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houses, flats, etc. that people live in, especially when referring to their type, price or condition (统称,尤指住房类型、价格、条件)住房,住宅 rental/student housing 出租/学生住房 temporary/permanent housing 临时/永久住房 low-cost/cheap housing 低成本/廉价住房 There is an urgent need to build more affordable housing. 迫切需要建造更多负担得起的住房。 We must find a way to solve the city's housing crisis. 我们必须找到解决城市住房危机的方法。 The study linked poor housing conditions to a variety of health problems. 这项研究把各种健康问题和恶劣的住房条件联系了起来。 How severe is the housing shortage in Hong Kong? 香港的房屋短缺情况有多严重? the housing market (= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.) 住房市场 The low interest rate has triggered a housing bubble (= a period of time when house prices increase quickly, but which is unlikely to last long). 低利率引发了房地产泡沫。
Extra ExamplesMany health problems are made worse by inadequate housing. 许多健康问题由于住房不足而愈加严重。 Many new housing developments had sprung up around the city. 城市周围雨后春笋般冒出了许多新的住宅开发项目。 She receives a substantial housing allowance on top of her salary. 除工资外她还有数额不小的住房津贴。 The aim of the scheme was to provide good low-cost housing for workers. 这一规划的目的就是为工人提供优质低成本住房。 The area is dominated by terraced housing. 这一地区绝大多数是排屋。 They provide good low-cost housing for workers. 他们为工人提供优质低成本住房。 Too many families are still living in substandard housing. 仍有太多家庭居住条件达不到标准。 What happens when the housing boom finally slows? 房地产繁荣速度最终放缓时会发生什么情况? The housing market has had a good year. 住房市场经历了一个好年景。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- affordable
- cheap
- good
- …
- build
- provide
- association
- authority
- committee
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the job of providing houses, flats, etc. for people to live in 住房供给 Tenants may only keep pets with the written consent of the housing department. 租户只有在获得房屋署的书面同意后,才可饲养宠物。 They discussed how the council's housing policy could be changed to deal with the growing housing crisis. 他们讨论了如何改变市政会的住房政策来应对日益严重的住房危机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- affordable
- cheap
- good
- …
- build
- provide
- association
- authority
- committee
- …
- in… housing
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a hard cover that protects part of a machine (机器的)外壳,套 a car’s rear axle housing 汽车的后轴套