households

英 [ˈhaʊshəʊldz]

美 [ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz]

n.  一家人; 家庭; 同住一所房子的人
household的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 家庭;一家人;同住一幢房子的人
  Ahouseholdis all the people in a family or group who live together in a house.
  1. ...growing up in a male-only household...
     在一个只有男性的家庭里长大
  2. Many poor households are experiencing real hardship.
     很多贫穷家庭正经历严重的困难。
• N-SING 家;家务
  Thehouseholdis your home and everything that is connected with looking after it.
  1. My husband gave me cash to manage the household, but none of it was ever my own.
     丈夫给我钱来持家，但这些钱一毫一厘都不属于我。
  2. ...household chores.
     家务杂活
• ADJ 家喻户晓的;众人皆知的
  Someone or something that is ahouseholdname or word is very well known.
  1. Today, fashion designers are household names...
     今天，时装设计师是家喻户晓的人物。
  2. My agent told me, 'This'll make your name a household word.'
     我的经纪人告诉我：“这将使你一举成名。”
• ADJ （用于王室警卫队名称中）皇家的
  Householdis used in the names of groups of soldiers who have the job of protecting a king or queen and their family.
  1. ...the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
     皇家骑兵团

双语例句

• Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water
  这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
• Instead, we saw a housing and credit market collapse that caused enormous losses among households and banks.
  相反，我们看到，住房和信贷市场崩溃，导致家庭和银行蒙受巨大损失。
• There are three households in the compound.
  院内有三家住户。
• American businesses and households are now net savers.
  美国企业和家庭如今成了净储蓄者。
• There are thirty households in the village.
  全村共三十户。
• Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.
  只有26%的家庭是有孩子要扶养的已婚夫妇。
• How many households in the compound?
  院内有几家住户？
• Only a minority of British households do 〔 does 〕 not have a car.
  英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。
• 13 percent of American households qualify as poor, says Mr. Mishel
  米歇尔先生说，13%的美国家庭符合贫困家庭的标准。
• Many households have dispensed with their old-fashioned vinyl turntable.
  很多家庭都将老式的黑胶唱机束之高阁了。