n.

1. 住房供给；住房建筑[U]
   There is an acute housing shortage in our city.

   我们市里房荒问题很严重。

2. （总称）房屋，住宅[U]
   Many immigrants here are living in bad housing.

   这儿有许多移民住在破败的房屋里。

3. 遮蔽物；遮盖物[C]
4. 【机】外套；外罩；盖；箱[C]

n.

1. houses and flats considered collectively.
   ▸the provision of accommodation.
2. a rigid casing that houses a piece of moving or delicate equipment.
3. a recess or groove cut in a piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.

n.