home

/həʊm/ n. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

家;住所;回家;到家

释义与例句

n. 家;住所
the place where a person or family lives, especially as a place of comfort and belonging
  1. They made a comfortable home in an old farmhouse.
    他们在一栋旧农舍里安了一个舒适的家。
  2. She left home at eighteen to study in another city.
    她十八岁离家,到另一座城市求学。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. After years abroad, he still thinks of the village as home.
    在国外生活多年后,他仍把那个村庄当作家乡。
adv. 回家;到家
to or at the place where someone lives
  1. We went home after the last performance ended.
    最后一场演出结束后,我们回家了。
  2. She called her parents as soon as she got home.
    她一到家就给父母打了电话。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I will bring the documents home and read them tonight.
    我会把文件带回家,今晚阅读。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 go/come/get home 中 home 是副词,通常不加 to;但 go to my home 中 home 是名词,前有物主限定词时可加 to。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • homeless 无家可归的
    形容词,描述没有固定住所的状态;the homeless 可指无家可归者群体。
  • homework 家庭作业
    home 与 work 构成的不可数名词,指老师布置给学生课外完成的任务。
  • hometown 家乡
    home 与 town 构成的名词,指一个人出生或长期成长的城镇。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • house 房子;住宅
    house 侧重供人居住的建筑物;home 侧重一个人生活并产生归属感的地方,可指房屋、公寓或家乡。房子不一定是某人的 home,因此两者不能在所有语境中互换。
    They bought a three-bedroom house near the park. 他们在公园附近买了一套三居室住宅。
常见搭配
  • go home 回家
    I was tired and decided to go home early. 我累了,决定早点回家。
  • at home 在家;自在
    My parents are at home this evening, so you can visit. 我父母今晚在家,所以你可以来访。
  • feel at home 感到自在;有宾至如归的感觉
    The friendly hosts made us feel at home immediately. 友好的主人立刻让我们感到宾至如归。