Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do. ——Mother Teresa, Charity Worker爱始于家里,而且它不是我们做了多少,而是我们在所做的行为里放进了多少爱。 —— 特蕾莎修女 (慈善工作者)
一、下面我们来看看home有几种含义
adj.
1.家庭的;家用的
All you have to do is make a home video.
你要做的就是拍一段家庭录像片。
2.国内的;本地的;本部的
Europe's software companies still have a growing home market.
欧洲软件公司的国内市场仍在增长中。
adv.
1.在家;回家
His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
他的妻子感到有些不舒服,想要回家。
2.深深地;深入地
It is now up to all of us to debate this issue and press home the argument.
现在要靠我们大家对此问题进行辩论,并尽可能将论点阐述清楚。
n.
1.家,住宅 [C]
I shouldn't be such a wet blanket, but I'm afraid I have got to go back home.
我真不该扫大家的兴,可是现在我必须回家了。
2.家庭,家庭生活 [C]
After the quietness of home and school, university has been almost frightening.
过惯了家庭和中学的平静生活之后,大学简直有些可怕了。
3.家乡 [U]
I only lived there until I was about 13, but I still regard it as my home town.
我只有在那里住到大约十三岁,但是我仍然把它当作我的故乡。
4.避难所 [C]
It's going to be a home for handicapped children.
它将成为一家残疾儿童福利院。
5.产地
The teacher told us that the home of the lion was Africa.
老师告诉我们狮子的发源地是非洲。
v.
1.归巢,回家 [I,T]
It's time for you to home now, it's too late.
天太晚了,你该回家了。
2.把...送回家 [T]
I wonder why you're homed by the police.
我想知道你为什么让警察送你回家。
3.为…提供住处 [T]
Someone will home you when you arrive there.
你到那儿后,有人会给你安排住处的。
二、词义辨析:表示”居住处”的还有哪些词?
house, building, dwelling, shelter, habitation, home, residence
这些名词均含有“居住处”之意。house中性词,泛指一切供居住的建筑物,尤指适合一家一户居住的房屋。building泛指一切建筑物,不限于居住的房子。dwelling正式用词,仅指人们居住的任何建筑物。shelter可指长期或临时的住处,也指简陋或临时搭建的躲避风雨的场所。habitation指长久或固定的住所或居住地。home指永久住家时,带有家庭所特有的温暖、情感等气息。residence指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆,也指法律上的居住点。