Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses.

During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies.

20世纪80年代，一些出版巨头开始吞并一些较小的公司。

Some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire.

离桥最近的一些房屋着火了。

The downstairs of the two little houses had been entirely refashioned.

两栋小楼的底层已经彻底翻修过。

Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.

山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。

These restored houses overhang a system of quiet canals.

这些修葺一新的房屋俯视着静静流淌的运河河网。

The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them.

地面摇晃，周围房屋的墙体在他们身边倒塌。

The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.

这个村子里只住了50户人。

The center housed a priceless treasure trove.

该中心存放着一件无价之宝.

The gas meter is housed in the cupboard under the stairs.

煤气表安装在楼梯底下的柜橱里.

Only the new device is housed in sealed water proof case.

只有这种新装置才具有密封防水的外壳.

The personal picture exhibition is housed in that building.

个人画展设在那所房子里.

The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.

探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内.

He housed her in the old house.

他让她居住在一间老房子里.

All the books were housed in the library.

所有的书都收藏在这个图书馆里.

I have been housed up for a week with a bad cold.

我因为重感冒在屋里呆了一周.

Their villas housed army officers now.

他们的别墅里现在住着军官。

The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.

新来的难民被安置在临时的集体寝室里。

We were housed student-wise in dormitory rooms.

我们像学生一样住在宿舍里。

As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.

通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。

I'm sure the burglars waited until my insurance claim was through and came back to clean me out again.

我敢肯定，窃贼们一定是等着我领到了保险赔偿金，然后回来再次把我洗劫一空。