote began.
meeting place of lawmakers
Noise filled the house when the speaker refused another amendment.
The prime minister addressed both houses in a joint meeting.
13. the members of a legislative body considered together when they debate or vote.
the members of a legislative body considered together when they debate or vote.
The house divided sharply on the question of military spending.
the house as voting members
After lunch, the house rejected the proposal by a narrow margin.
collective decision
The minister remained silent until the house demanded a direct answer.
The house applauded when the retiring speaker entered the chamber.
用法筆記
Unlike sense 12, this sense focuses on the people as a voting group rather than the institution or the room itself.
14. during organized debating, the side responsible for presenting the motion.
during organized debating, the side responsible for presenting the motion.
The house argued that cities should ban private cars from downtown streets.
the house = side proposing the motion
During the final round, the house opened with a speech on school uniforms.
opening speech from the house
Judges said the house defined the motion more clearly than the opposition.
Our debate coach reminded the house to present evidence before attacking points.
15. the crowd seated together for a live play, concert, or other stage show.
the crowd seated together for a live play, concert, or other stage show.
The house fell silent when the violinist stepped into the spotlight.
the house = audience
By the second song, the whole house was clapping above their heads.
whole house reacting together
Ushers held the doors until the house had taken its seats.
The house laughed as the comedian described missing the last train home.
house — verb
- housepresent simple I / you / we / they
- houses3rd person singular
- housing-ing form
- housedpast simple
1. to give people or animals somewhere to stay, or to keep something inside a build
to give people or animals somewhere to stay, or to keep something inside a building, case, or other structure.
The city housed sixty flood survivors in an empty student dorm for the winter.
house + people + in + place
The glass case houses the museum's oldest gold coin from the kingdom.
house + object inside container
A low brick shed behind the barn houses four goats at night.
The new science wing now houses three robotics labs and a lecture hall.