house /haus/ ( pl.houses /ˈhauziz/) I. n.［c］ 1.房子，住宅： from house to house 挨家逐户地； farm house农舍；summer house凉亭2.家庭，家务：manage the house 当家 keep house管理家务：He said that he wanted his wife to keep house and not to work in an office. 他说他希望他的太太不工作，专门在家里管理家务。keep the house 居家不外出：Now I almost keep the house and afraid to see people most. 如今的我几乎是足不出户，最怕见人。3.机构；所，社：a printing house 印刷所；a publishing house出版社 4.议院；会议厅： the House of Commons (Lords) (英国的)下(上)议院；a full house (戏院)客满；the Big House监狱；the narrow house墓 5. 用于习语bring the house down 满堂喝彩（见bring条）on the house（饭店里饮料，咖啡等）免费：All the drinks were on the house.所有饮料都是免费的。‖II. vt.给…房子住：house the flood victims 给因洪水无家可归的人房子住 Each apartment could house a family of six. 每一套公寓都能让六口之家住。
housing /ˈhauziŋ/ n. ［u］住房供给；住房：a housing project住房计划；make one’s housing more spacious使住房更为宽敞The government feels housing is in need of improvement. 政府觉得住房需要改进。
