n (1) 1)家 (庭) (place where one and/or one's family usually live(s) in)[C，U]：make one's～in Devon/the country 在德文郡/鄉(xiāng)下安家;leave～at the age of fifteen 15歲離家;return to one's～回家;have no～沒有家;have a keen desire for a really comfortable～強(qiáng)烈渴望有一個(gè)真正舒適的家庭;stay at～待在家里;visit sb in his～ 到家拜訪某人;one's～address 家庭地址; 2)住所，房子(flat;house)[C]：“Attractive Modern～s For Sale”“出售迷人的現(xiàn)代房屋”;have a beautiful/charming～in London 在倫敦有一所漂亮/迷人的住宅;buy a retirement～in Florida 在佛羅里達(dá)買一所退休后住的房子;～buyers/owners 買住宅的人們/住宅的主人們;a～improvement grant 住房裝修補(bǔ)助金;〖同〗 residence; 3)存放物品的地方(place where objects are stored)[C](infml)：have to find a～for all these dictionaries 得找個(gè)地方放這些詞典;Has this pan got a～?這個(gè)鍋有地方放嗎?
?(2)家(故)鄉(xiāng)(place where one was born or habitually lives)[C，U]：look on the city as one's～/make the city one's～把這城市視為/當(dāng)成自己的家鄉(xiāng);live a long way from～居住在遠(yuǎn)離家鄉(xiāng)的地方;My～is Washington. 我的家鄉(xiāng)是華盛頓。
?(3) 1)療養(yǎng)(收容)所;養(yǎng)育院(place where children without parents，old people，people who are ill，etc live and are looked after)[C]：a children's～兒童之家; an orphans'/old people's～ 孤兒院/養(yǎng)老院;a nursing/materinity/mental～療養(yǎng)所/產(chǎn)院/精神病醫(yī)院;an infant～ 育嬰堂;a～for the blind/the elderly 盲人院/敬老院; 2)招待所(place where people stay while they are working)[C]：a nurse's/sailor's～護(hù)士/海員之家;
?(4) 1)棲息(生，息)地(place where a plant or an animal can be found living or growing wild，esp in large numbers)[C]：Africa (India) is the～of elephants. 非洲(印度)是大象的產(chǎn)地。tiger's～老虎的生長(zhǎng)地;〖同〗habitation; 2)發(fā)祥(源)地(place where sth was originally discovered，made or developed)[C]：The U. S. is the～of country-and-western music/Jazz/beseball. 美國(guó)是鄉(xiāng)村西部音樂/爵士樂/棒球的發(fā)祥地。
?at home 1)在家里：leave sth at～把某物忘在家里; 2)無拘束，自在：Make yourself at～!請(qǐng)別拘束! make sb feel very much at～讓某人感到很自在; 3)(指足球賽)在本地或本隊(duì)球場(chǎng)舉行的：The team is playing at～this Saturday. 該隊(duì)本周六在主場(chǎng)比賽。4)期望并準(zhǔn)備會(huì)客：She is not at～to visitors today. 今天她不愿會(huì)見來訪者。
?at home in sth 熟練自如，駕輕就熟：be completely at～in arts 對(duì)藝術(shù)非常精通;
?close/near to home 觸到心中要害(心事)：When John made fun of Bob's way of walking he struck close to～. 約翰取笑鮑勃走路的姿勢(shì)刺傷了鮑勃的自尊。
?a home from home 像家一樣安適和自在的地方：find the hotel a true～from～覺得那旅館真是一個(gè)舒適的地方;
?a home truth 使人難堪(不愉快)的事實(shí)：Here are some～truths about yourself. 盡管你可能不愛聽，但這卻是關(guān)于你的真實(shí)情況。
?→′homeless adj 無家可歸的;′homelessness n 無家可歸;′homeward adj 往家(家鄉(xiāng)，祖國(guó))的(地);′homewards adv 往家(祖國(guó));′homebrewed adj 家釀的;′home-cured adj(指食物，尤指咸肉)煙熏的;鹽腌的;′home-grown adj 本國(guó)(地)產(chǎn)的，土生的;′homeland n 祖國(guó);homely adj 平常的;使人感到舒適的;相貌平平的;′home-made adj 家里做的;′homesick adj 想家的、患懷鄉(xiāng)病的;′homesickness n 思家，(懷鄉(xiāng))病，′homespun adj 家鄉(xiāng)(制)的;簡(jiǎn)樸的，樸實(shí)的;n 土(家，織)布;′homestead n 家宅，宅基; 國(guó)家分給定居者開墾的土地;′homesteader n 有宅地的人;分得土地而定居的移民;′homework n 家庭(課外)作業(yè);(討論等之前的)準(zhǔn)備工作;
?adj (1) 1)家庭的(of a person's home)[作 attrib]：～comforts 家中的舒適條件;a happy～life幸福的家庭生活;～economics家政學(xué);～help家務(wù)女傭; 2)家做(造)的(prepared，done or produced at home)[作attrib]：～cooking/movies 家常菜/家庭自拍電影：～baked bread 家里烤的面包;
?(2)國(guó)內(nèi)的，本國(guó)(地)的(of or referring to one's own country，not foreign;domestic)[作attrib]：～industries/news/affairs 國(guó)內(nèi)工業(yè)/新聞/事務(wù);the～country/market 祖國(guó)/國(guó)內(nèi)市場(chǎng);the H～Office 內(nèi)政部;
?(3)在本地(主方)場(chǎng)地舉行的，主場(chǎng)的(playing or happening in a home area)[作attrib]：a～match/win/defeat 主場(chǎng)舉行的比賽/在主場(chǎng)比賽中獲勝/在主場(chǎng)比賽中敗北;～games 在主方場(chǎng)地進(jìn)行的比賽;the～team 東道主隊(duì);play in front of one's～crowd 在本地觀眾面前比賽;
?adv (1)在(向，到)家(家鄉(xiāng)，國(guó)內(nèi))(to，in or at one's home or country)：go/return(AmE)/stay/get/arrive/leave～回/歸/留在/到/到/離家;accompany/drive sb～陪同/開車送某人回家;be on one's way～在回家的路上;prepare for a trip～準(zhǔn)備上路回家;draft a cable～草擬一份給家里的電報(bào);Here we are～at last. 我們終于回到家了。H～，James ! 詹姆斯，回家去!
?(2)正中要害，深入地(completely to the point，place，position，etc a thing is intended to be)：drive/strike/hit/hammer a nail～with two blows 用兩下就把釘子深深敲/打/打/錘進(jìn)去;
?bring sth home to sb 使明了(認(rèn)清)：His remarks brought～to me the fact that I had never really understood what was going on. 他的話使我徹底明白，我從來沒有真正理解正在發(fā)生的事情。
?come home (to sb)(非常痛切地)徹底明白：It has just come～to me that they've been tricking us all the time. 我徹底明白了他們一直在欺騙我們。
?hit/strike home(指評(píng)論)擊中要害：(sb's sarcastic comments/remarks)hit/strike～(某人諷刺的評(píng)論/話)擊中要害;
?→′home-coming n 回家，還鄉(xiāng)，歸國(guó);
?vi (鴿子等)飛回家，歸巢((of birds such as pigeons) find one's way to the starting place)[I]：The pigeon～d from a distance of 100 miles. 鴿子從100英里外飛回家。
?home in (on)(v adv)指(朝)向……(vt)：(pilot)～in by means of radar(飛行員)靠雷達(dá)飛回(基地);(torpedo)～in on the target with pinpoint accuracy(魚雷)精確地向目標(biāo)奔去;
?【辨異】home與dwelling、house和residence的區(qū)別見DWELLING。