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Definition of outhouse in English:

outhouse

noun ˈaʊthaʊsˈaʊtˌhaʊs
  • 1A building such as a shed or barn that is built on to or in the grounds of a house.

    附属建筑,外屋

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bring small animals indoors or into an outhouse or garden shed to give them extra protection.
    • Ensure all doors and windows are secured and buildings like sheds, garages and outhouses have good quality locks and even alarms fitted.
    • Sheds, outhouses, garages, barns were emptied of their contents - chainsaws, power tools, mowers, bicycles - at first by unknown hands and then what was left by the owners.
    • Manor houses with extensive outhouses and grounds cost €450,000 to €600,000.
    • Normally they confine themselves to outhouses, sheds and garages but sometimes go up market and enter houses in search of a bit luxury.
    • Additional features include a concrete outhouse which doubles as a boiler house and storage shed.
    • There are six outhouses in the grounds, the largest a former coach house at the back.
    • A number of outhouses and sheds are in various states of repair, and some appear to offer considerable potential in their own right.
    • To create the new classroom outhouses next to the school's existing four labs were demolished to make way for a single story extension.
    • The small plants can be put in a sheltered place by a house wall during winter and moved to a shed or outhouse if the weather gets really severe.
    • There are numerous rambling barns and outhouses, and the gardens and two ornamental lakes are exquisite.
    • It was an occasion that came every six years if everyone took their turn and it also gave an opportunity for the house, outhouses, and all the occupants of both to get a good turnout and cleaning.
    • There are a number of outhouses and barns to the side of the property.
    • Throughout, the main building and the outhouses have been decorated with a faultless eye, the eclectic collection of objects decorating the main areas and the rooms gathered on the couple's extensive travels around the world.
    • The site is really made up of two buildings and some smaller outhouses.
    • Outside, to the west of the house, there is a gravelled patio surrounded by euphorbia beds, two-block built outhouses and a timber shed, while to the east is a lawn area edged with a white picket fence.
    • This may extend to ancillary buildings, structures or areas such as outhouses, a garage, a driveway, a garden and so forth.
    • Enter them and you pass through a driveway, flanked by sheds and outhouses, to a huge building in Indo-Saracenic style.
    • Clear out any outhouses, garages, sheds and greenhouses.
    • It also guarantees work for the remaining weavers who work the wool into bales of cloth in sheds, barns and outhouses along the Atlantic stretch.
    Synonyms
    hut, lean-to, outbuilding, shack
    1. 1.1North American An outside toilet.
      户外厕所
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Composting toilets are a world away from the odoriferous outhouses of yesteryear.
      • He writes in his memoir that he grew up in a home whose only toilet facilities were in an outhouse.
      • Few have indoor plumbing, but it's hard to beat an outhouse with a drop-dead view.
      • The toilet was usually an outhouse - sometimes just one for a camp filled with hundreds of men.
      • A salvaged two-holer outhouse makes the perfect toolshed.
      • The toilet is situated in an outhouse in the back yard.
      • Leading off to the left is a covered outhouse area with guest toilet, while off the breakfast area is a utility room plumbed for a washing machine and fitted with a range of presses.
      • Many live with nothing more than dirt floors and rickety outhouses.
      • It was a long, dark, and very cold night, but officers finally found him, shivering and chattering in an unheated outhouse, his frozen bare feet wrapped up in toilet paper.
      • The 20-to 30-hole moveable outhouse was a discreet distance to the leeward.
      • In those days, outdoor plumbing was the convention and the families' outhouse stood adjacent to the house.
      • A hole cut into the top of the box gave it the look of an outhouse toilet.
      • After about 50 paces, though, Sheriff Tom motioned for me to remove my pack and pointed at a dilapidated stone building with a leaning front porch in front and a stinky outhouse in back.
      • Warehouse staff have their own toilet - a virtual outhouse without heating and near-freezing running water.
      • The outhouses are about 100 feet away, two camp toilets surrounded on three sides by low walls for a little privacy.
      • I left him and went to the friendly little outhouse to empty my bladder.
      • Houses come with a genuine corrugated metal roof, clapboard siding and an outhouse (with modern plumbing, of course).
      • The shower and both outhouses are also gas heated.
      • Toilet paper, around for almost 300 years, hasn't changed much in the past century since indoor plumbing replaced outhouses - and the dried leaves people used.
      • When they moved in, there was no indoor plumbing, only an outhouse at the back of the property.
      Synonyms
      lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, earth closet, jakes
verb ˈaʊthaʊs
[with object]
  • Store or accommodate away from the main storage or accommodation area.

    存放在主要存放处以外;不住在住宿处

    books outhoused in the annex take longer to deliver

    递送存放在增建书库的图书所需时间更多。

Definition of outhouse in US English:

outhouse

nounˈaʊtˌhaʊsˈoutˌhous
North American
  • 1An outbuilding containing a toilet, typically with no plumbing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When they moved in, there was no indoor plumbing, only an outhouse at the back of the property.
    • Toilet paper, around for almost 300 years, hasn't changed much in the past century since indoor plumbing replaced outhouses - and the dried leaves people used.
    • The outhouses are about 100 feet away, two camp toilets surrounded on three sides by low walls for a little privacy.
    • The shower and both outhouses are also gas heated.
    • The toilet is situated in an outhouse in the back yard.
    • Houses come with a genuine corrugated metal roof, clapboard siding and an outhouse (with modern plumbing, of course).
    • A salvaged two-holer outhouse makes the perfect toolshed.
    • A hole cut into the top of the box gave it the look of an outhouse toilet.
    • Few have indoor plumbing, but it's hard to beat an outhouse with a drop-dead view.
    • It was a long, dark, and very cold night, but officers finally found him, shivering and chattering in an unheated outhouse, his frozen bare feet wrapped up in toilet paper.
    • After about 50 paces, though, Sheriff Tom motioned for me to remove my pack and pointed at a dilapidated stone building with a leaning front porch in front and a stinky outhouse in back.
    • Warehouse staff have their own toilet - a virtual outhouse without heating and near-freezing running water.
    • The toilet was usually an outhouse - sometimes just one for a camp filled with hundreds of men.
    • Leading off to the left is a covered outhouse area with guest toilet, while off the breakfast area is a utility room plumbed for a washing machine and fitted with a range of presses.
    • He writes in his memoir that he grew up in a home whose only toilet facilities were in an outhouse.
    • In those days, outdoor plumbing was the convention and the families' outhouse stood adjacent to the house.
    • I left him and went to the friendly little outhouse to empty my bladder.
    • Many live with nothing more than dirt floors and rickety outhouses.
    • The 20-to 30-hole moveable outhouse was a discreet distance to the leeward.
    • Composting toilets are a world away from the odoriferous outhouses of yesteryear.
    Synonyms
    lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, earth closet, jakes
    1. 1.1 Any outbuilding.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ensure all doors and windows are secured and buildings like sheds, garages and outhouses have good quality locks and even alarms fitted.
      • Enter them and you pass through a driveway, flanked by sheds and outhouses, to a huge building in Indo-Saracenic style.
      • It was an occasion that came every six years if everyone took their turn and it also gave an opportunity for the house, outhouses, and all the occupants of both to get a good turnout and cleaning.
      • There are a number of outhouses and barns to the side of the property.
      • To create the new classroom outhouses next to the school's existing four labs were demolished to make way for a single story extension.
      • Normally they confine themselves to outhouses, sheds and garages but sometimes go up market and enter houses in search of a bit luxury.
      • This may extend to ancillary buildings, structures or areas such as outhouses, a garage, a driveway, a garden and so forth.
      • Sheds, outhouses, garages, barns were emptied of their contents - chainsaws, power tools, mowers, bicycles - at first by unknown hands and then what was left by the owners.
      • There are six outhouses in the grounds, the largest a former coach house at the back.
      • The site is really made up of two buildings and some smaller outhouses.
      • Additional features include a concrete outhouse which doubles as a boiler house and storage shed.
      • The small plants can be put in a sheltered place by a house wall during winter and moved to a shed or outhouse if the weather gets really severe.
      • Throughout, the main building and the outhouses have been decorated with a faultless eye, the eclectic collection of objects decorating the main areas and the rooms gathered on the couple's extensive travels around the world.
      • Clear out any outhouses, garages, sheds and greenhouses.
      • It also guarantees work for the remaining weavers who work the wool into bales of cloth in sheds, barns and outhouses along the Atlantic stretch.
      • There are numerous rambling barns and outhouses, and the gardens and two ornamental lakes are exquisite.
      • Manor houses with extensive outhouses and grounds cost €450,000 to €600,000.
      • Bring small animals indoors or into an outhouse or garden shed to give them extra protection.
      • Outside, to the west of the house, there is a gravelled patio surrounded by euphorbia beds, two-block built outhouses and a timber shed, while to the east is a lawn area edged with a white picket fence.
      • A number of outhouses and sheds are in various states of repair, and some appear to offer considerable potential in their own right.
      Synonyms
      hut, lean-to, outbuilding, shack
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