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单词 homebody
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Definition of homebody in English:

homebody

nounPlural homebodies ˈhəʊmbɒdiˈhoʊmˌbɑdi
North American informal
  • A person who likes to stay at home, especially one who is perceived as unadventurous.

    〈非正式,主北美〉(尤指没有冒险精神的)恋家的人,喜欢呆在家里的人

    since his marriage, Brett has become a homebody
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But surprisingly, the company's founder and early customers were globe-trotters, not homebodies.
    • In between nation-sweeping tours, Dalle has settled for the quiet life, playing the homebody in the new house she and her new boyfriend recently purchased in the San Fernando Valley.
    • He was a homebody, who loved nothing more than to eat, sleep and occasionally stroll around the garden.
    • He is also at work on his third novel - a self-confessed homebody, Wharton refers to the work in progress as an ‘anti-travelogue.’
    • Up until now, she's managed to remain a homebody in a town somewhere north of Ottawa for almost five years, but admits that the travel bug is biting.
    • They're total homebodies, rarely venturing beyond a five-mile radius from the house.
    • He is a homebody who doesn't socialize much, doesn't drink much, and works at home in his pajamas, scribbling marginal comments on the endless reams of documents brought to him in gray briefcases by his aides…
    • Where she is indulgent and adventurous, I am cheap, practical and something of a homebody.
    • Kennedy has been something of a homebody, rarely venturing far from suburban Boston.
    • You seem to be a total homebody this month and stuck to the couch like super-glue.
    • But he's not a bad guy, just an unambitious homebody.
    • For the most part, say the two scientists, terrapins are remarkable homebodies, being found not only in the same creek from year-to-year, but often in the same small reach of water.
    • Lauren is a self-confessed homebody with no desire to travel; it should have been a perfect match.
    • If you are a homebody, you can read tons of books which can help you grow intellectually and emotionally or you can choose to lounge before your computer and surf for hours to learn invaluable things over the internet.
    • She said Ms Hindson, an environmentalist, was a bit of a homebody and liked to spend time in her garden, or in the gardens of her mother or sister.
    • He was a homebody, not a wanderer, a tinkerer, not an explorer.
    • Some people are artists and others are lawyers, some are travelers while others are homebodies, some are entrepreneurs and some are not.
    • If you are a homebody, you may not want to consider a position with a consulting firm that requires travel three to four days a week.
    • He feels that he is a homebody and doesn't like partying and going out much.
    • Moving on - this week's challenge asks these homebodies to leave their kitchens and computer desks and to venture out into the world at large.

Definition of homebody in US English:

homebody

nounˈhōmˌbädēˈhoʊmˌbɑdi
North American informal
  • A person who likes to stay at home, especially one who is perceived as unadventurous.

    〈非正式,主北美〉(尤指没有冒险精神的)恋家的人,喜欢呆在家里的人

    since his marriage, Brett has become a homebody
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you are a homebody, you can read tons of books which can help you grow intellectually and emotionally or you can choose to lounge before your computer and surf for hours to learn invaluable things over the internet.
    • They're total homebodies, rarely venturing beyond a five-mile radius from the house.
    • He was a homebody, not a wanderer, a tinkerer, not an explorer.
    • If you are a homebody, you may not want to consider a position with a consulting firm that requires travel three to four days a week.
    • For the most part, say the two scientists, terrapins are remarkable homebodies, being found not only in the same creek from year-to-year, but often in the same small reach of water.
    • He is also at work on his third novel - a self-confessed homebody, Wharton refers to the work in progress as an ‘anti-travelogue.’
    • But surprisingly, the company's founder and early customers were globe-trotters, not homebodies.
    • Where she is indulgent and adventurous, I am cheap, practical and something of a homebody.
    • He was a homebody, who loved nothing more than to eat, sleep and occasionally stroll around the garden.
    • She said Ms Hindson, an environmentalist, was a bit of a homebody and liked to spend time in her garden, or in the gardens of her mother or sister.
    • You seem to be a total homebody this month and stuck to the couch like super-glue.
    • He is a homebody who doesn't socialize much, doesn't drink much, and works at home in his pajamas, scribbling marginal comments on the endless reams of documents brought to him in gray briefcases by his aides…
    • Some people are artists and others are lawyers, some are travelers while others are homebodies, some are entrepreneurs and some are not.
    • Kennedy has been something of a homebody, rarely venturing far from suburban Boston.
    • Lauren is a self-confessed homebody with no desire to travel; it should have been a perfect match.
    • Moving on - this week's challenge asks these homebodies to leave their kitchens and computer desks and to venture out into the world at large.
    • Up until now, she's managed to remain a homebody in a town somewhere north of Ottawa for almost five years, but admits that the travel bug is biting.
    • In between nation-sweeping tours, Dalle has settled for the quiet life, playing the homebody in the new house she and her new boyfriend recently purchased in the San Fernando Valley.
    • But he's not a bad guy, just an unambitious homebody.
    • He feels that he is a homebody and doesn't like partying and going out much.
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