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词汇 house
释义
house
1. adjective
casual, verging on sloppy US, 1993
2. noun
1
a prisoner's cell or the area immediately surrounding the prisoner's bed in a dormitory-style room US, 1970.
2
a police station US, 1909.
3
in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. An abbreviation of the conventional 'full house' US, 1990⇨ See: HOUSE MUSIC. go under the houseto perform oral sex on a woman US, 1981. in the house1. here and now, present, currently US, 1993.2. popular, stylish US, 1994. mind your housewatch your back, be careful. Often used in sports matches: when a player has the ball a team mate will shout 'mind your house' if an opponent is coming up behind him IRELAND, 1999. on the housepaid for by management of the establishment US, 1889. the housethe New York House of Detention for female prisoners US, 1966
3. verb
1
to steal US, 1989.
2
to carry contraband, such as a weapon or drugs US, 1997
⇨ house music; house
noun an umbrella genre for much contemporary dance music with strong repetitive rhythms–in 4/4 time, generally between 115 and 135 beats per minute. The name derives from the Warehouse club in Chicago where the music originated in the mid-1980s UK, 1998
idiomhousebring down the house(also bring the house down)if someone who is performing brings down the house, the audience applauds (=hits their hands together) and shouts their approval for a long time after they finish:Oasis brought the house down with their rendition of David Bowie's 'Heroes'."How are rehearsals going?" "I don't think we're going to bring the house down."eat sb out of house and hometo eat more of someone's food than is considered polite, so that you annoy them:Since Mike's been here he's been eating me out of house and home, and he hasn't even offered to pay.Dr Neil will eat us out of house and home if he keeps getting through biscuits at this rate.get on like a house on fireif two people get on like a house on fire when they meet for the first time, they like each other very much and enjoy talking together:Jackie and Bob got on like a house on fire. They didn't stop talking all evening.Selina understands me - we've always got on like a house on fire.a halfway house (between) BrEBrEa situation which combines the qualities of two situations, or comes between them in a range of possible situations:Meat that is labelled 'traditionally farmed' is a halfway house between organically produced meat and meat produced on factory farms.I knew that suspension was only a halfway house towards losing my job completely.a house of cardsused about a plan or organization that is very likely to fail, especially because it is based on an idea that is not true:The peace agreement could collapse like a house of cards at the first sign of trouble.Hodgen's bond-selling scheme was a house of cards that fell apart when there were no new purchasers.on the houseif drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them, because the bar or restaurant pays:What'll you have? First drink is on the house.Dessert's on the house tonight if you try a bottle of our Chianti.put/get/set your (own) house in orderto organize your business, money, or personal affairs, so that you are more effective or are not doing anything wrong:I want to look for ways of getting my house in order before I die.Perhaps the water companies should put their own house in order, before blaming their customers for wasting water.
See:
  • (as) safe as houses
  • a halfway house
  • a house divided
  • a house divided against itself cannot stand
  • a house is not a home
  • a house of cards
  • a plague on both your houses
  • angel in the house
  • basket house
  • be as safe as houses
  • be in the poorhouse
  • be out of house and home
  • big as a house
  • boarding house reach
  • boardinghouse reach
  • bottom the house
  • bow down in the house of Rimmon
  • brick house
  • bring down the house
  • bring down the house, to
  • bring the house down
  • Burn not your house to fright the mouse away
  • call house
  • clean house
  • close the sale
  • crack house
  • craphouse
  • curly dirt
  • Don't let the fox guard the henhouse.
  • dream house
  • eat (one) out of house and home
  • eat out of house and home
  • eat somebody out of house and home
  • eat someone out of house and home
  • eat someone out of house and home, to
  • end up in the poorhouse
  • flophouse
  • fools build houses and wise men live in them
  • fox guarding the henhouse
  • fox in the henhouse
  • front of house
  • get (one's) (own) house in order
  • get along
  • get on like a house afire
  • get on like a house on fire
  • go (all) around the houses
  • go all round the houses
  • go round the houses
  • halfway house
  • hash-house
  • haunted house
  • headache department
  • headache house
  • house and home
  • house cooling party
  • house moss
  • house of cards
  • house of correction
  • house of ill repute
  • house of many doors
  • house poor
  • house room
  • housewarming (party)
  • in the house
  • in the poorhouse
  • juice house
  • keep house
  • keep open house
  • like a house
  • like a house afire
  • like a house afire/on fire
  • like a house on fire
  • live in a glass house
  • Men make houses, women make homes
  • move house
  • My house is your house
  • not a dry eye in the house
  • not give (someone or something) houseroom
  • not give house room
  • not give someone house room
  • nuthouse
  • on the house
  • open house
  • open house, keep
  • out of house and home
  • People (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
  • people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  • powerhouse
  • put (one's) (own) house in order
  • put house in order
  • put one's house in order
  • put own house in order
  • put your house in order
  • put/set your house in order
  • rock the house
  • roughhouse
  • roundhouse kick
  • roundhouse punch
  • safe as houses
  • set (one's) (own) house in order
  • set house in order
  • set up house
  • set up house/home
  • shotgun house
  • the angel in the house
  • the big house
  • the lady of the house
  • the White House
  • there wasn't a dry eye in the house
  • tiny house
  • wear the pants in the house
  • welcome to our house
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