一、下面我们来看看home有几种含义
adj.
1.家庭的;家用的
All you have to do is make a home video.
你要做的就是拍一段家庭录像片。
2.国内的;本地的;本部的
Europe's software companies still have a growing home market.
欧洲软件公司的国内市场仍在增长中。
adv.
1.在家;回家
His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
他的妻子感到有些不舒服,想要回家。
2.深深地;深入地
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。
n.
1.家,住宅 [C]
I shouldn't be such a wet blanket, but I'm afraid I have got to go back home.
我真不该扫大家的兴,可是现在我必须回家了。
2.家庭,家庭生活 [C]
After the quietness of home and school, university has been almost frightening.
过惯了家庭和中学的平静生活之后,大学简直有些可怕了。
3.家乡 [U]
I only lived there until I was about 13, but I still regard it as my home town.
我只有在那里住到大约十三岁,但是我仍然把它当作我的故乡。
4.避难所 [C]
It's going to be a home for handicapped children.
它将成为一家残疾儿童福利院。
5.产地
The teacher told us that the home of the lion was Africa.
老师告诉我们狮子的发源地是非洲。
v.
1.归巢,回家 [I,T]
It's time for you to home now, it's too late.
天太晚了,你该回家了。
2.把...送回家 [T]
I wonder why you're homed by the police.
我想知道你为什么让警察送你回家。
3.为…提供住处 [T]
Someone will home you when you arrive there.
你到那儿后,有人会给你安排住处的。
二、词义辨析:表示”居住处”的还有哪些词?
house, building, dwelling, shelter, habitation, home, residence
这些名词均含有“居住处”之意。
house中性词,泛指一切供居住的建筑物,尤指适合一家一户居住的房屋。
building泛指一切建筑物,不限于居住的房子。
dwelling正式用词,仅指人们居住的任何建筑物。
shelter可指长期或临时的住处,也指简陋或临时搭建的躲避风雨的场所。
habitation指长久或固定的住所或居住地。
home指永久住家时,带有家庭所特有的温暖、情感等气息。
residence指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆,也指法律上的居住点。
三、下面我们来学习一下含有home的常见短语
at home
adv.在家,在本地,在国内,熟悉
bring home the bacon
成功地完成;养家;赢,取胜
come home
v.回家,被完全理解
drive home
把钉牢;讲明白,说清楚,使人明白
foster home
n. 抚养孤儿的家庭
四,你学会home的用法了吗?一起做个小测试吧!
我在回来的路上趁便去他家看了看。