- [uncountable]
a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions 所有物；财产；财物 personal/stolen property 个人/被盗财产 This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people's property. 小心别损及别人的财物。
Synonyms thingsthings- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
- things (rather informal
) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: 指个人拥有或作特定用途的物品、衣服、用具： Shall I help you pack your things? 我帮你打点行装好吗？ Bring your swimming things. 随身带上游泳用品。
- stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
Where’s all my stuff? 我的东西都哪儿去了？
- property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people’s property. 小心别损坏别人的财物。
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs. 囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
- junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic. 我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane. 请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
- goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
He was found guilty of handling stolen goods. 他被判犯销赃罪。
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
Never leave cash or other valuables lying around. 现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Extra ExamplesThe market was known as a place where people disposed of stolen property. 大家都知道那个市场是个销赃的地方。 The youths were convicted of defacing public property. 那些青年被判犯了毁坏公物罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- private
- common
- …
- protect
- dispose of
- confiscate
- …
- rights
- be the exclusive property of somebody
- be the sole property of somebody
- [uncountable]
land and buildings 不动产；房地产 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。 A sign indicates that it is now private property. 一个标志表明它现在是私有财产。 commercial/residential property 商业/住宅物业 property prices/values/taxes 房地产价格/价值/税收 a property developer/owner 房地产开发商/业主 property development/investment 房地产开发/投资 a slump in the property market 房地产市场的急剧衰退 The storms caused millions of pounds worth of property damage. 暴风雨造成了价值数百万英镑的财产损失。
Synonyms buildingbuilding- property
- premises
- complex
- structure
- block
- building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
- property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property. 我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。
- premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises. 这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
- complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex 休闲活动中心
- structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。
- block (British English)
a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: 指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼： a block of flats 公寓大楼 the school’s science block 这所学校的理科大楼
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2How does it feel to be a woman of property? 作为有产业的女人有何种感觉？ Students are not allowed on school property outside of school hours. 学生不准在非上课期间进入学校的房子。 They are living in rented property. 他们现住在租来的房子里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- freehold
- leasehold
- adjacent
- …
- hold
- own
- acquire
- …
- market
- prices
- values
- …
- a man of property
- a woman of property
- [countable]
a building or buildings and the surrounding land 房屋及院落；庄园；房地产 to own/buy/purchase/acquire/sell a property 拥有/购买/购买/获得/出售财产 rental/investment properties 租赁/投资物业 There are a lot of empty properties in the area. 这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。
Synonyms buildingbuilding- property
- premises
- complex
- structure
- block
- building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
- property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property. 我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。
- premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises. 这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
- complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex 休闲活动中心
- structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。
- block (British English)
a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: 指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼： a block of flats 公寓大楼 the school’s science block 这所学校的理科大楼
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
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
Extra ExamplesOnce the tenants have left, the property will be put on the market. 一旦房客离开，这处房子就会在市场上出售。 The property was valued at $750 000. 这处房地产的估价为 75 万美元。 They decided to rent out the property while they were abroad. 他们决定出国期间把房屋租出去。 We have a potential buyer who wants to view the property. 有一个潜在的购房者要来看房。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- freehold
- leasehold
- adjacent
- …
- hold
- own
- acquire
- …
- market
- prices
- values
- …
- a man of property
- a woman of property
- [countable, usually plural] (formal)
a quality or characteristic that something has 性质；特性 Compare the physical properties of the two substances. 比较一下这两种物质的物理性质。 a plant with medicinal properties 药用植物
The substance has properties similar to plastic. 该物质的性质类似于塑料。 The difference occurs because of local variation in soil properties. 这种差异是由于土壤性质的局部变化造成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- biological
- chemical
- electrical
- …
- have
- possess
- display
- …
- have properties similar to something
Word OriginMiddle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’.