housewarming

释义

1. 乔迁宴会

   idiomatic

   In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness.

   1897年12月 (標示為1898年)，温斯顿·丘吉尔，第V章，收錄於The Celebrity: An Episode，紐約：The Macmillan Company；倫敦：麥米倫出版公司，→OCLC：

2. 庆祝乔迁

   a housewarming gift

   乔迁礼物

   They had their first argument on the evening Gadney moved in, their housewarming spat, he later called it.

   2004, Jacob M Appel, “Gadney's Immunity”, in Southwest Review, volume 89, number 4, page 580:

   Fortunately, Dave had left them a packet of rollie tobacco and papers for a housewarming

   2011, John Kinsella, The Offering: