| 词组 | home |
| 释义 | home /həʊm $ hoʊm/ noun the house, apartment, or place where you liveverbslive at home (=live with your parents) More people in their twenties are still living at home because housing is so expensive.leave home Lisa had left home at age 16.work from home/work at home (=instead of in an office) I work at home three days a week.stay at home BrE stay home AmE Last night we stayed at home and watched TV.head for home (=begin the journey to your home) Tired and weary, they headed for home.make your home somewhere (=start living somewhere) A family of birds made their home under the roof.adjectives/nouns + homea nice/beautiful/luxurious home We interviewed the star in her luxurious home.a comfortable home I didn’t want to move out of my nice comfortable home.affordable homes (=that do not cost too much money) We need to provide affordable homes for young people.a permanent/temporary home Flood victims were offered temporary homes.a happy home (=a happy family) We had a happy home when I was young.a secure/stable home (=a caring family without a lot of changes) He had grown up in a stable home.a broken home (=a family in which the parents have separated) Many of the youngsters came from broken homes.sb’s childhood/boyhood etc home (=where you lived as a child) I had not been back to my childhood home for ten years.the family home (=where a family lives) The house was once the family home of the Kennedys.the marital home (=where a husband and wife live) He left the marital home to move in with his lover.the parental home (=where your parents live) More and more young people are returning to the parental home after college.a second home (=in addition to the one where you usually live, for holidays etc) About 300,000 British people have a second home abroad.a holiday home BrE a vacation home AmE They bought a luxury holiday home in Spain.home + nounshome address/phone number If you give me your home address, I’ll send you a copy.a home owner Home owners will be badly affected by the rise in mortgage rates.sb’s home life He worked long hours to escape his unhappy home life.home environment Bad behaviour is sometimes related to the child’s home environment.home comforts (=things at home which make your life pleasant) I really missed my home comforts when I was travelling.home improvements (=things you do to make your house nicer) They spent a lot of money on home improvements.prepositions/adverbsat home I wasn’t at home when he called.away from home He was spending more and more time away from home.THESAURUS: home house a building that someone lives in, especially a building intended for one person, couple, or family: Shall we meet at your house? | Have you seen Dave’s new house – it’s huge! place spoken informal the house, apartment, or room where someone lives: We went to Sara’s place after the movie. | He’s just bought a fantastic place right by the sea. residence formal the house or apartment where someone lives, especially a large or official one: The prime minister’s official residence is 10 Downing Street. | His wife transferred her main residence to Spain.On official forms, your place of residence is the place where you usually live. holiday home BrE vacation home AmE a house that someone owns by the sea, in the mountains etc, where they go for their holidays: They bought a luxury holiday home in Spain. |
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