house
/haʊs/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /haʊs/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /ˈhau̇s/ (ame, mw) · /haʊz/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaʊs] /haʊz/ (ame, ipa)
house — 名詞
- housesingular
- housesplural
1. a building where a person, a family, or another household lives as their home.
房子
人們日常居住的建築
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.
他們那棟黃色的房子矗立在陡坡道路的盡頭。
physical home building
Mina grew up in a stone house beside the harbor in Busan.
Mina 在釜山港邊的一棟石頭房子裡長大。
live in + house
We rented a small beach house for the first week of July.
我們租了一間小海邊屋住七月的第一週。
Smoke poured from the old house after lightning hit the roof.
閃電擊中屋頂後，老房子裡冒出了濃煙。
2. everyone who lives together in the same home, thought of as one group.
一家人
同住在家中的所有人
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.
天剛亮時嬰兒一哭，整家人都醒了。
the whole house = everyone living there
By midnight, everyone in the house was cheering for the final goal.
到半夜時，屋裡所有人都在為最後那顆進球歡呼。
everyone in the house
The smell of garlic bread brought the entire house into the kitchen.
蒜香麵包的味道把整家人都引進了廚房。
During the power cut, the house ate dinner by candlelight.
停電時，這一家人靠著燭光吃晚餐。
3. a shelter, shed, nest, or other place where animals live or are kept.
獸舍；巢穴
動物居住或被圈養的地方
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.
農場在第一場冬雪前蓋了一間溫暖的山羊舍。
animal + house
At dusk, the hens ran back into their house near the apple trees.
黃昏時，母雞們跑回蘋果樹旁的雞舍。
birds returning to their house
Rangers found the fox house hidden under fallen branches.
巡守員在倒下的樹枝下發現了狐狸的巢穴。
The zoo cleaned the monkey house before visitors arrived.
動物園在遊客抵達前清理了猴舍。
4. a structure, or a room inside one, kept for one main use such as storage, sport,
館舍
供特定用途使用的建物
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.
那所學院在足球場旁新建了一座體育館舍。
compound building name
Grain from three villages was stored in the stone store house by the river.
三個村子的穀物都存放在河邊那棟石造倉舍裡。
building used for storage
The orchid house stays warm even when frost covers the garden walls.
即使霜覆滿花園圍牆，蘭花館裡依然保持溫暖。
We met outside the customs house near the old port gate.
我們在舊港口大門附近的海關大樓外碰面。
5. a company or institution associated with one main trade or commercial field.
公司；商號
從事某類業務的公司或機構
a company or institution associated with one main trade or commercial field.
The fashion house released its winter coats during Paris design week.
那家時裝公司在巴黎設計週發表了冬季外套。
fashion house
Her uncle works for a publishing house that prints history books.
她叔叔在一家出版公司工作，專門印製歷史書。
publishing house
The small design house won a contract to remake the hotel lobby.
那家小型設計公司拿下了重做飯店大廳的合約。
An investment house opened a new office in Singapore last spring.
一家投資公司去年春天在新加坡開了新辦公室。
6. a restaurant, often one known for a particular kind of food or drink.
餐館
尤指以某類餐飲聞名的店
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.
今晚我們要去夜市附近的一家海鮮餐館吃飯。
type of restaurant
Their family runs a noodle house opposite the train station.
他們家在火車站對面經營一家麵館。
noun + house restaurant name
The steak house was full by seven on Friday evening.
那家牛排館星期五晚上七點前就坐滿了。
Kenji booked a table at a quiet tea house for his parents' anniversary.
Kenji 為父母的結婚紀念日訂了安靜茶館的一張桌子。
7. before another noun, used for the standard item a restaurant regularly serves an
店家招牌
餐館固定供應且推薦的品項
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.
我點了店家招牌酒，因為它比進口那瓶便宜。
house wine
The waiter said the house soup changes with market vegetables each day.
服務生說店家招牌湯會依每天市場的蔬菜而改變。
house soup
Many regulars come early for the house dessert with fresh mango cream.
許多熟客都會提早來吃那道芒果鮮奶油店家招牌甜點。
Their house noodles sell out before the late train arrives.
他們的店家招牌麵在末班車到站前就會賣完。
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
院內
指醫院本身，常見於受訓醫師職稱
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.
病房電話響起時，那位院內醫師正在查看孩子的發燒情況。
house doctor
New house staff slept in narrow rooms above the emergency entrance.
新進院內醫護人員睡在急診入口上方的狹小房間裡。
house staff
Naila spent her first year as a house surgeon in a crowded city hospital.
Naila 在擁擠的市立醫院當了第一年院內外科醫師。
The senior nurse called the house physician when the patient's pain suddenly worsened.
病人的疼痛突然加劇時，資深護理師叫來了院內醫師。
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.
浩室
節拍強勁的電子舞曲
electronic club music built on a hard, even beat and repeated rhythm patterns.
The DJ mixed classic house with newer tracks until sunrise.
那位 DJ 一直把經典浩室和較新的曲目混到日出。
music genre
A deep house rhythm drifted across the beach from the open-air club.
一段 deep house 節奏從露天俱樂部飄過海灘。
deep house
Omar learned to produce house music on his laptop during college.
Omar 在大學時學會了用筆電製作浩室音樂。
The film's final scene uses bright house piano chords and a heavy beat.
那部電影的最後一幕用了明亮的浩室鋼琴和厚重節拍。
10. one of the student groups in some schools that compete in sports and other event
分社
學校裡參加競賽的學生分組
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.
Ruby 拿下三十分，替藍社贏得了獎盃。
school competition group
New pupils are placed in a house during their first week at school.
新生在入學第一週就會被分到一個分社。
placed in a house
Our house practised the song before the winter festival competition.
我們這個分社在冬季慶典比賽前練習了那首歌。
The science quiz ended in a tie between Cedar House and Oak House.
那場科學益智賽最後由 Cedar House 和 Oak House 打成平手。
11. a famous family line, especially a royal or noble one followed through generatio
王室；世家
著名家族，尤指王族或名門
a famous family line, especially a royal or noble one followed through generations.
The House of Windsor has changed its public image many times.
溫莎王室多次改變了自己的公眾形象。
House of + family name
Her history essay compared two rival houses during the civil war.
她的歷史報告比較了內戰期間兩個敵對世家。
rival houses
The marriage linked a merchant house to an old farming dynasty.
那樁婚事把一個商人世家和一個古老農業王族連在一起。
Visitors toured portraits of the ruling house in the palace gallery.
遊客在宮殿畫廊裡參觀了統治家族的肖像。
12. a legislative body, or the room or building where that body meets.
議院
制定法律的機構或其議場
a legislative body, or the room or building where that body meets.
The bill passed the lower house after six hours of argument.
那項法案經過六小時辯論後在下議院通過了。
lower house
Reporters waited outside the house before the budget vote began.
記者們在預算投票開始前守在議院外。
meeting place of lawmakers
Noise filled the house when the speaker refused another amendment.
議長拒絕另一項修正案時，整個議場一片喧鬧。
The prime minister addressed both houses in a joint meeting.
首相在聯席會議上向兩院發表了演說。
13. the members of a legislative body considered together when they debate or vote.
全院
立法機構的全體議員
the members of a legislative body considered together when they debate or vote.
The house divided sharply on the question of military spending.
全院對軍事支出的問題出現了尖銳分裂。
the house as voting members
After lunch, the house rejected the proposal by a narrow margin.
午餐後，全院以些微差距否決了那項提案。
collective decision
The minister remained silent until the house demanded a direct answer.
直到全院要求直接答覆時，部長都一直保持沉默。
The house applauded when the retiring speaker entered the chamber.
退休的議長走進議場時，全院都鼓掌歡迎。
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.
提案方
正式辯論中提出辯題的一方
during organized debating, the side responsible for presenting the motion.
The house argued that cities should ban private cars from downtown streets.
提案方主張城市應禁止私人汽車進入市中心街道。
the house = side proposing the motion
During the final round, the house opened with a speech on school uniforms.
到了決賽回合時，提案方先就學校制服發表開場演說。
opening speech from the house
Judges said the house defined the motion more clearly than the opposition.
評審說提案方比反方更清楚界定了辯題。
Our debate coach reminded the house to present evidence before attacking points.
我們的辯論教練提醒提案方先提出證據，再攻擊對方論點。
15. the crowd seated together for a live play, concert, or other stage show.
全場觀眾
劇場或表演現場的觀眾
the crowd seated together for a live play, concert, or other stage show.
The house fell silent when the violinist stepped into the spotlight.
小提琴家走進聚光燈下時，全場觀眾立刻安靜下來。
the house = audience
By the second song, the whole house was clapping above their heads.
唱到第二首歌時，全場觀眾都舉起雙手拍掌。
whole house reacting together
Ushers held the doors until the house had taken its seats.
帶位員一直扶著門，直到全場觀眾都入座。
The house laughed as the comedian described missing the last train home.
那位喜劇演員講到錯過末班車時，全場觀眾都笑了。
house — 動詞
- 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
安置；容納
提供住處或收放在內
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.
市政府把六十名水災災民安置在一棟空的學生宿舍裡過冬。
house + people + in + place
The glass case houses the museum's oldest gold coin from the kingdom.
那個玻璃展示盒裡放著博物館最古老的王國金幣。
house + object inside container
A low brick shed behind the barn houses four goats at night.
穀倉後方那間低矮的磚屋每晚都收容四隻山羊。
The new science wing now houses three robotics labs and a lecture hall.
新的理學館現在容納了三間機器人實驗室和一個演講廳。