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house

/haʊs/

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variant 1: houses
variant 2: housed
variant 3: housing

1 · noun

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

房子；房

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The house stood out because of its unusual shape.

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那房子因为其少有的形状被突显出来。

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