full house

IPA/ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs/
IPA/ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs/

full house — 名詞

1. an event at which all available seats are taken by spectators, leaving no more t

1.名詞B1
釋義

滿座；客滿

所有座位均售罄的情況

an event at which all available seats are taken by spectators, leaving no more tickets to buy.

例句

The theatre announced a full house for Mira's new musical, with tickets selling out quickly.

劇院宣布 Mira 的新音樂劇場場滿座，門票迅速銷售一空。

collocation: announce a full house

Despite the rain, the stadium had a full house for the local football final.

儘管下著大雨，體育館在地足球決賽當天仍然客滿。

collocation: have a full house

常見搭配
  • announce a full house
  • have a full house
  • report a full house
  • play to a full house
  • full house of [number]
同義詞
  • sold-out

    used as an adjective before the show/event, e.g. 'a sold-out concert'; 'full house' describes the audience situation

  • packed house

    more informal, emphasises the crowd's density rather than ticket sales

  • capacity crowd

    more formal; used especially in sports reporting

反義詞
  • empty house

    very rare; more commonly 'sparse audience' or 'half-empty venue'

  • empty seats

    describes the visual of an under-attended event

文法句型

full house + of + number

play to + a full house

用法筆記

Often used in the theatre and live-event industry. Frequently follows verbs like 'announce', 'have', 'report', or 'play to'. Typically refers to a single event rather than a building.

常見錯誤

The restaurant had a full house last night.
The restaurant was completely full last night.
'full house' is specific to ticketed venues like theatres and stadiums, not restaurants or homes.
There were full houses in every room.
There was a full house in the theatre.
'full house' is treated as a singular noun phrase even though 'house' is countable.

2. a poker hand made up of three matching cards and a separate pair — for instance,

2.名詞B2
釋義

葫蘆；滿堂紅

撲克牌中三張同點加兩張同點的牌型

a poker hand made up of three matching cards and a separate pair — for instance, three queens and two eights. It ranks between a flush and a four of a kind.

例句

Andrei won the final hand with a full house, beating Justin's flush by a narrow margin.

Andrei 靠一副葫蘆贏了最後一局，以些微差距打敗了 Justin 的同花。

collocation: win with a full house

A full house has three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.

葫蘆有三張相同點數的牌和兩張另一種點數的牌。

definitional: consists of three of a kind and a pair

常見搭配
  • win with a full house
  • hold a full house
  • full house of [rank] and [rank]
同義詞
  • full boat

    informal poker slang, synonymous but less common outside the US

  • truck

    very informal poker slang, rarely used in writing

文法句型

a full house + of + [rank] + and + [rank]

用法筆記

Only used in the context of poker or similar card games. When describing the specific ranks, the pattern is 'three [rank] and two [rank]', e.g. 'three kings and two fives'.

常見錯誤

I got a full house of four aces.
I got a full house
three aces and two kings.' — a full house contains exactly three of one rank and two of another, never four of a kind.

同根字

  • packed house
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • announce a full house
  • have a full house
  • report a full house
  • a full house of [number]

介系詞搭配

  • play to a full house