house

	He went into the house. 他进了房子。
	a two-bedroom house 两居室的住宅
	Let's have the party at my house . 我们在我家里聚会吧。
	house prices 房价
	What time do you leave the house in the morning(= to go to work) ? 你早晨几点出门（去上班）？
	We're moving house(= leaving our house and going to live in a different one) . 我们要搬家了。

2.	[sing] 住在一所房子里的人；全家人all the people living in a house

Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!

安静点，别把全家人都吵醒！

3.	[c] 某种用途的建筑物a building used for a particular purpose, for example for holding meetings in or keeping animals or goods in

	an opera house 歌剧院
	a henhouse 鸡舍

4.	[sing] （用于办公楼名称）大厦，大楼used in the names of office buildings

Their offices are on the second floor of Chester House.

他们的办公室在切斯特大厦三楼。

公司；机构company/institution

5.	[c] （从事某种生意的）公司，机构a company involved in a particular kind of business; an institution of a particular kind

	a fashion/banking/publishing, etc. house 时装公司、银行、出版社等
	a religious house(= a convent or a monastery ) 宗教会所
	I work in house(= in the offices of the company that I work for, not at home). 我在公司里上班。

餐馆restaurant

6.	[c] 餐馆；餐厅a restaurant

	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

议院parliament

7.	[c] 议院；议会；国会a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country

Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.

立法须要得到议会两院的一致通过。

8.	[sing] （英国）下议院，上议院；（美国）众议院the House of Commons or the House of Lords in Britain; the House of Representatives in the US

辩论in debate

9.	[sing] （统称）参与辩论的人a group of people discussing sth in a formal debate

I urge the house to vote against the motion.

我呼吁参加辩论的诸位投票反对这项动议。

剧院in theatre

10.	[c] 观众席；（统称）观众the part of a theatre where the audience sits; the audience at a particular performance

	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。

学校in school

11.	[c] （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(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

家庭family

12.	[c] 名门世家；望族an old and famous family

the House of Windsor(= the British royal family)

温莎王室

IDM

bring the house down

（尤指剧院的演出）博得满堂大笑（或喝彩）to make everyone laugh or cheer , especially at a performance in the theatre

get on like a house on fire

(informal)

很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship

go all round the houses

(informal)

绕圈子；拐弯抹角；不直截了当to do sth or ask a question in a very complicated way instead of in a simple, direct way

keep house

操持家务to cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house

on the house

（酒吧或饭店）免费提供的drinks or meals that areon the house are provided free by the pub/bar or restaurant and you do not have to pay

put/set your (own) house in order

先管好自己的事；律人先律己to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else

They set up house together in a small flat in Brighton.

他们一同在布赖顿的一个小公寓里建立了家庭。

set up house

（在某处）建立家庭to make a place your home

They set up house together in a small flat in Brighton.

他们一同在布赖顿的一个小公寓里建立了家庭。

提供住所provide home

1.	~ sb 给（某人）提供住处to provide a place for sb to live

The government is committed to housing the refugees.

政府承诺收容难民。

保存keep sth

2.	~ sth 是（某物）的贮藏处（或安置处）；收藏；安置to be the place where sth is kept or where sth operates from

	The gallery houses 2 000 works of modern art. 美术馆收藏了 2 000 件现代艺术作品。
	The museum is housed in the Old Court House. 博物馆设在旧法院大楼里。