one off houses

基本解释

Techniques and principles developed first for industry and one-off houses were slowly applied at a larger scale, achieving even greater drama and hinting at the shape of things to come.
技术生产原则首先在工业化进程中得到发展，一次性建造逐步应用于更大规模的建筑，人们可以预见一个更戏剧性，更美好的未来。
The Nine Peaks in Songjiang are the only natural hills in Shanghai. Green trees amid the hills and red-roofed houses set off one another, with dense forests covering in the surface of the hills.
松江九峰是上海唯一一处自然山丘，山间绿树红楼掩映，山体表面林木深秀。
Sichuan provincial officials said more than one third of the buildings and houses in Wenchuan were leveled off. The casualties there remain unknown.
四川省委官员说，汶川有三分之一以上的建筑物和房屋倒塌，伤亡人数现在还无法确定。
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Both issues are likely to matter more as broking houses continue to shift from selling stocks and bonds, which produce only one-off transaction fees, to selling packaged financial products.
ECONOMIST: Wall Street