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。