n. 1.〔集合词〕全家人;(包含人在内的)家眷,家属,家里人;家庭,户。 2.家务。 3.〔the H-〕〔英国〕王室。 4.〔英国〕〔pl.〕次等面粉。 短语和例子 the king of the household 婴儿。 the number of households 户数。 the Imperial [Royal] H- 1. 皇室,王室。 2. 〔集合词〕宫内官。 adj. 1.家庭的,家内的,一家的。 2.〔H-〕王室的。 3.家常的,普通的。 短语和例子 household affairs 家务。 householdfurniture 家具。 householdexpenses 家庭开支。 householdwares 家用器具。
a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" 同义词:family, house, home, menage,
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family".Haviland, W.
例句与用法
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The entire household attended the departed one . 全家老小为死者守灵。
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There is a greater density of household goods . 家用商品的密度更大了。
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Education was mainly a household matter . 教育主要是家庭的事务。
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They divided between them the household chores . 他们分担家务。
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Stoves , irons , etc. are household appliances .. 炉子、熨斗等是家庭用具。
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Atomic energy was a household word . 原子能是一个家常词汇。
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There are thirty households in the village . 全村共三十户。
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You ought to run the household as a business . 你应当象做买卖一样来料理家务。
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Young crossjay would have enlivened any household . 小克罗斯杰能使任何家庭快活。