名詞 housing:

1. structures collectively in which people are housed
   同義詞：lodging, living accommodations
2. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
3. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
   同義詞：caparison, trapping

動(dòng)詞 house:

1. contain or cover
   同義詞：house
2. provide housing for
   同義詞：house, put up, domiciliate

1. The housing needs of our inner cities have been misconceived from the start.
   我們舊城區(qū)的住房需求一開始就受到誤解。
2. There are hundreds (of people) (ie very many) who need new housing.
   有許許多多人需要新的住房。
3. Old buses were pressed into service as emergency housing for the refugees.
   用舊公共汽車應(yīng)急來安置難民。
4. The new housing estate borders on the motorway.
   新住宅區(qū)緊接高速公路。
5. The new housing estate stretches beyond the playing-fields.
   新的住宅區(qū)一直延伸到游樂場(chǎng)的那一邊。
6. An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.
   燈泡白熾燈或其玻璃外罩
7. Local residents were angry at not being brought in on (ie not being consulted about) the new housing scheme.
   新的房屋計(jì)劃未徵詢當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦囊庖?，他們感到非常氣憤?/div>

housing

n.（名詞）

Buildings or other shelters in which people live:
住宅：有人居于其中的建筑物或其他場(chǎng)所：
例句：
a shortage of housing in the city.
城市中之住宅短缺

A place to live; a dwelling:
住房：居住的地方；住處：
例句：
She came to college early to look for housing.
她早早到校去尋找住房

Provision of lodging or shelter:
提供住宅或住處：
例句：
the housing of refugees; a contract that includes housing.
供給難民住處；包括解決住房問題的合同

Something that covers, protects, or supports, especially:
遮蔽物，遮蓋物：起遮蔽、保護(hù)及支持作用的東西，尤指：
A frame, bracket, or box for holding or protecting a mechanical part:
框架，托架，盒子：承載或保護(hù)一機(jī)械部分的框架、托架或盒子：
例句：
a wheel housing.
車輪架

An enclosing frame in which a shaft revolves.
外套，外罩：封閉性的框架，有軸在里面轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)
A hole, groove, or slot in a piece of wood into which another piece is inserted.
榫眼：木塊上的洞、曲縫或狹縫，其中可插入另一木塊
A niche for a statue.
壁龕：放置雕像的壁龕
Nautical
【航海】
The part of a mast that is below deck.
桅腳，桅座：位于甲板下的桅桿部分
The part of a bowsprit that is inside the hull.
船首斜桅部分：位于船殼內(nèi)部的船首斜桅部分

housing
housing 2

n.（名詞）
An ornamental or protective covering for a saddle.
鞍巾，鞍褥：（裝飾或御寒用的）覆蓋馬鞍的布巾
Often housings Trappings for a horse.
常作 housings 馬巾：裝飾馬匹用的布巾

來源：
From Middle English house
源自 中古英語 house
from Old French houce
源自 古法語 houce
from Medieval Latin hucia, hulcia, hultia [protective covering]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 hucia, hulcia, hultia [保護(hù)巾]
[of Germanic origin] * see kel-
[起源于德語] *參見 kel-