Definition of prefab in English:

prefab

noun ˈpriːfabˈpriˌfæb

informal

A prefabricated building.
〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋
as modifier a prefab hut
Example sentencesExamples
- Some children have spent all their primary school lives in prefabs with no recreational facilities.
- In addition to the main building there are four prefabs.
- Finally, there is land available in the centre of York on which to build - the old Marygate evening class prefabs by the bowling green have been semi-derelict for years.
- Two years ago a public meeting was held in Nurney relating to conditions of the existing 1915 school building and the need to replace the three outdated prefabs.
- Too many schools are in Victorian buildings or in 1960s prefabs that have been waiting to fall down for 20 years.
- The school was granted some temporary prefabs to replace old dilapidated ones which were declared unsafe, but with both sets of these prefabs in the school at the same time, the children lost a lot of their playground space.
- There are little bits of temporary 1940s housing all over London - there was a bomb site in my old road in Greenwich which stayed empty well into the 1980s, which once housed prefabs.
- Nonetheless, she stresses the main building and the prefabs are comfortable.
- The architecture of the house and of its neighbours recalls Japanese and American timber-framed buildings, though at the time of building local residents likened them to prefabs.
- At that time there was not a mention of school closure - everything looked rosy in the garden with the promise of some 11 prefabs for the school.
- ‘It was built for 40 children on a site with one building, now it has four prefabs and four times the numbers of children,’ said Ms Skelly McGovern.
- The school has been promised prefabs on the new site by the Department of Education as an interim measure.
- The Principal added that he hopes to finalise contracts for the new crèche within the near future while eight new prefabs for the school are expected to be completed in time for the start of the new academic year.
- Due to this urgent health and safety issue, arrangements were put in train by the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the national Asbestos Programme of remediation in schools to replace the prefabs affected.
- Herbers covers a wealth of material to show how beautifully and stylishly designed today's prefabs are.

Origin

1930s: abbreviation.

Definition of prefab in US English:

prefab

nounˈprēˌfabˈpriˌfæb

informal

A prefabricated building.
〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋
Example sentencesExamples
- Too many schools are in Victorian buildings or in 1960s prefabs that have been waiting to fall down for 20 years.
- Herbers covers a wealth of material to show how beautifully and stylishly designed today's prefabs are.
- Nonetheless, she stresses the main building and the prefabs are comfortable.
- The architecture of the house and of its neighbours recalls Japanese and American timber-framed buildings, though at the time of building local residents likened them to prefabs.
- There are little bits of temporary 1940s housing all over London - there was a bomb site in my old road in Greenwich which stayed empty well into the 1980s, which once housed prefabs.
- ‘It was built for 40 children on a site with one building, now it has four prefabs and four times the numbers of children,’ said Ms Skelly McGovern.
- Two years ago a public meeting was held in Nurney relating to conditions of the existing 1915 school building and the need to replace the three outdated prefabs.
- At that time there was not a mention of school closure - everything looked rosy in the garden with the promise of some 11 prefabs for the school.
- Finally, there is land available in the centre of York on which to build - the old Marygate evening class prefabs by the bowling green have been semi-derelict for years.
- The school was granted some temporary prefabs to replace old dilapidated ones which were declared unsafe, but with both sets of these prefabs in the school at the same time, the children lost a lot of their playground space.
- The school has been promised prefabs on the new site by the Department of Education as an interim measure.
- Due to this urgent health and safety issue, arrangements were put in train by the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the national Asbestos Programme of remediation in schools to replace the prefabs affected.
- In addition to the main building there are four prefabs.
- The Principal added that he hopes to finalise contracts for the new crèche within the near future while eight new prefabs for the school are expected to be completed in time for the start of the new academic year.
- Some children have spent all their primary school lives in prefabs with no recreational facilities.

adjectiveˈprēˌfabˈpriˌfæb

informal

Prefabricated.
〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋
prefab walls

Origin

1930s: abbreviation.

词汇	prefab
释义	Definition of prefab in English: prefab noun ˈpriːfabˈpriˌfæb informal A prefabricated building. 〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋 as modifier a prefab hut Example sentencesExamples Some children have spent all their primary school lives in prefabs with no recreational facilities. In addition to the main building there are four prefabs. Finally, there is land available in the centre of York on which to build - the old Marygate evening class prefabs by the bowling green have been semi-derelict for years. Two years ago a public meeting was held in Nurney relating to conditions of the existing 1915 school building and the need to replace the three outdated prefabs. Too many schools are in Victorian buildings or in 1960s prefabs that have been waiting to fall down for 20 years. The school was granted some temporary prefabs to replace old dilapidated ones which were declared unsafe, but with both sets of these prefabs in the school at the same time, the children lost a lot of their playground space. There are little bits of temporary 1940s housing all over London - there was a bomb site in my old road in Greenwich which stayed empty well into the 1980s, which once housed prefabs. Nonetheless, she stresses the main building and the prefabs are comfortable. The architecture of the house and of its neighbours recalls Japanese and American timber-framed buildings, though at the time of building local residents likened them to prefabs. At that time there was not a mention of school closure - everything looked rosy in the garden with the promise of some 11 prefabs for the school. ‘It was built for 40 children on a site with one building, now it has four prefabs and four times the numbers of children,’ said Ms Skelly McGovern. The school has been promised prefabs on the new site by the Department of Education as an interim measure. The Principal added that he hopes to finalise contracts for the new crèche within the near future while eight new prefabs for the school are expected to be completed in time for the start of the new academic year. Due to this urgent health and safety issue, arrangements were put in train by the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the national Asbestos Programme of remediation in schools to replace the prefabs affected. Herbers covers a wealth of material to show how beautifully and stylishly designed today's prefabs are. Origin 1930s: abbreviation. Definition of prefab in US English: prefab nounˈprēˌfabˈpriˌfæb informal A prefabricated building. 〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋 Example sentencesExamples Too many schools are in Victorian buildings or in 1960s prefabs that have been waiting to fall down for 20 years. Herbers covers a wealth of material to show how beautifully and stylishly designed today's prefabs are. Nonetheless, she stresses the main building and the prefabs are comfortable. The architecture of the house and of its neighbours recalls Japanese and American timber-framed buildings, though at the time of building local residents likened them to prefabs. There are little bits of temporary 1940s housing all over London - there was a bomb site in my old road in Greenwich which stayed empty well into the 1980s, which once housed prefabs. ‘It was built for 40 children on a site with one building, now it has four prefabs and four times the numbers of children,’ said Ms Skelly McGovern. Two years ago a public meeting was held in Nurney relating to conditions of the existing 1915 school building and the need to replace the three outdated prefabs. At that time there was not a mention of school closure - everything looked rosy in the garden with the promise of some 11 prefabs for the school. Finally, there is land available in the centre of York on which to build - the old Marygate evening class prefabs by the bowling green have been semi-derelict for years. The school was granted some temporary prefabs to replace old dilapidated ones which were declared unsafe, but with both sets of these prefabs in the school at the same time, the children lost a lot of their playground space. The school has been promised prefabs on the new site by the Department of Education as an interim measure. Due to this urgent health and safety issue, arrangements were put in train by the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the national Asbestos Programme of remediation in schools to replace the prefabs affected. In addition to the main building there are four prefabs. The Principal added that he hopes to finalise contracts for the new crèche within the near future while eight new prefabs for the school are expected to be completed in time for the start of the new academic year. Some children have spent all their primary school lives in prefabs with no recreational facilities. adjectiveˈprēˌfabˈpriˌfæb informal Prefabricated. 〈非正式〉预制（装配式）房屋 prefab walls Origin 1930s: abbreviation.
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