单词 | house-hunting |
释义 | > as lemmashouse-hunting house-hunting n. the action or process of seeking a house to buy or rent. ΚΠ 1759 J. Newton Diary 23 Feb. in Deserted Village (1992) 12 Went an House hunting. 1797 Posthumous Daughter II. lxiv. 132 We are busied in house-hunting, and have seen several. 1831 A. A. Watts House-hunting in Pocket Mag. Lit. June 258 A tolerable..insight into the mysteries of House-hunting. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 July 625/2 To engage playfully in house-hunting. 1960 Guardian 15 Feb. 4/2 Her recent house-hunting in London. 2000 Personal Finance Jan. 22/1 Arrange a mortgage in principle before you start house-hunting. < as lemmas |
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