housing

housing¹
noun

[mass noun]houses and flats considered collectively[as modifier]
［总称］房屋，住宅
a housing development.
住宅发展。
■the provision of accommodation
住房供给
[as modifier]a housing association.
住房协会。
a rigid casing that encloses and protects a piece of moving or delicate equipment
外套；外壳；外罩
■a structure that supports and encloses the bearings at the end of an axle or shaft
（在轮轴，车杠末端的）轴承盖，轴承座
a recess or groove cut in one piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it
（木块上的）槽；（木集）眼；柄穴

housing²
noun

(archaic)a cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament
(古)（为保护或装饰马匹用的）马衣；马饰

语源

late Middle English (in the general sense 'covering'): from Old French houce, from medieval Latin hultia, of Germanic origin

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