| 词组 | home |
| 释义 | home Your home is the place where you live and feel that you belong. Home is most commonly used to refer to a person's house, but it can also be used to refer to a town, a region, or a country. The old man wants to die in his own home. Jack dreamed of home from his prisoner-of-war camp. You do not refer to a particular person's home as 'the home'. You say his home, her home, or just home. He had been knifed and robbed near his home. She was visiting her home in Germany. Their children have left home. ◊ WARNING You never use 'to' immediately in front of home. You do not say, for example, 'We went to home'. You say 'We went home'. Come home with me. The policeman escorted her home. If you remain in your house rather than going out somewhere, British speakers say that you stay at home. American speakers say that you stay home. Oh, we'll just have to stay at home for the weekend. What was Cindy supposed to do? Stay home all day and dust the house? ◊ 'the home' and 'a home' You use the home or a home when you are talking about homes in general. Their view of women is that their place is in the home. A home should be as clean as you can get it. You also use a home when you are describing a situation in which someone does not have a place of their own where they can live. I want a home and children. I had never had a home of my own. You use 'a' with an adjective to talk about a particular kind of home. For example, you can say 'She has a pleasant home'. ...a happy home. He has a nice home in Bradford. |
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