household

noun

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/

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all the people living together in a house or flat一家人；家庭；同住一所（或一套）房子的人
- Most households now own at least one car.大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。
- The average household spends more on housing than on food.一般家庭在住房上的花销多于食物。
- young people from low-income households 来自低收入家庭的年轻人
- a one-parent/single-parent/two-parent household单亲/单亲/双亲家庭
- families with a male/female head of household男/女户主家庭
- Household incomes have remained stagnant.家庭收入一直停滞不前。
- Who does most of the household chores?谁做大部分家务？
- Packaging makes up about a third of household waste.包装约占家庭垃圾的三分之一。
see also the royal household
Extra Examples
- Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing.长大成人与成家立户已不再是一回事了。
- The average household pays 27p a day in water rates.普通家庭每天用水的开销是27便士。
- The head of the household is responsible for completing the council tax form.户主负责填写地方税表格。
- households headed by a single parent单亲支撑的家庭
- House prices are rising, driven by the big increase in the number of single-person households.一人家庭数量大增，推动房价上涨。
- Government figures showed household spending fell by 2% in October.政府数据显示，10月份家庭支出下降了2%。
- The household contents are covered by a separate insurance policy.家庭财物上了单独的保险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- average
- domestic
- private
- …
verb + household
- maintain
- manage
- run
- …
household + noun
- appliance
- contents
- furniture
- …
phrases
- the head of the household
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