home是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family -- 家，住宅

  • The senator has two homes - an apartment in Washington and a house in Colorado. 這位參議員有兩個家——一個是位於華盛頓的公寓，另一個是科羅拉多的家。

  • He was living on the streets for three months, and his home was a cardboard box. 他在大街上住了三個月，他的家就是一個厚紙箱。

  • Call me at home after four o'clock. 四點之後打家裡的電話找我。

  • women who decide to stay at home and look after their children 決定留在家裡帶孩子的婦女

  • He left home (= stopped living with his parents) when he was 23. 他23歲時離家獨立生活。

  • UK More and more couples are setting up home together without getting married. 越來越多伴侶不結婚就組成家庭。

  • luxury/starter homes 豪華住宅／作為過渡而買的第一間小房子

  • We had a happy home. 我們有一個幸福的家庭。

  • children from a broken home (= from a family in which the parents had separated) 來自破碎家庭的孩子

  • a children's home/an old people's home/a dogs' home 孤兒院／養老院／流狼狗收容所

  • He spent his early years in a home. 他的幼年時期在孤兒院度過。

• 1 someone's or something's place of origin, or the place where a person feels they belong -- 出生地，發源地，故鄉

  • I live in London, but my home (= where I was born) is in Greece. 我住在倫敦，但在希臘出生。

  • I was actually born in New Zealand, but I've lived in Hong Kong for so long that it feels like home now. 我實際上在紐西蘭出生，但在香港住了這麼久，現在感覺就像故鄉一樣。

• 2 your own country or your own area -- 本國；故鄉

  • She loves France, but she misses home. 她愛法國，但是她想念自己的國家。

  • At home we call this "lardy cake". 在我們國家，這叫做豬油餅。

  • UK I wonder what they're doing back at home. 我納悶他們在國內在做甚麼。

• 3 at or to your house or the place where you live -- 在家；回家，到家

  • Don't worry, I'll be home soon. 別擔心，我很快就回家了。

  • US I'm sorry, he's not home right now. 對不起他現在不在家。

  • mainly US The kids were home alone. 孩子們獨自在家。

  • She decided to give up and go home. 她決定放棄，回家了。

  • He came home as the dawn was breaking. 他破曉時回到家。

  • Josh was tired so we took him home. 喬西疲倦了，所我我們把他帶回了家。

  • I took home a couple of books to read. 我帶一些書回家閱讀。

  • I'll bring everyone home after the party. 晚會結束後我會把所有人都帶回家。

  • When you get home late you don't feel like cooking. 當你回家晚時，就不想還要煮飯了。

  • I hope you made it home safely last night? 我希望你昨晚回家時一路安全？

  • mainly US women who decide to stay home and care for their children 決定留在家裡帶孩子的婦女

  • We pray all our troops will come home safely. 我們祈禱我們的軍隊都能平安回國。

  • mainly US I wonder what they're doing back home. 我納悶他們在國內在做甚麼。

  • US Back home we call this jelly. 在家鄉我們把這叫做果凍。

• 4 relating to the house, flat, etc. where someone lives -- 家裡的，居家的

  • home ownership 住所擁有權

  • home improvements/maintenance 居家改善／維護

  • mainly US home prices 住房價格

  • home cooking 家庭烹飪

  • home-brewed beer 家釀啤酒

  • a home computer 家用電腦

  • my home telephone number 家庭电话号码

  • His home life is affecting his work. 他的家庭生活影響了他的工作。

  • students who have a difficult home situation 家庭困難的學生

• 5 connected with or done in your own country -- 本國的

  • His books were a success in his home country/market, but failed to find an audience abroad. 他的書在本國市場很暢銷，但在國外卻沒有甚麼讀者。

• 6 relating to the place where a team is based and plays a lot of its games -- 在主場比賽的

  • the home team/side 地主隊／東道主

  • a home ground 主場

  • a home match/game 主場比賽

  • the home strip (= clothing worn by a team when they play a home match) 主場隊服

  • home advantage (= the improved chance of success that playing at home gives to a team) 主場優勢