home

noun

/həʊm/

Idioms

house, etc.

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[countable, uncountable] the house or flat that you live in, especially with your family家；住所

Old people prefer to stay in their own homes.老年人喜欢待在自己家中。
His children were upset when he sold the family home.当他卖掉家里的房子时，他的孩子们很沮丧。
While travelling she missed the comforts of home.旅行期间她想念家里的舒适。
She leaves home at 7 every day.她每天 7 点钟离家。
He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen.他十六岁时离家独立生活。
The floods forced many people to flee their homes.洪水迫使许多人逃离家园。
from home I'll call you from home later.我过会儿从家里给你打电话。
stray dogs needing new homes需要新家的流浪狗

see also at-home, forever home, stay-at-home

Extra Examples

We are not far from my home now.我们现在离我家不远了。
He didn't leave home until he was 24.他直到 24 岁才离开家。
He used to spend the summer painting at his country home.以前，每到夏天他就待在乡下的宅子里作画。
A family of four was rescued early this morning when fire ripped through their terraced home.今天清晨，一个四口之家的联排住宅发生火灾，他们获救。
She left home and began an independent life at sixteen.她十六岁就离家开始独立生活。
It's unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family home.年过 25 岁还住在家里的年轻人可是罕见。
Let's go home—I'm tired.咱们回家吧，我累了。
The centre provides an adoption programme for pets needing new homes.该中心为需要新家的宠物提供收养计划。
Perhaps we could find a home for the kitten.也许我们能给小猫咪找一个家。
Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount.千万要给家里的财物上足保险。
The banner said ‘Welcome home dad!’横幅上写着：“欢迎爸爸回家！”
The lock-up garage provides a secure home for your car.你的车可以安全地停放在能上锁的车库。
The people abandoned their homes and headed for the hills.人们抛弃了自己的家，向山区进发。
Work begins this week on a purpose-built home for the city's homeless.一所专门为城市的无家可归者建造的收容所本周动工。
a shelter for people with no permanent home为居无定所者设立的收容所
a temporary home for the paintings画作的临时存放处
I would rather stay at home and watch TV.我宁愿呆在家里看电视。
More than a million people were forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting.超过一百万人被迫逃离家园以躲避战斗。

Topics Houses and homesa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

family
marital
matrimonial
…

verb + home

be away from
get away from
leave
…

home + noun

address
number
background
…

preposition

at home
away from home
back home
…

phrases

a home away from home
a home from home
home sweet home
…

[countable] a house or flat, etc., when you think of it as property that can be bought and sold（可买卖的）房子，住宅，寓所

a holiday/summer home假日／消夏寓所
A lot of new homes are being built on the edge of town.小镇外围正在兴建很多新房屋。
He'd always dreamed of owning his own home.他一直梦想着拥有自己的家。
Buying a home can be a complicated business.买房可能是一件复杂的事情。
The number of homes sold in January fell by 13% on the previous month.1月份房屋销售量环比下降13%。
Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever.私有房产正以前所未有的速度增长。
They applied for a home improvement loan.他们申请了房屋修缮贷款。

Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvementHouses

refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms

Decoration

furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
build/put up shelves
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain

DIY/home improvement

do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
make home improvements
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
make/drill/fill a hole
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood

Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting

live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
(especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property

Being a landlord

have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market

Buying

buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
(British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house

Selling

put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.

see also manufactured home, mobile home, second home, stately home

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Extra Examples

We bought a holiday home in France.我们在法国买了一套度假屋。
The storm wrecked the family's caravan home.暴风雨摧毁了这家人的旅行拖车。
They also have a holiday home in Spain.他们在西班牙也有一处度假寓所。
They also have a weekend home in the Catskills.他们在卡茨基尔地区也有一处度假寓所。
They designed and built their own home.他们设计并建造了自己的住宅。
They found their dream home on the shore of a lake.他们在一个湖畔找到了理想的家园。
You could lose your home if you don't keep up mortgage payments.如果您不继续支付抵押贷款，您可能会失去房屋。
Over three-quarters of the UK's home owners have a mortgage.超过四分之三的英国房主拥有抵押贷款。

Topics Buildingsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

beautiful
comfortable
nice
…

verb + home

own
buy
purchase
…

home + noun

buyer
owner
ownership
…

town/country

[countable, uncountable] the town, district, country, etc. that you come from, or where you are living and that you feel you belong to家乡；故乡；定居地

I often think about my friends back home.我常常想起老家的朋友。
Jane left England and made Greece her home.简离开了英国，在希腊安了家。
be home to somebody Jamaica is home to over two million people.牙买加是两百多万人的家乡。

Extra Examples

She left her native home in Ireland and went to America.她离开爱尔兰的老家去了美国。
She made her home in Spain.她在西班牙安了家。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

family
marital
matrimonial
…

verb + home

be away from
get away from
leave
…

home + noun

address
number
background
…

preposition

at home
away from home
back home
…

phrases

a home away from home
a home from home
home sweet home
…

family

[countable] used to refer to a family living together, and the way it behaves家庭

She came from a violent home.她出身于一个有暴力行为的家庭。
They wanted to give the boy a secure and loving home.他们想给那男孩一个安全又充满爱的家。
He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children.他一直想要一个有妻子和孩子的真正的家庭。

for old people/children

[countable] a place where people who cannot care for themselves live and are cared for by others养老院；养育院

a children’s home儿童之家
an old people’s home养老院
a retirement home退休疗养院
a home for the mentally ill精神病院
in a home She has lived in a home since she was six.她从六岁起就在保育院生活。

see also care home, nursing home, rest home

Extra Examples

She had to move to a residential care home when her health deteriorated.她的健康状况恶化后不得不住进一所安养院。
Nora's parents lost custody, and she was placed in a children's home.诺拉的父母失去了监护权，她被安置在儿童之家。
My grandmother moved into an old people's home two years ago.两年前，我的祖母搬进了敬老院。
He refused to give up his house and garden and go into a retirement home.他拒绝放弃他的房子和花园并进入养老院。
Eventually she had to give up her house and go into a nursing home.最终她不得不放弃自己的房子，住进了疗养院。
They run a retirement home for the elderly.他们经营一家养老院。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

care
children’s
convalescent
…

verb + home

for pets

[countable] a place where pets with no owner are taken care of收养所

a dogs’/cats’ home狗／猫之家

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

care
children’s
convalescent
…

verb + home

of plant/animal

[singular, uncountable] the place where a plant or animal usually lives; the place where somebody/something can be found生息地；栖息地；产地

This region is the home of many species of wild flower.这个地区有很多种类的野花。
The tiger's home is in the jungle.老虎栖息在丛林里。
Beverly Hills is the home of the stars.比佛利山上住着很多明星。
home to somebody/something The Rockies are home to bears and mountain lions.落基山脉中有熊和美洲狮栖息。
Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest.亚利桑那州是大峡谷和石化森林的所在地。

Extra Examples

The hill is the legendary home of King Arthur.这座小山就是传说中亚瑟王的家园。
These birds are in danger of becoming extinct as their forest home disappears.失去森林栖息地的鸟儿面临灭绝。
The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans.泥滩成了成千上万迁徙的天鹅越冬的场所。
I arranged to meet her in her office, as she seemed more relaxed on her home territory.既然她在自己的地盘里显得更加放松，我就把见面地点安排在她的办公室了。

where something is kept

[countable] (informal) a place where an object is kept（存放东西的）地方，场所

We haven't found a home for all our books yet.我们还没有找到地方存放我们所有的书。

where something first done

[singular] the home of something the place where something was first discovered, made or invented发源地；发祥地

New Orleans, the home of jazz新奥尔良，爵士乐的发源地
Greece, the home of democracy希腊，民主的发祥地
Andalusia, the home of flamenco安达卢西亚，弗拉门柯舞的发源地

Word OriginOld English hām, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heem and German Heim.

Idioms

at home

in a person’s own house, flat, etc.在家里
- I called round last night, but you weren't at home.我昨晚去你家了，但你不在家。
- Oh no, I left my purse at home.糟了，我把钱包落在家里了。
- He lived at home (= with his parents) until he was thirty.他一直和父母同住到三十岁。
comfortable and relaxed舒适自在；无拘无束
- Sit down and make yourself at home.坐下，别拘束。
- Simon feels very at home on a horse.西蒙骑马得心应手。
(used especially in journalism) in somebody’s own country, not in a foreign country在本国；在国内
- The president is not as popular at home as he is abroad.总统在国内不如在国外受欢迎。
if a sports team plays at home, it plays in the town, etc. that it comes from（比赛队）在主场
- Leeds are playing at home this weekend.本周末利兹队将在主场进行比赛。
- Is the match on Saturday at home or away?星期六的比赛是在主场还是在客场？
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1

away from home

away from a person’s own house, flat, etc.离开家
- He works away from home during the week.他除了周末都在外工作。
- I don't want to be away from home for too long.我不想离家时间太长。
- Her job means she's away from home for weeks at a time.她的工作意味着她每一次离家都得连续几周。
if a sports team plays away from home, it plays in the town, etc. that its opponent comes from（比赛队）在客场
- The side has scored 24 goals away from home this season.球队本赛季客场进球数达到24个。
- The team are playing away from home.该队正在客场比赛。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2

charity begins at home

(saying) you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people博爱始于自家

close to home

if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home, it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed（话语或讨论的话题）因点中要害而使人局促不安（或尴尬）
- Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.她说我的那些话切中要害，让我尴尬不已。
that involves somebody directly直接影响
- The next year tragedy struck much closer to home.第二年，不幸来得更加直接。

eat somebody out of house and home

(informal, often humorous) to eat a lot of somebody else’s food把某人吃穷
- How much longer is he staying? He’s eating us out of house and home.他还要待多久？他正在把我们从家中吃掉。
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

a home from home (British English)

(North American English a home away from home)

a place where you feel relaxed and comfortable as if you were in your own home像家一样舒适自在的地方
- The guests are made to feel that the hotel is a home from home.让客人有宾至如归的感觉。
- The hotel's friendly atmosphere makes it a real home (away) from home.这家旅馆温馨的氛围令人有宾至如归的感觉。

home is where the heart is

(saying) a home is where the people you love are家乃心之所系

home sweet home

(often ironic) used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all)可爱的家；家总是家（有时有反讽意思，指并不愉快）

a man’s home is his castle (US English)

(British English an Englishman’s home is his castle)

(saying) a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like人之住宅即其城堡；人在家中，自成一统

set up home

(British English) (used especially about a couple) to start living in a new place（尤指夫妇）建立家庭，成家
- They got married and set up home together in Hull.他们结婚了，一同在赫尔建立了新家。

your spiritual home

the place where you are happiest, especially a country where you feel you belong more than in your own country because you share the ideas and attitudes of the people who live there在精神上认同的某个地方；精神家园
- When she moved to Italy, she knew she'd found her true spiritual home.当她搬到意大利时，她知道自己找到了真正的精神家园。
- The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home.第一次踏上新奥尔良的土地，他就意识到自己找到了精神家园。
- I had always thought of India as my spiritual home.我一直认为印度是我的精神家园。

when he’s, it’s, etc. at home

(British English, humorous) used to emphasize a question about somebody/something（加强疑问语气）到底，究竟
- Who's she when she's at home? (= I don't know her)她到底是谁？

work from home

(abbreviation WFH)

to do your job in your own home, especially a job that is usually done in an office在自己家里完成工作，尤其是通常在办公室完成的工作
- I usually work from home on Fridays.我通常周五在家工作。
compare homeworkingTopics Working lifeb1

home

adverb

/həʊm/

Idioms

where you live

to or at the place where you live到家；向家；在家

Come on, it's time to go home.快点，该回家了。
What time did you get home last night?你昨晚什么时间到家的？
She was so relieved that he had come home safely.他平安地回家了，她如释重负。
He could not return home until 1989.他直到 1989 年才能回家。
After a month, they went back home to America.一个月之后，他们返回了美国。
Anna will drive me home after work.下班后安娜会开车送我回家。
Hello, you're home early.你好，你回家挺早啊。
(North American English) I like to stay home in the evenings.我喜欢晚上待在家里。

Extra Examples

The trip has been exhausting and I'll be glad to be home.这次旅行很累，我很高兴能回家。
It was a lovely day so I walked home.这是美好的一天，所以我步行回家。
Hopefully the doctors will allow her home tomorrow.希望医生明天能让她回家。

into correct position

into the correct position到正确的位置

She leaned on the door and pushed the bolt home.她倚在门上，上好了门闩。
He drove the ball home (= scored a goal) from 15 metres.他从 15 米远处劲射破门得分。
The torpedo struck home on the hull of the ship.鱼雷正击中船身。

Word OriginOld English hām, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heem and German Heim.

Idioms

be home and dry (British English)

(North American English be home free)

to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult做成某事（尤指难事）
- I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.我能看见终点线了，我想我终于成功了。
Topics Successc2

bring home the bacon

(informal) to be successful at something; to earn money for your family to live on成功；挣到养家糊口的钱
- His friends had all gone to college or were bringing home the bacon.他的朋友们都上大学了，或者正在养家糊口。
Topics Successc2

bring something home to somebody

to make somebody realize how important, difficult or serious something is使某人了解某事的重要性（或艰难、严重程度）
- The sight of his pale face brought home to me how ill he really was.看到他苍白的脸，我才意识到他病得有多么严重。
- The television pictures brought home to us the full horror of the attack.电视画面使我们充分地了解这次袭击有多么恐怖。

come home to somebody

to become completely clear to somebody, often in a way that is painful使人（痛苦地）完全明白
- It suddenly came home to him that he was never going to see Julie again.他突然明白他再也见不到朱莉了。

something comes home to roost

(also the chickens come home to roost)

used to say that if somebody says or does something bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future自食恶果；报应到自己身上

drive something home (to somebody)

to make somebody understand or accept something by saying it often, loudly, angrily, etc.把…讲透彻；阐明；使充分理解
- You will really need to drive your point home.你的确需要把你的观点阐释清楚。

hit/strike home

if a remark, etc. hits/strikes home, it has a strong effect on somebody, in a way that makes them realize what the true facts of a situation are（言语等）正中要害，说到点子上
- Her face went pale as his words hit home.他的话切中要害，她的脸变白了。

the lights are on but nobody’s home

(saying, humorous) used to describe somebody who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention稀里糊涂；没头脑；心不在焉

nothing (much) to write home about

(informal) not especially good; ordinary不特别好；很普通；一般
- The team’s performance was nothing to write home about.球队的表现并没有什么值得大书特书的。

press something home

to get as much advantage as possible from a situation by attacking or arguing in a determined way坚持不懈；争辩到底
- to press home an attack/an argument/a point把进攻／论证／论点坚持到底
- Simon saw she was hesitating and pressed home his advantage.西蒙见她犹豫不决，便趁机占尽优势。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

ram something home

(especially British English) to emphasize an idea, argument, etc. very strongly to make sure people listen to it强调（想法、论点等）以使人接受
- The ads are intended to ram home the dangers of driving too fast in fog.这些广告的目的是让人们认识到在雾中驾驶太快的危险。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

romp home/to victory

to easily win a race or competition轻易地取胜
- Their horse romped home in the 2 o'clock race.他们的马在两点钟的比赛中轻而易举地获得了胜利。
- The Dutch team romped to a 5–1 victory over Celtic.荷兰队以 5:1 轻松战胜了凯尔特队。

till the cows come home

(informal) for a very long time; forever很长时间；永远
- You can talk till the cows come home—you’ll never make me change my mind.你就是说出大天来，也休想改变我的主意。

home

house, etc.

town/country

family

for old people/children

for pets

of plant/animal

where something is kept

where something first done

home

where you live

into correct position

home

where you live

made/used at home

own country

in sport

home