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。
Extra ExamplesBecoming 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 Dictionaryadjective- average
- domestic
- private
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- maintain
- manage
- run
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- appliance
- contents
- furniture
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- the head of the household