housebreak

v. 侵入家庭盗取, 拆屋

发音

/ˈhaʊs.bɹeɪk/

词形变化

housebreaks 复数 housebreaks housebreaking housebreaks 三单 housebroke housebreaking 现在分词 housebroke 过去式 housebroken 过去式 housebroken 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of housebreaking.

v.
  1. 1.

    To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.

    美国 及物
  2. 2.

    To break into a house, typically to burgle it.

    美国 不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

housetrain

上位词 4

train prepare develop educate

词源

From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.

来源：wiktionary