homeward
/ˈhəʊmwəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊmwərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhōm-wərd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhəʊm.wəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhoʊm.wɚd/ (ame, ipa)
homeward — 副詞
1. moving, looking, or pointing in the direction of the place where you live.
朝家
朝住家方向的
moving, looking, or pointing in the direction of the place where you live.
After the long meeting, Hana finally turned her car homeward.
冗長的會議結束後，Hana 終於把車轉向朝家的方向開去。
movement verb: turn + homeward
The birds flew homeward as the evening sky grew dark.
傍晚天色漸暗，鳥兒朝家的方向飛去。
Qing glanced homeward, thinking of her family waiting for dinner.
Qing 朝家的方向看了一眼，想著家人正等著她回去吃晚飯。
A cold wind pushed the tired sailors homeward through the fog.
一陣冷風把疲憊的水手們推向回家的方向，穿過濃霧。
- homewards
British English variant; identical meaning
- toward home
phrasal alternative; more explicit but less concise
- away
opposite direction — moving farther from home
文法句型
[movement verb] + homeward
homeward + [direction verb]
用法筆記
Often used with verbs of movement (head, drive, sail, fly, turn) or direction (look, glance). In British English the variant 'homewards' is more common for the adverb; 'homeward' is used in both American and British English.
常見錯誤
2. on the way back to your home after a trip or time away; in transit toward your h
歸途
強調返家旅途的狀態，而非僅方向
on the way back to your home after a trip or time away; in transit toward your home.
The bus was finally homeward, climbing the winding mountain road.
公車終於在回家的路上，沿著蜿蜒的山路行駛。
be + homeward for being in transit
Andre told his roommate he was homeward and would arrive by midnight.
Andre 告訴室友他正在回家的路上，午夜前就會到。
After weeks at sea, the crew felt a deep relief to be homeward.
在海上好幾週後，船員們對於能踏上歸途感到無比欣慰。
Samir checked his phone every hour, eager to be homeward.
Samir 每個小時都查看手機，一心盼著踏上歸途。
- on the way home
more conversational; same meaning
- returning
verb form; less specific about direction
- outward
used for the departing leg of a journey
文法句型
be + homeward
homeward + [movement verb]
用法筆記
This sense emphasizes being in the process of travelling home, rather than simply the direction. Frequently appears with 'be' as a subject complement ('they are homeward'). Distinguish from sense 1, which describes movement toward home without necessarily being on a journey.
homeward — 形容詞
- homewardpositive
- more homewardcomparative
- most homewardsuperlative
1. leading or travelling in the direction of one's home; used before a noun to desc
返家的
描述回家方向或路徑的
leading or travelling in the direction of one's home; used before a noun to describe a journey, route, or leg of a trip.
The homeward journey took twice as long because of the heavy snow.
返家的路程因為大雪花了兩倍的時間。
attributive: homeward + journey
Binta packed her bags for the homeward leg of the trip.
Binta 收拾行李，為旅行的回程路段做準備。
homeward + leg (part of a journey)
Chitra watched the homeward traffic crawl along the bridge.
Chitra 看著返家的車流在橋上緩慢移動。
The travellers bought noodles and tea for the homeward flight at the airport.
旅客們在機場買了麵和茶，準備帶上返家的班機。
Tariq checked the map for a faster homeward route through the hills.
Tariq 查看地圖，想找一條穿越山丘、更快返家的路線。
- return
used before nouns too, e.g. 'return journey'; slightly more general
- homeward bound
fixed phrase; 'The ship was homeward bound' — this acts as an adjective phrase
文法句型
homeward + [noun]
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'the journey is homeward' as an adjective — that would be the adverbial usage. The adjective form is less common than the adverb; 'homeward bound' is a fixed phrase with the same meaning.