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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- household ['haυs,həυld]
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1.
n
the people living together in one house collectively
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2.
n
[modifier]
of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic
- household management
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n
the people living together in one house collectively
Examples
- Stoves, irons, etc. are household appliances.
- 火炉、熨斗等是家用电具。 → appliance
- household effects
- 家产 → effect
- to manage a household
- 管理家务 → manage
- Kitchen cleaning is one of the biggest household cleaning chores.
- 清洗厨房算是一项家庭洗洗涮涮的重大工程。
- household chores
- 家务 → chore
- to be a household name
- 是家喻户晓的名字 → household
- household management → household
- 家务总也做不完。
- Household chores never get completely finished. or There is no end to household chores. → 家务
- 操持家务
- manage household affairs → 操持
- 家用电器
- household (electrical) appliances → 电器
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