homes
homes — 名詞
1. the building, flat, or other place where a person sleeps, keeps their things, an
家
一個人睡覺、生活的住所
the building, flat, or other place where a person sleeps, keeps their things, and usually lives together with members of their family.
Kasia invited her classmates to her new home for a small birthday party.
Kasia 邀請同學到她的新家開個小型生日派對。
possessive + home for the place someone lives
After the long flight from Manila, Lakan was happy to be back home.
從馬尼拉長途飛行後，Lakan 很高興回到家。
be + home as 'at one's residence'
Caleb leaves home at seven every morning to catch the school bus.
Caleb 每天早上七點離開家去搭校車。
The Watanabe family keeps their old photo albums in a cupboard at home.
Watanabe 一家把舊相簿放在家裡的櫥櫃中。
Nicholas works from home on Fridays so he can pick up his daughter from school.
Nicholas 星期五在家工作，方便去學校接女兒。
文法句型
[possessive] + home
at home
用法筆記
Often used without an article in fixed expressions: 'go home', 'at home', 'leave home'. Distinguish from sense 2 (property to buy/sell): sense 1 stresses the living and family aspect, not the building as an asset.
常見錯誤
2. a house, apartment, or other dwelling treated as something with a price that a p
房產；住宅
可以買賣的房屋等不動產
a house, apartment, or other dwelling treated as something with a price that a person can purchase, rent out, or sell on the market.
Hamza and his wife are saving every month to buy their first home in Birmingham.
Hamza 和妻子每月存錢，準備在伯明罕買第一棟自己的房子。
buy + home as real-estate purchase
The estate agent showed Ignacio three homes in the same quiet neighbourhood.
房仲帶 Ignacio 看了同一個安靜社區裡的三戶住宅。
homes as countable real-estate units
Rising interest rates have made it harder for young couples to afford a home.
利率上升讓年輕夫妻更難負擔得起一棟房子。
Vivek sold his old home in Pune before moving to Toronto for the new job.
Vivek 在搬到多倫多接新工作前，賣掉了浦那的老房子。
Many homes in this coastal town are owned by people who only visit in summer.
這個海濱小鎮的許多房子，屋主只有夏天才會過來。
文法句型
buy / sell / own + a home
用法筆記
Subject is usually a buyer, seller, owner, or the market itself. Distinguish from sense 1 (where you live): sense 2 frames the dwelling as a financial asset rather than a place of family life.
常見錯誤
3. the family and household conditions that someone grew up in, including the relat
家庭
成長時的家庭背景與氛圍
the family and household conditions that someone grew up in, including the relationships and atmosphere between the parents, children, and other relatives.
Eshe comes from a loving home where the children were always read to at bedtime.
Eshe 來自一個充滿愛的家庭，孩子們睡前總有人念書給他們聽。
from a [adjective] home for upbringing
Many of the students at the shelter come from broken homes.
庇護所的許多學生都來自破碎的家庭。
broken home as a fixed phrase
Ilan grew up in a strict religious home in northern Israel.
Ilan 在以色列北部一個嚴格的宗教家庭長大。
Children from stable homes tend to do better at school in the early years.
來自穩定家庭的孩子在小學階段的成績通常比較好。
文法句型
from a + [adjective] + home
用法筆記
Typically modified by an adjective describing the family atmosphere: 'loving', 'broken', 'happy', 'strict', 'stable'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about the people and relationships, not the physical place.
4. a building organised as a service whose staff house and look after residents — u
安養機構
照顧老人、兒童或動物的機構
a building organised as a service whose staff house and look after residents — usually elderly people, children without families, or animals without owners — on a long-term basis.
Élise visits her grandfather at the nursing home every Sunday afternoon.
Élise 每個星期天下午都去療養院探望祖父。
nursing home as institutional residence
The dogs at the animal home in Brighton are checked by a vet twice a week.
布萊頓動物之家裡的狗，每週由獸醫檢查兩次。
animal home as institution for animals
After her stroke, Christopher's mother moved into a care home near the river.
中風後，Christopher 的母親搬進河邊的一家安養院。
The children's home in the village houses about thirty boys and girls.
村裡的兒童之家收容了大約三十名男孩女孩。
- institution
more formal and general; covers schools and hospitals too
- shelter
shelter implies short-term refuge; a home implies longer residence and routine care
文法句型
[adjective / noun] + home
in a + home
用法筆記
Almost always appears with a modifier naming the residents: 'nursing home', 'care home', 'children's home', 'animal home'. Without the modifier, readers default to sense 1.
5. the area, country, or natural setting that something or someone originally comes
發源地
事物起源或令人有歸屬感之處
the area, country, or natural setting that something or someone originally comes from, or a place that feels deeply familiar and gives someone a strong sense of belonging.
Sicily is the home of many classic Italian pasta dishes.
西西里島是許多經典義大利麵料理的發源地。
[place] is the home of [thing] for origin
Brandon was born in Canada, but he calls Tokyo home after twenty years there.
Brandon 在加拿大出生，但住了二十年後把東京當成自己的家。
call [place] home for belonging
The remote islands are home to several rare seabirds.
那些偏遠的島嶼是好幾種稀有海鳥的棲息地。
After moving from city to city for work, Femi finally feels at home in Lagos again.
在各城市為工作奔波後，Femi 終於在拉哥斯再次感到自在如家。
- birthplace
birthplace is strictly where one was born; home can be where one feels they belong
- habitat
habitat is used for animals and plants; home covers people, animals, and ideas
- origin
more abstract; home implies a stronger emotional or cultural tie
文法句型
the home of + [noun]
[place] is home to
用法筆記
Two common patterns: 'the home of X' (origin) and 'be home to X' (habitat). 'Feel at home' extends the sense to mean comfortable and accepted, not necessarily in one's birthplace.
6. the country, region, or local area that a person belongs to by birth or upbringi
祖國；家鄉
出生或成長的國家或地區
the country, region, or local area that a person belongs to by birth or upbringing, often mentioned when speaking from abroad.
While studying in Berlin, Hannah missed the spicy food back home in Seoul.
在柏林念書時，Hannah 想念首爾老家的辛辣食物。
back home for one's country abroad
Anjali still reads the morning news from home every day on her phone.
Anjali 每天還是在手機上看家鄉的早報。
news from home for country of origin
Sales of the new phone were stronger at home than in foreign markets.
新手機在國內市場的銷售比海外更為強勁。
Astrid plans to visit her parents back home in Norway over Christmas.
Astrid 打算耶誕節回挪威老家探望父母。
- abroad
abroad means outside one's home country
文法句型
back home
news from home
用法筆記
Often uncountable in this sense. Frequent collocations: 'back home', 'news from home', 'at home and abroad'. Speaker is usually located somewhere else and contrasting two places.
常見錯誤
7. the sports field, stadium, or court where a team usually plays and trains, or a
主場
球隊自己常駐比賽的場地
the sports field, stadium, or court where a team usually plays and trains, or a match that takes place at this venue.
Arsenal will play their next three matches at home before the long away trip.
阿森納接下來三場比賽都會在主場進行，之後才要長途客場。
play + at home in football context
The crowd at home was much louder than in the visitors' stadium.
主場觀眾的吶喊聲，比在客隊球場時大得多。
at home as the team's own venue
Anya scored two goals during the home against the league leaders.
Anya 在對戰聯賽領頭羊的主場比賽中攻入兩球。
Liverpool have lost only one home all season.
利物浦本季只在主場輸過一場比賽。
- home ground
more explicit; emphasises the field itself
- home turf
informal; often used figuratively for any familiar territory
- away
away is the opposing team's venue
文法句型
at home
play at home
用法筆記
In the 'venue' reading, almost always preceded by 'at': 'play at home', 'win at home'. In the 'match' reading (countable, less common), 'a home' / 'two homes' refers to home games.
8. in the sport of baseball, the white rubber slab beside the batter that a runner
本壘
棒球場上得分必觸的白色壘板
in the sport of baseball, the white rubber slab beside the batter that a runner has to touch with a foot or hand to win a point for their team.
Emma slid into home just before the catcher could tag her out.
Emma 在捕手觸殺到她之前，剛好滑進本壘。
slide into home in baseball play
The runner on third was waved toward home by the coach.
教練示意三壘上的跑者衝向本壘。
toward home as the scoring base
Lucía reached home safely and gave her team the lead in the ninth inning.
Lucía 在第九局安全踏上本壘，為球隊帶來領先。
The umpire crouched behind home to call the pitches.
主審蹲在本壘後方判定每一顆投球。
- home plate
the full term; 'home' is the short form used during play
文法句型
slide into + home
reach + home
用法筆記
Short for 'home plate'. Common in baseball commentary and reports; rare outside the sport. Distinguish from sense 7 (the whole venue): sense 8 is one specific base on the diamond.
homes — 形容詞
1. describing things linked to the building, flat, or address where someone lives,
住家的
與居住地點相關的事物
describing things linked to the building, flat, or address where someone lives, such as the telephone number, address, or daily life there.
Please leave your home address on the form so we can post the package.
請在表格上留下您的住家地址，方便我們把包裹寄出。
home + noun (address)
Eshe gave the dentist her home number in case of an emergency.
Eshe 把住家電話留給牙醫，以備急用。
home number as residence phone
The home life of busy doctors is often disrupted by night shifts.
忙碌醫師的居家生活常常被夜班打亂。
Caleb keeps his work clothes and home clothes in separate drawers.
Caleb 把工作服和居家衣物分開放在不同抽屜。
- domestic
more formal; covers a wider range including national affairs
- residential
residential describes areas of housing; home describes things attached to the residence itself
- work
work address/number contrasts directly with home address/number
文法句型
home + [noun]
用法筆記
Used only before a noun, never after 'be'. Common nouns it modifies: 'address', 'number', 'phone', 'life'.
常見錯誤
2. describing food, repairs, or other activities made by people themselves inside t
自製的
在家裡製作而非外購的
describing food, repairs, or other activities made by people themselves inside the place where they live, rather than bought ready-made or hired out.
Hamza brought a jar of home jam made from the plums in his garden.
Hamza 帶來一罐用自家花園李子做的自製果醬。
home + [food] for self-prepared
The smell of home baking filled the kitchen all Sunday morning.
整個星期天早上，廚房裡都充滿自家烘焙的香氣。
home baking as an activity at home
Nicholas tried a home repair on the broken chair before calling a carpenter.
Nicholas 在叫木匠之前，先嘗試自己動手修理壞掉的椅子。
Astrid loves the warm taste of her grandmother's home cooking.
Astrid 很愛祖母自家料理那種溫暖的味道。
- shop-bought
shop-bought describes goods made commercially rather than at home
文法句型
home + [noun]
用法筆記
Always attributive. Often forms tight compounds: 'home cooking', 'home baking', 'home brew', 'home repair'. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 emphasises being PRODUCED at home; sense 1 emphasises BELONGING TO the residence.
3. describing matters that concern the family circle and personal life rather than
家庭的
與家庭生活有關，非工作相關
describing matters that concern the family circle and personal life rather than work, study, or public life.
Anjali tries not to bring home worries into the office during the week.
Anjali 平日盡量不把家庭煩惱帶進辦公室。
home + worries for family matters
After the divorce, Christopher's home situation became much calmer.
離婚後，Christopher 的家庭狀況變得平靜許多。
home situation as family circumstance
Femi's tutor noticed that his grades dropped because of trouble in his home environment.
Femi 的家教注意到他成績下滑，源自家中環境的問題。
The counsellor asked about Hannah's home circumstances before suggesting any plan.
輔導員先了解 Hannah 的家庭狀況，再提出任何計劃。
- work
the standard contrast: work life vs home life
文法句型
home + [noun]
用法筆記
Attributive only; modifies abstract nouns like 'life', 'environment', 'circumstances', 'worries'. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 picks out objects tied to the address; sense 3 picks out the emotional and relational sphere of the family.
4. describing affairs, markets, or products that belong to or take place inside a c
國內的
與本國而非外國相關的事務
describing affairs, markets, or products that belong to or take place inside a country, in contrast with foreign or international ones.
Japanese carmakers earn most of their profits outside the home market.
日本車廠大部分的利潤都來自國內市場以外的地方。
home market contrasted with foreign
Ignacio writes about home affairs for a national newspaper in Madrid.
Ignacio 在馬德里一家全國性報社負責國內政治新聞。
home affairs as domestic politics
The brewery sells most of its beer to home buyers and exports very little.
這家啤酒廠大部分的啤酒賣給國內消費者，外銷量很少。
Vivek follows news about both home and foreign politics every morning.
Vivek 每天早上會同時關注國內與外國的政治新聞。
文法句型
home + [noun]
用法筆記
Always attributive. Frequent collocations: 'home market', 'home affairs', 'home country', 'home buyers'. The opposite is usually 'foreign' or 'overseas'.
5. in sports, describing the team that is hosting a match in its own city or stadiu
主場的
屬於主辦隊伍的事物
in sports, describing the team that is hosting a match in its own city or stadium, or anything connected with such a team.
The home team scored two goals in the first ten minutes against the visitors.
主場球隊在對客隊的前十分鐘就攻入兩球。
home team as host side
Anya cheered loudly with the rest of the home crowd in the stadium.
Anya 在球場內隨著其他主場球迷一起大聲歡呼。
home crowd at host venue
Brandon prefers watching home games because the tickets are cheaper.
Brandon 比較喜歡看主場比賽，因為票價便宜些。
The home supporters were quiet after the goalkeeper let in an easy goal.
守門員放進一顆簡單的球後，主場球迷就安靜了下來。
- host
host team / host city is more formal; home is the everyday word
文法句型
home + [noun]
用法筆記
Attributive only. Always contrasted with 'away'. Frequent collocations: 'home team', 'home crowd', 'home game', 'home fans'.
homes — 副詞
1. moving toward or arriving at the building where a person usually lives, used dir
回家
朝住家方向移動或抵達
moving toward or arriving at the building where a person usually lives, used directly after the verb without any preposition.
Kasia walked home through the park after her piano lesson.
Kasia 上完鋼琴課後，穿過公園走路回家。
walk home with no preposition
Caleb's father drives him home from football practice every Tuesday.
Caleb 的父親每星期二從足球練習後開車送他回家。
drive [someone] home as a fixed pattern
After three days of travelling, Lakan finally got home just before midnight.
經過三天的舟車勞頓，Lakan 終於在午夜前到家。
The Watanabe children ran home as soon as the rain started.
雨一開始下，Watanabe 家的孩子們就跑回家。
- back
back is more general direction; home specifies the residence
文法句型
[verb of motion] + home
用法筆記
Never used with 'to' in this sense: 'go home', NOT 'go to home'. After verbs of motion only — 'walk', 'run', 'drive', 'go', 'come', 'get'.
常見錯誤
2. moving to or arriving in the country or region a person originally comes from, o
回國
返回自己原本所屬的國家
moving to or arriving in the country or region a person originally comes from, often after a long stay somewhere else.
After ten years in Canada, Vivek decided to fly home to India for good.
在加拿大住了十年後，Vivek 決定飛回印度長住。
fly home to [country] for return
Many migrant workers send most of their wages home every month.
許多外籍勞工每月都把大部分薪水寄回家鄉。
send [money] home for remittance
Femi has not been home to Lagos since the start of the pandemic.
Femi 自疫情開始以來，就沒回過拉哥斯的家。
The journalist was finally sent home after the embassy intervened.
經過大使館介入後，那位記者終於被遣送回國。
- back
back to one's country; home adds emotional weight
- abroad
abroad is the opposite direction — out of the home country
文法句型
[motion verb] + home
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (to the residence): sense 2 is about a country or wider region, usually contrasted with abroad. The verb 'send home' often appears in formal contexts (embassy, employer).
3. all the way to the intended target or to the deepest, most painful or moving poi
深入；徹底
直抵目標或內心最深處
all the way to the intended target or to the deepest, most painful or moving point, often used figuratively when a message or feeling is fully understood or felt.
The coach drove the message home to the players: nobody is bigger than the team.
教練向球員強調這個訊息：沒有人比球隊更重要。
drive [something] home for emphasis
The news of his friend's accident really hit home for Brandon.
朋友出車禍的消息真的讓 Brandon 深感震撼。
hit home for emotional impact
Hannah pushed the dagger home with both hands during the play's final scene.
Hannah 在戲劇最後一幕用雙手把匕首插到底。
Anjali's quiet remark about loneliness struck home with everyone in the room.
Anjali 對寂寞輕輕說的那句話，讓房裡所有人都深受觸動。
文法句型
drive / hit / strike + home
hit home
用法筆記
Almost always with one of a small set of verbs: 'drive', 'hit', 'strike', 'push', 'press'. The figurative reading ('the message hit home') is far more common in modern English than the literal one.
homes — 動詞
1. for an animal, especially a bird, to find its way back accurately to its startin
返巢
動物憑本能準確回到原處
for an animal, especially a bird, to find its way back accurately to its starting place over a long distance, often guided by instinct.
Carrier pigeons home with surprising accuracy even when released hundreds of kilometres away.
信鴿即使在離家數百公里處放飛，也能準確返巢。
[bird] + homes for return
The salmon home to the same river where they were born to lay their eggs.
鮭魚會回到出生的同一條河流產卵。
home + to [place of origin]
Ilan watched the swallows home to their nest under the barn roof.
Ilan 看著燕子飛回穀倉屋頂下的鳥巢。
Scientists in Bristol study how sea turtles home to the beach where they hatched.
布里斯托的科學家研究海龜如何返回出生的海灘。
- return
return is general; home implies long-distance, instinct-driven navigation
文法句型
[animal / bird] + homes
用法筆記
Subject is almost always an animal with strong navigation ability. Often followed by 'to + [place of birth or nest]'. Rare in everyday conversation; common in nature writing and science.
2. to move or focus steadily on a specific target, usually by tracking a signal, sc
瞄準
循著訊號或線索逼近目標
to move or focus steadily on a specific target, usually by tracking a signal, scent, or visible mark — almost always used with 'in on' or 'on'.
The missile homed in on the heat from the engine and exploded above the runway.
飛彈循著引擎熱源逼近，在跑道上方爆炸。
home in on [heat source]
Reporters quickly homed in on the mayor's most controversial comment from the speech.
記者很快鎖定市長演說中最具爭議的那句話。
home in on figurative target
The rescue dog homed in on the missing child within twenty minutes.
搜救犬在二十分鐘內就找到了失蹤的孩子。
Lucía's analysis homed in on the single weak point in the company's strategy.
Lucía 的分析鎖定了公司策略中唯一的弱點。
- zero in on
very similar in meaning and register; both are common in journalism
- target
target is more general; home in on implies progressive focusing
文法句型
home in on + [object]
home on + [signal]
用法筆記
Almost always paired with 'in on' in modern English. The figurative use (homing in on a topic, weakness, person) is now more common than the literal missile or animal use.
常見錯誤
3. to find a suitable place to live for an animal or sometimes a person who has now
安置
為動物或人找到合適的居所
to find a suitable place to live for an animal or sometimes a person who has nowhere to go, especially through a shelter or charity.
The Brighton shelter has homed over a thousand stray dogs since it opened.
布萊頓的收容所開幕以來已安置了一千多隻流浪狗。
home + [stray animal]
Volunteers worked all weekend to home the cats rescued from the abandoned building.
志工整個週末都在為從廢棄建築救出的貓咪安置新家。
home + [rescued animals]
The charity tries to home older horses with experienced riders in quiet villages.
這個慈善機構嘗試把年長馬匹送往安靜村莊有經驗的飼主家。
Local councils have struggled to home the families left without shelter after the floods.
地方議會努力為水災後無處可住的家庭安置住所。
文法句型
home + [animal / person]
home + [animal] + with
用法筆記
Mostly used in animal-rescue and housing contexts. Object is the animal or person being placed, not the home itself. Often passive: 'the dog was homed with a family in Sheffield'.