live [lɪv] v 住,居住
eg. He had lived in New York for a long time before he came to China.
来中国前他在纽约住了很长一段时间。
相关词 liveable ['lɪvəbl] adj (房屋等)适于居住的;
homestead ['həʊmsted] n 家宅,农庄
inhabit [ɪn'hæbɪt] v 居住在,栖居于
eg. There are so many aquatic animals inhabiting the ponds.
有很多水生动植物栖居在池塘里。
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habitable ['hæbɪtəbl] adj 适合居住的;
inhabitant [ɪn'hæbɪtənt] n 居民;
habitation [ˌhæbɪ'teɪʃn] n 住处,住所
reside [rɪ'zaɪd]v 居住在,定居于
eg.The Smiths decided to reside in Jinan which is the capital of Shandong province.
史密斯夫妇决定在山东省会济南定居。
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residence ['rezɪdəns] n 住房,豪宅;
residency ['rezɪdənsɪ] n 居住权;
resident ['rezɪdənt] n 居民,住户;
residential [ˌrezɪ'denʃl] adj 适合居住的,住宅的
house [haʊs] n 房屋,住宅
eg. Little John often dreams of having a big beautiful house, in which he can live together with his family.
小约翰总是梦想有一套又大又漂亮的房子,他可以和家人一起住在里面。
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household ['haʊshəʊld] n 一家人,家庭;
householder ['haʊshəʊldə(r)] n 房主,住户;
housewife ['haʊswaɪf] n 主妇,家庭妇女;
housing ['haʊzɪŋ] n (统称)住房,住宅;
housework ['haʊswɜ:k] n 家务事
home [həʊm] n 家,住所
eg.You wait for me in my home, and I will be back soon after work.
你在我家等我,我一下班就会回来。
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homebody ['həʊmbɒdɪ] n 不爱出门的人,太恋家的人;
homebuyer ['həʊmbaɪə(r)] n 购房者;
homeowner ['həʊməʊnə(r)] n 房主;
homeless ['həʊmləs] adj 无家的
dwelling ['dwelɪŋ] n 住宅,住所,公寓
eg. In this area, there is an apple tree behind each dwelling.
在这个地区,每所住宅后面都有一棵苹果树。
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dwell [dwel] v 居住,栖身;
dweller ['dwelə(r)] n 居民,居住者;
domiciliary [ˌdɒmɪ'sɪljərɪ] adj 在住所的,在家中的
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domicile ['dɒmɪsaɪl] n 住处,住所
building ['bɪldɪŋ] n 建筑物,房子,楼房
eg. A tall building has been set up in the center of the city recently.
最近市中心建起了一栋高楼。
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block [blɒk] n 大楼,一栋楼房;
multi-story [mʌl'tɪst'ɔ:rɪ] adj 多层的;
high-rise ['haɪ'raɪz] adj 高层的;
skyscraper ['skaɪskreɪpə(r)] n 摩天大楼;
villa ['vɪlə] n 度假别墅
apartment [ə'pɑ:tmənt] n 公寓套房
eg. Jane has got a satisfying job in a company, but she dislikes the apartment it offers.
简在一家公司找到了满意的工作,但她不喜欢公司提供的公寓。
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apartment block 公寓大楼;
apartment house(小的)公寓楼
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condominium [ˌkɒndə'mɪnɪəm] n 公寓
flat[flæt] n 公寓,单元房
eg. He bought a flat in the town with the money he had saved for ten years.
他用10年攒下来的钱在镇上买了一套房子。
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flatlet ['flætlət] n 公寓小套房;
flatmate ['flætmeɪt] n 同公寓房客;
tenancy ['tenənsɪ] n 租期
estate [ɪ'steɪt] n 庄园
eg. Mr. Black has a big estate, where many poor men are hired and worked for him.
布莱克先生拥有一个大庄园,在那里他雇佣了很多穷人为他干活。
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estate agent 房地产经纪人;
manorial [mə'nɔ:rɪəl] adj (旧时)庄园的
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mansion ['mænʃn] n 公馆,宅第;
manor ['mænə(r)] n 庄园宅第
cottage ['kɒtɪdʒ] n 茅屋
eg. This was the first time I came to the country, and those simple cottages attracted me.
这是我第一次来到乡村,那些简朴的农舍吸引了我。
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cottager ['kɒtɪdʒə(r)] n 住农舍者,村民;
cottage industry 家庭手工业
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bothy ['bɒθɪ] n 茅屋,屋棚;
farmhouse ['fɑ:mhaʊs] n 农场住宅,农舍
tenement ['tenəmənt] n 廉租公寓
eg. His wallet was stolen as soon as he arrived at this seaside city,so he had to rent a tenement with the little money left in his pocket.
一到这座海滨城市,他的钱包就被偷了,所以他不得不用口袋里仅剩的一点钱去租住廉价的公寓。
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lessee [le'si:] n 承租人,租户
rooming house(带家具的)出租公寓住房;
lodging house 有出租房间的公寓
lodger ['lɒdʒə(r)] n 租房人,房客
eg. Some lodgers have been driven away by the landlord since they can't offer the money he asks for.
一些房客因为付不起房租被房东赶走了。
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lodging ['lɒdʒɪŋ] n 暂住,寄宿;
lodge [lɒdʒ] v 租住;
landlord ['lændlɔ:d] n房东
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tenant ['tenənt] n 房客
rent [rent] n 租金
eg. The rent for the room is too high for the young man, who has just graduated from the college.
房租对于这个刚大学毕业的小伙子来说太高了。
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rental ['rentl] n 出租,租赁;
rented ['rentɪd] adj 租用的,租借的;
renter ['rentə(r)] n 租用人,租户;
rent-free ['rent'fri:] adj 免租金的
lease [li:s] v 租用,出租;n 租约,租契
eg. I am afraid he has lost the lease, because he always does such things.
我恐怕他已经把租契弄丢了,他总是这样丢三落四。
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leaseback ['li:sbæk] n 售后回租;
leasehold ['li:shəʊld] adj (房屋或土地)租赁的,租用的;
leaseholder ['li:shəʊldə(r)] n 租赁人;
title deed 房契,产权契约
roof [ru:f] n 屋顶
eg. The roof of the cottage was blown away by the strong wind last night.
昨晚的大风把茅舍的屋顶给刮走了。
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skylight ['skaɪlaɪt] n 天窗;chimney ['tʃɪmnɪ] n 烟囱;
antenna [æn'tenə] n 天线;aerial ['eərɪəl] n 天线
attic ['ætɪk] n 阁楼,顶楼
eg. He invites his classmates to go up to the attic and have a look.
他邀请同学们上阁楼去看一看。
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eave [i:v] n 屋檐,房檐;
awning ['ɔ:nɪŋ] n 遮雨棚;
drainpipe ['dreɪnpaɪp] n 排水管;
drain [dreɪn] n 下水道
ventilator ['ventɪleɪtə(r)] n 通风口
eg. The man asked the workers to make a ventilator on the wall of the kitchen.
那个人要求工人们在厨房的墙上留一个通风口。
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fanlight ['fænlaɪt] n 气窗;
ventilate ['ventɪleɪt] v 使(房间、建筑等)通风;
ventilation [ˌventɪ'leɪʃn] n 通风,通风装置
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vent [vent] n 通风口,出口
window ['wɪndəʊ] n 窗户,窗玻璃
eg. Looking through the window, he saw some children flying kites on the grass.
透过窗户,他看到一些孩子在草地上放风筝。
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window dressing 橱窗装饰艺术;
windowpane ['wɪndəʊpeɪn] n (一块)窗玻璃;
window sill 窗台,窗沿;
dormer window 天窗
French window [frentʃ]['wɪndəʊ] 落地窗
eg.The French window in our new house opens onto a big balcony.
我们的新房有个落地窗,窗外是个大阳台。
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picture window 大观景窗;
French door 落地玻璃门;
screen [skri:n] n 纱窗
stair [steə(r)] n 楼梯,梯级
eg. Because of being sick, my grandmother has trouble going down stairs.
因为生病了,奶奶下楼有点困难。
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staircase ['steəkeɪs] n (建筑物内的)楼梯;
stairway ['steəˌweɪ] n 楼梯,阶梯;
downstairs [ˌdaʊn'steəz] adv 在楼下;adj 楼下的;
upstairs [ˌʌp'steəz] adv 在楼上;adj 楼上的
rail[reɪl] n 栏杆,扶手
eg. That day she leaned on the rail of the second floor to see off her son who was going into the army.
那天她靠在二楼的栏杆上,目送儿子去参军。
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handrail ['hændreɪl] n (楼梯等的)扶手
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railing ['reɪlɪŋ] n 围栏,栏杆;
balustrade [ˌbælə'streɪd] n 栏杆;
guard rail 护栏,扶栏
porch [pɔ:tʃ] n 门廊
eg. There are plenty of colorful flowers on both sides of the porch to the city hall.
通往市政厅的门廊两侧摆有很多五颜六色的花。
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corridor ['kɒrɪdɔ:(r)] n 走廊,过道
hall [hɔ:l] n 门厅,正门过道;
hallway ['hɔ:lweɪ] n 门厅,走廊
doorstep ['dɔ:step] n 门阶
eg. The secretary found the lost document on the doorstep at last.
秘书最终在门阶上找到了那份丢失的文件。
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front door 前门;
back door 后门;
doorway ['dɔ:ˌweɪ] n 出入口,门道;
doorkeeper ['dɔ:ki:pə(r)] n 看门人
yard [jɑ:d] n 院子
eg. On summer nights, mother often tells fairy stories to us in the yard.
夏夜里,妈妈经常在院子里给我们讲神话故事。
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atrium ['eɪtrɪəm] n 中庭,天井;
backyard [ˌbæk'jɑ:d] n 后院;
courtyard ['kɔ:tjɑ:d] n 庭院,院子;
patio ['pætɪəʊ] n 庭院,平台
hedge [hedʒ] n 树篱
eg. The large yard was divided into two parts by the hedge which
was set last year.
那个大院子被去年立起来的树篱分成两部分。
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hedgerow ['hedʒrəʊ] n 矮树篱;fence [fens] n 栅栏;
paling ['peɪlɪŋ] n 篱笆;stockade [stɒ'keɪd] n 栅栏,围栏
garden ['gɑ:dn] n 花园,庭园
eg. The heavy rain has turned the small garden into a swamp.
大雨使这小花园变成了一块沼泽地。
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garden city 花园城市;
garden party 游园会;
gardener ['ɡɑ:dnə(r)] n 园艺爱好者;
gardening ['ɡɑ:dnɪŋ] n 园艺,园艺学
swing [swɪŋ] n 秋千
eg. The father erected a swing in the yard for his daughter.
父亲为女儿在院子里做了一个秋千。
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fountain ['faʊntən] n 人工喷泉;arbour ['ɑ:bə(r)] n 凉棚
lawn [lɔ:n] n 草坪
eg. Many children were playing on the lawn in front of your house.
许多孩子在你家门前的草坪上玩耍。
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sod [sɒd] n 草坪,草地;turf [tɜ:f] n 草皮,草地;
greensward ['gri:nswɔ:d] n 草皮;
sward [swɔ:d] n 草地,草皮
grass [grɑ:s] n 草,青草
eg. Uncle Li bought a goat and some fresh grass from the market.
李叔叔从市场上买了一只山羊和一些新鲜的草。
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grassed [grɑ:st] adj 长满草的;
grassland ['grɑ:slænd] n 草地,草原;
grassy ['ɡrɑ:sɪ] adj 长满草的
weed [wi:d] n 杂草,野草
eg. The playground of the school was full of weeds after the summer vocation.
过了一个暑假,学校的操场上长满了野草。
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weedkiller ['wi:dkɪlə(r)] n 除草剂;
weedy ['wi:dɪ] adj 杂草丛生的;
mower ['məʊə(r)] n 割草机
gatekeeper['geɪtki:pə(r)] n 看门人,门卫
eg. She would say hello to the gatekeeper every time she passed the gate.
她每次经过大门时都会跟守门人打招呼。
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janitor ['dʒænɪtə(r)] n 看门人,守门人;
caretaker ['keəteɪkə(r)] 看门人,守门人;
custodian [kʌ'stəʊdiən] n 门房,守门人
community [kə'mju:nətɪ] n 社区,团体
eg.The young man was very diligent and went to the community library to study on weekends.
那个年轻人很勤奋,每周末都去社区图书馆学习。
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cmmunity centre 社区活动中心;
community college 社区学院;
community service 社区服务;
residents association 居民委员会
build [bɪld] v 建筑,建造
eg. People in the town are delighted to hear that a railway station will be built there.
听说镇上要建火车站,人们都很高兴。
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builder ['bɪldə(r)] n 建筑工人,建筑公司;
building site 建筑工地;
built-in [bɪltɪn] adj 嵌入式的,内置的;
built-up ['bɪltʌp] adj (地区)建筑物等密集的
architecture ['ɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)] n 建筑学
eg.My elder brother majors in architecture, but he doesn't like it at all.
我哥哥学的是建筑学,但是他一点都不喜欢它。
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architectural [ˌɑ:kɪ'tektʃərəl] adj 建筑(学)的;
architecturally [ˌɑ:kɪ'tektʃərəlɪ] adv 建筑上;
architect ['ɑ:kɪtekt] n 建筑师,设计者
construct [kən'strʌkt] v 建筑,修建
eg. The rich businessman was determined to construct a factory in his hometown.
那个富商决定在他的家乡建一个工厂。
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construction [kən'strʌkʃn] n 建筑,建造;
constructional [kən'strʌkʃənl] adj 建造的,建筑的;
constructive [kən'strʌktɪv] adj 建设性的,有助益的;
constructor [kən'strʌktə(r)] n 建造者,建造商
brick [brɪk] n 砖
eg. To his surprise, the house was built with no bricks.
让他吃惊的是,这座房子建造时竟然没用一块砖。
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bricklayer ['brɪkleɪə(r)] n 砌砖工;瓦工;
brickwork ['brɪkwɜ:k] n (建筑物的)砖结构;
brickworks ['brɪkwɜ:ks] n 砖厂,砖窑;
brickyard [b'rɪkjɑ:d] n 砖厂;
bricklaying ['brɪkleɪɪŋ] n 砌砖,砌砖工作
timber ['tɪmbə(r)] n 木材,木料
eg. The volunteers appeal to people not to use throwaway chopsticks for saving timber.
为了节约木材,志愿者呼吁人们不要使用一次性筷子。
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timbered ['tɪmbəd] adj 木制的,木结构的;
lumber ['lʌmbə(r)] n 木材,木料;log [lɒɡ] n 原木;
logging ['lɒgɪŋ] n 伐木作业
beam [bi:m] n 梁
eg. The roof of the hall was said to be made up of ten beams.
据说大厅的屋顶是由十根梁木组成的。
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girder ['gɜ:də] n 大梁;
beamed [bi:md] adj 有木梁的;
pillar ['pɪlə(r)] n 柱子,支柱;
post [pəʊst] n 柱,杆
concrete ['kɒŋkri:t] n 混凝土
eg. He always feels lonely and sad in the city built with steel rods and concrete.
在钢筋和混凝土建成的城市里,他总是感到孤独悲伤。
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cement [sɪ'ment] n 水泥;
steel bar 钢筋;lime [laɪm] n 石灰;
mortar ['mɔ:tə(r)] n 灰泥,灰浆;
adobe [ə'dəʊbɪ] n 黏土,黏土坯
crane [kreɪn] n 起重机,吊车
eg. The truck that drove into the river was lifted from the water by a crane.
冲进河中的那辆卡车被一架起重机吊了出来。
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cement mixer 混凝土搅拌机;
excavator ['ekskəveɪtə(r)] n 挖掘机
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derrick ['derɪk] n 转臂起重机;
hoist [hɔɪst] n 起重机,吊车
demolish [dɪ'mɒlɪʃ] v 拆毁
eg. His house had been demolished when he hurried home.
当他匆忙赶到家时,房子已经被拆掉了。
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unbuild ['ʌn'bɪld] v 拆毁,夷平;
dismantle [dɪs'mæntl] v 拆除;
demolition [ˌdemə'lɪʃn] n 拆毁,破坏
sumptuous ['sʌmptʃʊəs] 奢华的,华贵的
eg. We were ushered into a sumptuous private mansion.
我们被领进一幢豪华私人住宅。
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sumptuously ['sʌmptʃʊəslɪ] adv 豪华地;
sumptuousness ['sʌmptʃʊəsnəs] n 豪华;
palatial [pə'leɪʃl] adj 富丽堂皇的;
deluxe [ˌdə'lʌks] adj 高级的,豪华的
shabby ['ʃæbɪ] adj 破败的
eg. The rich man donated some money to remodel the shabby school.
那个富人捐了一些钱来重建那所破旧的学校。
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shabbiness ['ʃæbɪnəs] n 破旧,失修;
shanty ['ʃæntɪ] n 简陋小屋;
decrepit [dɪ'krepɪt] adj 破旧的;
decrepitude [dɪ'krepɪtju:d] n 破旧
solid ['sɒlɪd] adj坚固的
eg. It's dangerous for the children to skate on the river because the ice isn't solid enough.
孩子们在河面上溜冰真是太危险了,因为冰不结实。
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solidity [sə'lɪdətɪ] n 坚固性;
solidly ['sɒlɪdlɪ] adv 坚固地,牢固地;
solidify [sə'lɪdɪfaɪ] v 巩固;
solidification [səˌlɪdɪfɪ'keɪʃn] n 巩固
collapse [kə'læps] v (突然)倒塌,坍塌;n 坍塌
eg. It's lucky that the collapse of the building caused no casualties.
幸运的是建筑物倒塌没有造成人员伤亡。
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collapsed [kə'læpzd] adj 坍塌的;
dilapidated [dɪ'læpɪdeɪtɪd] adj 年久失修的;
dilapidation [dɪˌlæpɪ'deɪʃn] n 破旧,年久失修