- [countable]
a building for people to live in, usually for one family 房屋；房子；住宅 
- in a house
We live in a two-bedroom house. 我们住在一栋两居室的房子里。 - in the house
It was so hot outside we stayed in the house. 外面太热，我们都待在房子里。 - into the house
He went into the house. 他进了房子。 - out of the house
I had to get out of the house. 我不得不离开房子。 - inside the house
A light was on inside the house. 房子里亮着灯。 - outside the house
There was a police van parked outside the house. 房子外面停着一辆警车。 - at somebody's house
Let's have a party at my house. 让我们在我家举行一个聚会。 We need to build more houses in a way that respects the needs of the environment. 我们需要以尊重环境需求的方式建造更多的房子。 Investors were buying houses to rent them out. 投资者购买房屋出租。 What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)? 你早晨几点出门（去上班）？ - (British English)
We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one). 我们要搬家了。 House prices (= prices of houses and flats) in London are still rising. 伦敦的房价仍在上涨。 We went on a tour of the house and grounds (= for example, at a country house, open to the public). 我们参观了房子和庭院。 They went from house to house, begging for food. 他们挨家挨户地乞讨食物。
CollocationsMoving house 搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租来的住所里 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一个单间公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一个室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
拖欠租金 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东 - have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
收取／增加／提高房租 - evict the existing tenants
赶走现有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的报价 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付／存钱付房屋订金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
（竭力）支付按揭贷款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭贷款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高／降低价格／要价 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
Collocations Decorating and home improvementsee also Buck House, frame house, mews house, penthouse, row house, safe house, show houseDecorating and home improvement 装饰和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴／去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开／钻／填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进／拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1I finally tracked him down at his house in Denver. 我最后总算在丹佛他的家中追踪到了他。 I live in a group/shared house. 我住在一栋集体住房里。 It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大宅子里容易迷路。 It's stressful moving house. 搬家十分劳神。 Our challenge was to add onto the house in a respectful way. 我们面临的挑战在于体面地扩建房子。 Police officers have been searching the house for clues. 警察搜查那间房屋寻找线索。 She shares a house with three other nurses. 她和另外 3 名护士合住一座房子。 The bank offers attractive rates to first-time house buyers. 银行给首次购房者提供的利率很有吸引力。 The great house stood on the edge of the town. 那座大宅子矗立在镇子边上。 The house faces south, making the most of the sun. 房子朝南，采光很好。 The house loomed over him as he waited at the front door. 他在前门等候时，看到那所房子隐隐呈现。 The house stood a short distance from the wood. 房子离树林不远。 Their house was repossessed when they couldn't keep up their mortgage payments. 由于他们无力继续偿还按揭贷款，房子被收了回去。 They bought an old house and are gradually renovating it. 他们买下一座旧房子，如今正在逐渐重新装修。 They built their own dream house overlooking the river. 他们在能俯瞰这条河的地方建了自己梦想中的房子。 They helped us with our house move. 他们帮我们搬家。 They lived in a modest semi-detached house in the suburbs. 他们住在城郊一所不大的半独立式房子里。 They've moved house and have invited us to their house-warming on Saturday. 他们搬家了，邀请我们周六去参加他们的新居聚会。 We let out our house when we moved to America. 我们搬去美国之前把房子租了出去。 We're hoping to extend the house. 我们希望扩建房子。 We're only planning on renting the house out for a few years. 我们计划把房子只出租三五年。 We had to move out of our house. 我们不得不搬出我们的房子。 a house occupied by students 学生们住宿的房子 houses overlooking the park 俯视公园的房子 She went from house to house collecting signatures for her campaign. 她挨家挨户为自己投身的运动征集签名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- comfortable
- elegant
- …
- live in
- occupy
- share
- …
- be situated
- lie
- stand
- …
- agent
- buyer
- owner
- …
- at somebody’s/the house
- from house to house
- in a/the house
- …
- in a house
- [singular]
all the people living in a house 住在一所房子里的人；全家人 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- comfortable
- elegant
- …
- live in
- occupy
- share
- …
- be situated
- lie
- stand
- …
- agent
- buyer
- owner
- …
- at somebody’s/the house
- from house to house
- in a/the house
- …
- [countable]
(in compounds 构成复合词 a building used for a particular purpose, for example for holding meetings in or keeping animals or goods in 某种用途的建筑物 an opera house 歌剧院 a henhouse 鸡舍
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- comfortable
- elegant
- …
- live in
- occupy
- share
- …
- be situated
- lie
- stand
- …
- agent
- buyer
- owner
- …
- at somebody’s/the house
- from house to house
- in a/the house
- …
- House[singular] (British English)
used in the names of office buildings （用于办公楼名称）大厦，大楼 - [countable]
(in compounds 构成复合词 a company involved in a particular kind of business; an institution of a particular kind （从事某种生意的）公司，机构 Extra ExamplesThe publishing house made its name by encouraging first-time writers. 该出版社扶持新人作家，闯出了名号。 She was a house model for Gucci (= a model employed by hte Gucci fashion house). 她是古驰的时装模特。
- [countable]
(in compounds 构成复合词 a restaurant 餐馆；餐厅 a steakhouse 牛排餐馆 a coffee house 咖啡馆 a bottle of house wine (= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name) 一瓶本店特价酒
- [countable] (often House)
a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country 议院；议会；国会 Extra ExamplesThe ‘Bundersrat’ is the upper house of the German parliament. “联邦议院”是德国议会的上院。 Elections to the lower house of parliament are by proportional representation. 议会下院的选举是按比例代表制进行的。
- the House[singular]
the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK; the House of Representatives in the US （英国）下议院，上议院；（美国）众议院 - the house[singular]
a group of people discussing something in a formal debate （统称）参与辩论的人 - [countable]
the part of a theatre where the audience sits; the audience at a particular performance 观众席；（统称）观众 playing to a full/packed/empty house (= to a large/small audience) 演出座无虚席／满座／观众寥寥无几 The spotlight faded and the house lights came up. 聚光灯渐渐熄灭，观众席的灯亮了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- full
- packed
- …
- play to
- lights
- manager
- bring the house down
- front of house
- [countable]
(in some British schools) an organized group of students of different ages who compete against other groups in sports competitions, etc. and who may, in boarding schools, live together in one building （英国某些学校为进行体育比赛或按宿舍将学生分成的）社，舍 - [countable] (usually the House of…)
an old and famous family 名门世家；望族 the House of Windsor (= the British royal family) 温莎王室
- (also house)[uncountable]
a type of electronic dance music with a fast beat 非常安全 see also acid house, art house, open house, powerhouse
building建筑
company/institution公司；机构
restaurant餐馆
parliament议院
in debate辩论
in theatre剧院
in school学校
family家庭
music音乐
Word OriginOld English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).
Idioms
bring the house down
to make everyone laugh or cheer, especially at a performance in the theatre （尤指剧院的演出）博得满堂大笑（或喝彩）
clean house (North American English)
eat somebody out of house and home
- (informal, often humorous)
to eat a lot of somebody else’s food 把某人吃穷 How much longer is he staying? He’s eating us out of house and home. 他还要呆多久？他把我们吃得落花流水。
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
get on like a house on fire (British English)
(North American English get along like a house on fire)
- (informal)
(of people 人 to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship 很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合
go all round the houses
- (British English, informal)
to do something or ask a question in a very complicated way instead of in a simple, direct way 绕圈子；拐弯抹角；不直截了当 You did go all round the houses didn’t you? Why not get straight to the point? 你确实走遍了所有的房子，是吗？为什么不开门见山呢？
keep house
to cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house 操持家务 She kept house for her elderly parents. 她为年迈的双亲料理家务。
not a dry eye in the house
on the house
drinks or meals that are on the house are provided free by the pub or restaurant and you do not have to pay （酒吧或饭店）免费提供的 Have a drink on the house. 来一杯免费饮料吧。
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
- (saying)
you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you 身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
play house
(of a child 孩子 to play at being a family in its home 住在一所房子里的人；全家人 The children were playing house, giving dinner to their dolls. 孩子们在玩过家家，喂玩具娃娃吃饭。
put/set your (own) house in order
to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else 先管好自己的事；律人先律己
(as) safe as houses
- (British English)
very safe 非常安全 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
set up house