| 单词 | home |
| 释义 | home —home /həʊm/ aep /hoʊm/ adjective [before noun] (COUNTRY) ► F0 connected with or done in your own country: » His books were a success in his home market, but failed to find an audience abroad.Thesaurus+: ↑Country and nation , ↑Continents and regions of the world , ↑Country namesadjective [before noun] (DONE/USED AT HOME) ► F0 done at home, or intended to be used at home: » home cooking» home-brewed beer» a home computerThesaurus+: ↑Homeadjective [before noun] (SPORTS) ► F0 relating to the place where a team is based and plays a lot of its games: » the home team/side» a home matchThesaurus+: ↑Competitions, and parts of competitionsnoun (COUNTRY) F0 [C or U] your own country or your own area: » I wonder what they're doing back home.Thesaurus+: ↑Country and nation , ↑Continents and regions of the world , ↑Country namesbe/play at homeF0 If a sports team are/play at home, they play on their own sports field. Thesaurus+: ↑Competing in sport , ↑Competing and contending (non-sporting)• • • Extra Examples:» Their performance was nothing to write home about.» Thousands of people turned out to welcome the England team home.» I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home.» The team playing at home had a big advantage.» The diplomats have been sent home because their embassy has become a nest of spies and espionage.noun (HOUSE/APARTMENT) A1 [C or U] the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family: » The senator has two homes - an apartment in Washington and a house in Colorado.» He was living on the streets for three months, and his home was a cardboard box.» Phone me at home after four o'clock.» I took home a couple of books to read.» He left home (= stopped living with his parents) when he was 23.» More and more couples are setting up home together without getting married.Thesaurus+: ↑HomeF0 [C] a house, apartment, etc. when it is considered as property that you can buy or sell: » luxury/starter homesThesaurus+: ↑HomeF0 [C] the type of family you come from: » We had a happy home.» children from a broken home (= from a family in which the parents had separated)Thesaurus+: ↑Family relations in generalC1 [C] a place where people or animals live and are cared for by people who are not their relations or owners: » a children's home/an old people's home/a dogs' home» He spent his early years in a home.Thesaurus+: ↑HomeWord Builder:–Nouns: home–Adjectives: homeless, homely–Verbs: home• • • Extra Examples:» He was shot dead outside his home.» Her home is in the east of France.» I'd like to wish you every happiness in your new home.» Storms caused power cuts in hundreds of homes last night.» The police found a vital clue to the girl's disappearance in a wooded area near her home.Common mistake: home! Warning: to talk about movement towards or away from someone's own home, you do not need a preposition.! Don't say 'go/come/arrive/leave to/at home', say go/come/arrive/leave home:✗ When I arrived to home, I realized my bag was missing.» When I arrived home, I realized my bag was missing.! To talk about someone moving towards or away from a home that is not their own, it is usual to use a preposition:» You are welcome to come to my home.noun [C or U] (ORIGIN) ► A1 someone's or something's place of origin, or the place where a person feels they belong: » I live in London, but my home (= where I was born) is in Yorkshire.» I was actually born in New Zealand, but I've lived in England for so long that it feels like home now.Thesaurus+: ↑Home• • • Extra Examples:» Her home is the east of France.» After you've gained some experience teaching abroad you can come home and get a job.» The advertising campaign will try to hammer home the message that excessive drinking is a health risk.» She is riding the fastest horse and is certain to romp home.» When one engine stopped, we had to turn round and fly home. |
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