| 释义 | housing start  noun [countable]  (economics 经济学) a new home that has started to be built  新屋开工率ⓘ the number of  housing starts  in a particular period is used as an important sign of the state of the economy某时期新屋开工率的数字用作经济状况的重要指标◆housing starts rose 2.4% in november as low mortgage rates attracted buyers.  由于低抵押贷款率吸引买主,十一月新屋开工率上升了 2.4%。 |