2N-UNCOUNT (强调归属感的)家,家乡,祖国 You can use home to refer in a general way to the house, town, or country where someone lives now or where they were born, often to emphasize that they feel they belong in that place. (强调归属感的)家,家乡,祖国
She gives frequent performances of her work, both at home and abroad.
她经常在国内外演出自己的作品。
His father worked away from home for much of Jim's first five years.
父亲在吉姆5岁前的大部分时间里都在外地工作。
At seventeen, Daniele was told to leave home by her father.
达妮埃尔17岁时,父亲让她离开了家。
Ms Highsmith has made Switzerland her home.
海史密斯女士已经在瑞士安了家。
Warwick is home to some 550 international students. [+ to]
华威大学约有550名外国留学生。
Brian decided to leave the UK and set up home in Southern Spain.
6N-COUNT 养老院;疗养院;养育院 A home is a large house or institution where a number of people live and are looked after, instead of living in their own houses or flats. They usually live there because they are too old or ill to look after themselves or for their families to care for them. 养老院;疗养院;养育院
It's going to be a home for handicapped children.
这将是一家残疾儿童福利院。
...an old people's home.
养老院
7N-COUNT 家庭 You can refer to a family unit as a home . 家庭
She had, at any rate, provided a peaceful and loving home for Harriet.
她至少为哈丽雅特提供了一个安宁关爱的家。
Single-parent homes are commonplace.
单亲家庭很普遍。
8N-SING 发源地;发祥地;产地;生息地 If you refer to the home of something, you mean the place where it began or where it is most typically found. 发源地;发祥地;产地;生息地
This south-west region of France is the home of claret. [+ of]
法国西南部的这个地区是干红葡萄酒的产地。
9N-COUNT 适于存放…的地方 If you find a home for something, you find a place where it can be kept. 适于存放…的地方
The equipment itself is getting smaller, neater and easier to find a home for. [+ for]
该设备本身正变得越来越小,越来越轻巧,也越来越便于存放。
10ADV [ADVERB after verb]击中要害地;彻底地;深切地;切实地 If you press, drive, or hammer something home, you explain it to people as forcefully as possible. 击中要害地;彻底地;深切地;切实地
It is now up to all of us to debate this issue and press home the argument.
现在要靠我们大家对此问题进行辩论,并尽可能将论点阐述清楚。
11N-UNCOUNT [usu atN](比赛的)主场 When a sports team plays at home, they play a game on their own ground, rather than on the opposing team's ground. (比赛的)主场
I scored in both games against Barcelona; we drew at home and beat them away.
我在两场对阵巴塞罗那队的比赛中都进了球;我们在主场战平,在客场赢了他们。
Home is also an adjective.
All three are Chelsea fans, and attend all home games together.
3个人都是切尔西队的球迷,一起观看了所有的主场比赛。
12PHRASE 像在家一样舒适自在;无拘束 If you feel at home, you feel comfortable in the place or situation that you are in. 像在家一样舒适自在;无拘束
He spoke very good English and appeared pleased to see us, and we soon felt quite at home.
他英语说得非常好,见到我们显得很高兴,我们很快就不拘束了。
I am not completely at home in any Protestant Church.
我在任何一个新教教会都不是特别自在。
13PHRASE 使清楚地领会;使深切地感到 To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is. 使清楚地领会;使深切地感到
Their sobering conversation brought home to everyone present the serious and worthwhile work the Red Cross does.
他们发人深省的对话使在座的每个人都清楚地认识到红十字会所从事的严肃而有价值的工作。
14PHRASE 大功告成;稳操胜券 If you say that someone is, in British English home and dry, or in American English home free, you mean that they have been successful or that they are certain to be successful. 大功告成;稳操胜券
The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry.
首相和温和派还未大功告成。
15PHRASE 切中要害;使人接受(或认清)事实 If a situation or what someone says hits home or strikes home, people accept that it is real or true, even though it may be painful for them to realize. 切中要害;使人接受(或认清)事实
Did the reality of war finally hit home?.
人们终于认清战争的现实了吗?
Israeli officials say that message struck home.
以色列官员说这一信息切中了要害。
SYN strike home, get through, sink in, be understood
16PHRASE 像家里一样舒适的地方 You can say a home from home in British English or a home away from home in American English to refer to a place in which you are as comfortable as in your own home. 像家里一样舒适的地方 [approval]
Many cottages are a home from home, offering microwaves, dishwashers, tvs and videos.
很多度假屋都像自家一样,里面有微波炉、洗碗机、电视机和录像机。
17CONVENTION 请别拘束;请随便 If you say to a guest 'Make yourself at home', you are making them feel welcome and inviting them to behave in an informal, relaxed way. 请别拘束;请随便 [politeness]
18PHRASE 平平常常;没有什么特别有趣的地方 If you say that something is nothing to write home about, you mean that it is not very interesting or exciting. 平平常常;没有什么特别有趣的地方 [informal]
So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about, right?
这么说,在沃尔瑟姆斯托度过的一个沉闷的周一下午没什么值得大书特书的,是吗?
19PHRASE 击中目标 If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target. 击中目标 [written]
Only two torpedoes struck home.
只有两枚鱼雷击中了目标。
Quotations
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home! There's no place like home!J.H. PayneClari, the Maid of Milan
Home is where the heart isPliny the Elder
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you inRobert FrostThe Death of the Hired Man
bring/take someone/something home, build a home, buy a home, come home, drive home, feel at home, fly home, get home, go home, head for home, leave home, phone/ring home, return home, ride home, sit at home, stay at home, walk home, work at home➊123
1where sb lives; where sb/sth comes from住處ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOME | HOME + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤family, marital, matrimonial, parental (BrE) 家(庭);婚後住所;父母的家◇It's unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family home.年過 25 歲還住在家裏的年輕人可是罕見。➤boyhood, childhood少年時代的住處;孩提時期的家➤adopted被收養後的新家▸➤permanent, temporary永久住所;臨時住處◇a shelter for people with no permanent home為居無定所者設立的收容所◇a temporary home for the paintings畫作的臨時存放處➤current, former目前的家;原來的家▸➤new, old新家;舊居▸➤good, happy, loving, safe, secure, stable良好的家;幸福的家;充滿愛的家;安全的家;讓人放心的家;穩定的家庭◇These children badly need a stable home life.這些孩子迫切需要穩定的家庭生活。◇The garage provides a secure home for your car.你的車可以安全地停放在車庫裏。➤broken破碎的家庭◇children from a broken home (= whose parents are no longer together)來自破碎家庭的孩子➤single-parent, two-parent單親/雙親家庭◇More and more children in the school are from single-parent homes.學校裏單親家庭的孩子越來越多。➤middle-class, working-class, etc.中產階級、工薪階層等家庭▸➤winter越冬場所◇The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans.泥灘成了成千上萬遷徙的天鵝越冬的場所。➤natural, spiritual自然/精神家園◇The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home.第一次踏上新奧爾良的土地,他就意識到自己找到了精神家園。VERB + HOME➤be away from, get away from, leave離家在外;離家◇He didn't leave home until he was 24.他直到 24 歲才離開家。➤abandon, flee棄家而去;逃離家園◇The people abandoned their homes and headed for the hills.人們拋棄了自己的家,向山區進發。➤find (sb/sth), give sb/sth為(⋯)找一個家;給⋯一個家◇Perhaps we could find a home for the kitten.也許我們能給小貓咪找一個家。HOME + NOUN➤address, number住址;住宅電話號碼◇Try calling me on my home number after six o'clock.6 點鐘以後往我家打電話吧。➤background, conditions, environment, life, situation家庭背景/條件/環境/生活/境況◇He came from an appalling home background.他的家庭背景令人震驚。◇She had never had a stable home life.她從未有過穩定的家庭生活。➤comforts (especially BrE) 家中生活的舒適條件◇She desperately missed her home comforts while camping.野營的時候她極其想念家裏的舒適。➤appliance家用電器▸➤cinema, entertainment, theater (NAmE) 家庭影院;家庭娛樂◇the market for home entertainment systems家庭娛樂設施的市場➤movie, video家庭自拍電影;家庭錄像◇We have a home movie of my dad teaching me to swim.我們有一部爸爸教我學游泳的自製家庭影片。➤use家庭使用◇This computer is marketed for home use.本款計算機針對家用市場。➤computer家用計算機▸➤user家庭用戶◇a laser printer aimed at the home user為家庭用戶設計的激光打印機➤study函授學習◇The course is suitable for classroom or home study.該課程既適於課堂學習又適於函授學習。➤work, worker, working (all especially BrE) 在家工作;在家工作的人◇He supplements his income with part-time or home work.他靠兼職或在家工作來貼補收入。➤office家庭辦公室▸➤care, nursing, visit家庭護理;出診◇The doctor was assaulted on a home visit.醫生在一次出診時遭襲。➤remedy, treatment民間療法◇I've tried all the home remedies for headaches without success.我試遍了所有治頭痛的民間療法,可都不起作用。➤leave探親假◇He went missing while on home leave from prison.他離開監獄探親時失踪了。➤consumption在家裏使用◇He claimed he had bought the cigarettes for home consumption.他聲稱他買煙是為了在家享用。PREPOSITION➤at home, away from home在家;離家◇Her job means she's away from home for weeks at a time.她的工作意味着她每一次離家都得連續幾週。➤back home, in your own home回到家;在自己家▸➤home of⋯的發祥地◇Andalusia, the home of flamenco安達盧西亞,弗拉門柯舞的發源地PHRASES➤a home away from home, a home from home (BrE) 像自己家裏的地方◇The hotel's friendly atmosphere makes it a real home (away) from home.這家旅館溫馨的氛圍令人有賓至如歸的感覺。➤home sweet home (used to say how pleasant your home is)還是自家好;甜蜜幸福的家➤on the home front (used to introduce domestic news)國內方面◇On the home front, the fuel crisis continues to worsen.國內方面,燃料危機繼續惡化。➤welcome home歡迎回家◇The banner said 'Welcome home, Dad!'橫幅上寫着“歡迎爸爸回家 ! ”home
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2house, flat/apartment, etc.房子;公寓ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOME | HOME + NOUNADJECTIVE➤beautiful, comfortable, nice美麗的/舒服的/宜人的房子▸➤luxurious, luxury, magnificent, palatial奢華的/豪華的/宏偉的/富麗的房子▸➤private私宅▸➤new, new-build (BrE) 新建的房子➤custom (NAmE) 定建的房子▸➤existing, old現存的房屋;舊房子▸➤affordable, humble, modest買得起的房子;簡陋的房子▸➤dream理想的家園◇They found their dream home on the shore of a lake.他們在一個湖畔找到了理想的家園。➤detached, semi-detached獨立式住宅;半獨立式房屋▸➤terrace, terraced (both BrE) 排屋➤modern, traditional, Victorian現代的/傳統的/維多利亞時代的住宅▸➤own自己的房子◇They designed and built their own home.他們設計並建造了自己的住宅。➤rental, rented租住的房子▸➤council (BrE) 市建住房▸➤ranch, tract (both NAmE) 牧場(式)/地區性住宅▸➤country, seaside, suburban, village (especially BrE) 鄉間/海濱/郊區/鄉村住宅◇He used to spend the summer painting at his country home.以前,每到夏天他就待在鄉下的宅子裏作畫。➤holiday, second, summer, vacation, weekend, winter度假寓所;第二套住房;避暑寓所;度假屋;週末度假屋;過冬寓所◇They also have a weekend home in the Catskills.他們在卡茨基爾地區也有一處度假寓所。➤caravan, mobile, motor(usually motorhome) , trailer活動房屋;野營車;旅宿拖車◇The storm wrecked the family's motorhome.暴風雨摧毀了這家人的旅行拖車。➤ancestral, historic, stately (BrE) 祖居;有歷史意義的住宅;富麗堂皇的宅第◇Priceless antique furniture was destroyed in the fire at the stately home.那座富麗堂皇的宅子裏價值連城的古董傢具在大火中付之一炬了。VERB + HOME➤own擁有房子◇He'd always dreamed of owning his own home.他一直夢想着能擁有自己的房子。➤buy, purchase購置房屋▸➤build建造房屋▸➤decorate, furnish裝修房屋;給房屋配上傢具▸➤destroy毀壞房屋HOME + NOUN➤buyer, owner購房者;房主▸➤ownership房屋所有權➤builder房屋建造者➤building, construction房屋建築/結構▸➤sales房屋出售▸➤improvement, maintenance, repairs房屋裝修/養護/修繕▸➤extension (BrE) 房屋擴建▸➤loan住房貸款▸➤furnishings家居陳設▸➤contents (BrE) 家中的物品◇Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount.千萬要給家裏的財物上足保險。➤insurance住房保險▸➤security住宅安全◇Fitting a burglar alarm is the most effective way to increase home security.裝防盜警鈴是增強住宅安全最有效的方式。home
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3place that provides care for sb/sth養育或護理場所ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOMEADJECTIVE➤care, children's, convalescent, foster, nursing, old people's, residential, rest, retirement養老院;兒童福利院;療養院;寄養中心;收容所➤funeral殯儀館▸➤purpose-built (BrE) 專用處所◇Work begins this week on a purpose-built home for the city's homeless.一所專門為城市的無家可歸者建造的收容所本週動工。VERB + HOME➤run經營養育院◇They run a retirement home for the elderly.他們經營一家養老院。
home noun ⇨home1 (the family home)⇨home2 (make Spain your home)⇨family1 (a stable home life)⇨habitat (a home to many species of bat)⇨house (home ownership)⇨institution (a children's home)⇨set up home⇨move inphrasal verbhome adj. ⇨nationalhome1
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the family home家She made Spain her home.她在西班牙安了家。➡ See also the entry for house另见house条home ♦︎ address ♦︎ place ♦︎ dwelling ♦︎ residence ♦︎ abodeThese words all mean a place where sb lives.这些词均表示家、住所。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆at (a) home / an address / sb's place / a residence◆in a home / sb's place / a dwelling / a residence◆a comfortable home / place / dwelling / residence◆a private home / address / dwelling / residence◆a family home / dwelling / residence◆a permanent home / address / dwelling / residence / abode◆a temporary home / address / dwelling / residence / abode◆no fixed address / abode◆to have a home / an address / a place of your own■home [countable, uncountable] the house or flat that you live in, especially with your family(尤指和家人同住的)家,住所◆We are not far from my home now.我们现在离我家不远。◆Old people prefer to stay in their own homes.老年人喜欢待在自己家中。◆She leaves home at 7 every day.她每天7点钟离家。◆She left home(= left her parents) and began an independent life at sixteen.她十六岁就离家开始独立生活。◆Nowadays a lot of people work from home.现在很多人在家工作。▸home
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◆Come on, it's time to go home.快点儿,该回家了。◆What time did you get home last night?你昨晚什么时候到家的?■address [countable] details of where sb lives or works and where letters can be sent住址;地址;通信地址◆What's your name and address?请问你的姓名、住址?◆Is that your home address?那是你的住址吗?◆Half the names in his address book(= that you write addresses and phone numbers in) are crossed out.他的通讯簿里有一半的名字被划掉了。◆an email address电邮地址◆a web address网址◆Please note my change of address.请注意我的地址变了。◆Police found him at an address(= a house or flat) in West London.警方在伦敦西区的一处住所里找到了他。 see also address ⇨ sendverb1■place [singular] (informal) a house or flat; a person's home家;住处◆What about dinner at my place?到我家吃晚饭好不好?◆I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own.我不愿意再跟父母同住,所以正在找地方搬出来一个人住。◆I thought I'd better clean the place up.我想最好还是把住处打扫干净。■dwelling [countable] (formalorliterary) a house, flat or other place where a person lives or is intended to live住宅;公寓;住所◆The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices.新建楼区将由66套住房和一些办公室组成。■residence ˈrezɪdəns [countable] (formal) a house, especially a large or impressive one; the place where sb lives住房,住所(尤指豪宅)◆This desirable family residence is situated in the heart of the town(= in an advertisement).这栋理想的家居华宅坐落在市中心。◆10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister's official residence.唐宁街10号是英国首相的官邸。ⓘ Residence [uncountable] is the state of living in a particular place. * residence作不可数名词时表示居住、定居。 see also reside ⇨ live■abodeəˈbəʊd; NAmEəˈboʊd [countable, usually singular] (formalorhumorous) the building or place where sb lives住所;家◆His sole residence is in a hostel for people of no fixed abode(= with no permanent home).他唯一的住处是为居无定所的人提供的宿舍。◆Welcome to my humble abode.欢迎光临寒舍。ⓘ The right of abode is official permission that allows a person to live in a particular country. * right of abode指在某个国家的居留权◆The island's citizens will not be given the right of abode in Britain.岛上的居民将不能获得在英国的居留权。home2
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the family home家She made Spain her home.她在西班牙安了家。home ♦︎ homeland ♦︎ hometown ♦︎ birthplaceThese words all mean the place where sb comes from.这些词均表示家乡。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a beloved / adopted home / homeland / hometown◆a tribal / traditional / spiritual home / homeland◆to return to your home / homeland / hometown / birthplace◆to leave your home / homeland / hometown■home [countable, uncountable] the town, region or country that you come from, or where you are living and that you feel you belong to家乡;定居地;故乡◆I often think about my friends back home.我常常想起老家的朋友。◆Juliet left England and made Spain her home.朱丽叶离开英格兰,在西班牙安了家。◆She made her home in Spain.她在西班牙安了家。◆Jamaica is home to over two million people.牙买加住着两百多万人。■homelandˈhəʊmlænd; NAmEˈhoʊmlænd [countable] the country where a person was born; a country or region that is closely identified with a particular race or group of people祖国;故乡◆Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.很多难民被迫离开了自己的祖国。◆After the war they wished to return to their traditional homelands.战争结束后他们希望能返回故土。■hometownˈhəʊmtaʊn; NAmEˈhoʊmtaʊn [countable] the town or city where you were born or lived as a child家乡;故乡◆He married a girl from his hometown and they went back there to live.他娶了一个同乡姑娘,两人回老家定居了。 see also town ⇨ city■birthplaceˈbɜːθpleɪs; NAmEˈbɜːrθpleɪs [countable] the house, district or town where a person was born, especially a famous person(尤指名人的)出生地◆Shrewsbury is famous for being the birthplace of Charles Darwin.什鲁斯伯里是查尔斯•达尔文的出生地,因此闻名遐迩。