housebuilding
/ˈhaʊsˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaʊsˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
housebuilding — noun
1. the work of planning and putting up new homes for people to live in, including e
the work of planning and putting up new homes for people to live in, including everything from laying foundations to fitting roofs.
Housebuilding in the Bristol area slowed sharply after interest rates rose last spring.
subject of a clause describing market activity
Esteban left office work to learn housebuilding from his grandfather in rural Mexico.
object after a verb of learning
The government promised more public spending on housebuilding to ease the rental crisis.
Cheap timber and good weather made the 1990s a strong decade for housebuilding in Sweden.
Ezra started a small housebuilding business after finishing his apprenticeship.
- homebuilding
very close synonym, more common in American English
- house construction
two-word noun phrase, slightly more technical
- residential construction
industry-register term covering houses and flats
- demolition
the activity of tearing buildings down rather than putting them up
文法句型
housebuilding + noun
in housebuilding
用法筆記
Uncountable; takes a singular verb. Often appears in economic or policy contexts (housebuilding sector, rates of housebuilding, housebuilding targets). British sources write it as one word; American sources often split it as 'house building'.
常見錯誤
housebuilding — adjective
- housebuildingpositive
- more housebuildingcomparative
- most housebuildingsuperlative
1. used before another noun to describe a company, project, or person whose work is
used before another noun to describe a company, project, or person whose work is connecting to putting up new homes — for example a housebuilding firm or a housebuilding programme.
James joined one of the largest housebuilding firms in the north of England last June.
attributive before 'firms'
The minister announced a new housebuilding programme aimed at young families in coastal towns.
attributive before 'programme'
Ari runs a small housebuilding company that specialises in timber-frame homes.
Élise has worked in several housebuilding projects funded by the city council.
- homebuilding
interchangeable in American English; same attributive use
- residential
broader; covers all housing, including flats and apartments
文法句型
housebuilding + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive). You cannot say 'the firm is housebuilding'; use 'the firm builds houses' or 'the firm is a housebuilder' instead. Distinguish from sense noun/1: the adjective always modifies another word (firm, sector, project); the noun stands alone as the activity itself.