housing

noun

1. （统称，尤指住房类型、价格、条件）住房，住宅
   houses, flats/apartments, etc. that people live in, especially when referring to their type, price or condition
   1. public/private housing
      公共 / 私人住房
   2. poor housing conditions
      恶劣的居住条件
   3. the housing shortage
      住房短缺
   4. the housing market (= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.)
      住房市场
2. 住房供给
   the job of providing houses, flats/apartments, etc. for people to live in
   1. the housing department
      住房建设部门
   2. the council's housing policy
      市政住房政策
3. （机器的）外壳，套
   a hard cover that protects part of a machine
   1. a car's rear axle housing
      汽车的后轴套

1. N-UNCOUNT 住房;住宅
   You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
   1. ...a shortage of affordable housing...
      保障房的短缺
   2. Poor housing and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
      住房条件差、家庭压力大会影响身心两方面的健康。
2. N-UNCOUNT 住房供给;住房建设
   Housing is the job of providing houses for people to live in.
   1. ...graduate courses in housing and public administration...
      住房建设和公共管理的研究生课程
   2. If you are a council tenant call the housing department about it.
      市建住房租户请就该问题致电住房部。
3. N-COUNT （机器的）外壳，外罩，护盖
   A housing is a case or covering which protects parts of a machine.
   1. Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.
      两个机罩的防水深度均为两米。

1. The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis
   政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。
2. Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province.
   其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。
3. There is other housing going begging in town.
   城里还有些住宅无人问津。
4. An economic boom followed, especially in housing and construction
   接着出现了经济繁荣，尤其是在房地产业和建筑业。
5. Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation.
   住房危机迫使当地的几个房管部门提供不够标准的住房。
6. The best housing they could afford was crowded and filthy.
   他们能住得起的最好的住所也非常拥挤、肮脏不堪。
7. Poverty and bad housing conditions are still very much in evidence.
   贫困和糟糕的住房条件仍很常见。
8. Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
   过高的房价已经造成了穷人能够买得起的住房严重短缺。
9. Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas
   曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
10. Poor housing and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
    住房条件差、家庭压力大会影响身心两方面的健康。
11. If you are a council tenant call the housing department about it.
    市建住房租户请就该问题致电住房部。
12. Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.
    两个机罩的防水深度均为两米。
13. Blacks have been hurt by racial inequalities in housing and education.
    住房与教育方面的种族不平等现象让黑人深受伤害。
14. Housing became a seller's market, and prices zoomed up.
    房地产成了卖方市场，房价急剧上升。
15. More money should be spent on education and housing.
    应当在教育和住房方面投入更多的资金。
16. She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.
    她说车站应该建在住宅区附近的开阔地带，而不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。
17. The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
    该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
18. Local public housing authorities disagree with this reading of the law.
    当地的公共住房管理当局不同意对该法律的这种解读。
19. The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.
    抵押贷款利率最近的回升可能会扼杀房地产的复苏。
20. The local authority has said the area could be redeveloped for special needs housing.
    地方政府说，这个地区可以重新进行开发，为有特殊需求的人群提供住房。
21. Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
    资源将因新的住房需求而变得更紧张。
22. Residents in general are poor and undereducated, and live in sub-standard housing.
    居民们普遍都很贫穷，受教育程度低，居住条件较差。
23. Around the world, governments have subsidized the housing of middle and upper-income groups
    全世界各国政府都为中高收入群体提供过住房补贴。
24. Some people may be entitled to a housing benefit supplement.
    有些人可能有资格拿到住房补贴。
25. There have been swingeing cuts on government subsidies, on housing, food and fuel.
    政府已经大幅度削减了其在住房、食品和燃料方面的补贴。
26. Retailers have given up waiting for a turn in the housing market.
    零售商们已放弃等待房产市场上的转机。
27. A new survey shows signs of a turnaround in Northern California's housing market.
    一项新的调查显示加利福尼亚州北部的住房市场有了回暖迹象。
28. The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs
    老城区底层人群面临的基本问题是住房紧张和就业不足。
29. I think that the underlying problem is education, unemployment and bad housing.
    我认为深层的问题在于教育、失业和糟糕的住房条件。
30. Adequate housing is possible in developed, mixed economies wherein the interests of the poor have prevailed.
    在发达的混合经济体中，充足的房源供给是可能的，在那里贫困阶层的利益较有保障。

noun

1. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

   Synonym:    caparisontrapping

2. structures collectively in which people are housed

   Synonym:    lodgingliving accommodations

3. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component