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Tract houses

Chinese translation: 成排房屋


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English term or phrase:Tract houses
Chinese translation:成排房屋
Entered by: Shang
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06:51 Sep 21, 2004
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Architecture
English term or phrase: Tract houses
Houses of similiar design constructed simultaneously on a subdivision of land.
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Shang
China
Local time: 06:52
猜想
Explanation:
猜想Tract houses = Terrace houses,即排屋。
一组结构相近的房屋建在一起,有时是多排多组的

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-09-21 07:05:22 GMT)
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也有人叫组屋
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Lu Zou
Australia
Local time: 08:52
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thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3猜想
Lu Zou
5 +1(设计相同的)屋村住宅
Mark Xiang


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tract houses
猜想


Explanation:
猜想Tract houses = Terrace houses,即排屋。
一组结构相近的房屋建在一起,有时是多排多组的

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-09-21 07:05:22 GMT)
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也有人叫组屋

Lu Zou
Australia
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
8 mins
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agree  Andreas Yan
59 mins
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agree  Chinoise
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tract houses
(设计相同的)屋村住宅


Explanation:
简明英汉词典:
tract house
(设计相同的)屋村住宅

美国传统词典(双解)
tract house
n.(名词)
One of numerous houses of similar or complementary design constructed on a tract of land.
排屋:建立在一片土地上有相似的或相互补充的设计的许多房屋中的一个

Mark Xiang
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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