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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

housing ['hauzɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (houses) 房屋
  2. 2. noun (provision) 住房
  3. 3. cpd [+problem] [ shortage] 住房

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

housing [ˈhaʊzɪŋ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 住房住宅
  2. 2. n.[c] 防护罩
  3. 3. n.[u] [Plural] 马衣
  4. 4. n.[u] 提供住宅住房供给

Collins English-English Dictionary

housing ['haυzɪŋ]
  1. 1. n houses or dwellings collectively
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    a housing problem
  3. 3. n the act of providing with accommodation
  4. 4. n a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
  5. 5. n a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel
    a bearing housing
    a motor housing
    a wheel housing
  6. 6. n another word for houseline
housing ['haυzɪŋ]
  1. 1. n another word for trappings
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin

Examples

The city authorized a housing project.
这座城市的一项住房建筑规划被批准了。
the housing problem
住房问题
In downtown New York, there is a belt of land housing many famous financial firms and banks.
纽约市区有个地段座落着很多著名的贸易公司和银行。
Most people here live in public housing units.
这儿大多数的人都居住在公共的单元房里。
He lives in a new housing development.
他居住在新住宅区。

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