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household

noun
 
🔊/ˈhaʊshəʊld/
🔊/ˈhaʊshəʊld/
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  1. all the people living together in a house or flat一家人；家庭；同住一所（或一套）房子的人
    • Most households now own at least one car.大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。🔊🔊
    • The average household spends more on housing than on food.一般家庭在住房上的花销多于食物。
    • young people from low-income households 低收入家庭的年轻人
    • a one-parent/single-parent/two-parent household单亲/单亲/双亲家庭
    • families with a male/female head of household有一家之主的家庭
    • Household incomes have remained stagnant.家庭收入仍然停滞不前。
    • Who does most of the household chores?谁做大多数家务活？
    • Packaging makes up about a third of household waste.包装约占家庭废物的三分之一。
    see also the royal household
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    • Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing.长大成人与成家立户已不再是一回事了。
    • The average household pays 27p a day in water rates.普通家庭每天用水的开销是27便士。
    • The head of the household is responsible for completing the council tax form.户主负责填写地方税表格。
    • households headed by a single parent单亲支撑的家庭
    • House prices are rising, driven by the big increase in the number of single-person households.一人家庭数量大增，推动房价上涨。
    • Government figures showed household spending fell by 2% in October.政府数据显示，十月份家庭支出下降了2％。
    • The household contents are covered by a separate insurance policy.家庭财物上了单独的保险。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • average
    • domestic
    • private
    • …
    verb + household
    • maintain
    • manage
    • run
    • …
    household + noun
    • appliance
    • contents
    • furniture
    • …
    phrases
    • the head of the household
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