HOME1 where someone lives2 to be in your home3 happening or doing something in someone's home4 words for describing something that is used in people's homes5 to or towards your home6 to not be in your home7 to provide someone with a place to live8 to have no home9 people who have no home to live inRELATED WORDSbe from a country 来自某国COME FROMleave your home 离开家LEAVEsee alsoHOUSELIVE1 where someone lives 某人的住所home /həʊm/ [countable/uncountable noun]the place where you live 家 People like to feel secure in their own homes. 人们喜欢自己的家里有安全感。 Buying your first home is a very important step. 首次购买住房是非常重要的一步。family homethe house where a family has lived for a long time 〔已居住了多年的〕家庭住宅 To raise the extra money they had to sell the family home. 为了多凑点钱，他们不得不把世代居住的房子卖了。home lifethe things you do at home 家庭生活 You need to maintain a good balance between your home life and career. 你需要把家庭生活和事业兼顾好。Jerry's/my mother's/the Carters’ etc /ˈdʒeriz/ [noun phrase]spokenthe place where Jerry, my mother, the Carters etc live 【口】杰里家/我母亲家/卡特那家人的家等 OK. I'll see you at Helen's at eight o'clock. 好，我8点在海伦家与你碰头。 We were at the Thompsons’ last Saturday for dinner. 上个星期六，我们在汤普森家吃晚饭。 You've never been to my sister's, have you? 你从没去过我妹妹家，是吗？place /pleɪs/ [singular noun]spoken informalthe house, apartment etc where someone lives 【口，非正式】住处，居所 Terry's just bought himself a place over in Newgate, overlooking the harbour. 特里刚在纽盖特买了房子，可以看到海港。somebody's place Why don't you come around to our place for a drink on Saturday? 星期六来我们家喝一杯吧。 Your place is too small for a party. Let's have it at mine. 你的住处举行聚会太小了，还是在我家举行吧。residence /ˈrezɪdəns, ˈrezədəns/ [countable noun]formalsomeone's home, especially the home of an important person, that is sometimes used for official dinners, meetings etc 【正式】〔尤指重要人物的〕宅第，官邸 10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister's official residence. 唐宁街十号是英国首相的官邸。 We first met at a cocktail party at the residence of the Russian ambassador. 我们在俄罗斯大使官邸举办的一个鸡尾酒会上初次会面。address /əˈdresǁˈædres/ [countable noun]the number of the house or building, and the name of the street, road and town where someone lives 地址，住址 What's your address and telephone number? 你的地址和电话号码是什么?change of addresswhen you move to a different address 地址变更 Notify your credit card company of any change of address. 地址若有变更，请通知你的信用卡公司。address booka list of addresses of your friends, family etc 通讯录 I checked my address book for Rick's house number. 我在通讯录上查里克家的电话号码。2 to be in your home 在家be at home/be home /biː ət ˈhəʊm, biː ˈhəʊm/ [verb phrase] I'll be at home tonight if you want to call me. 如果你想打电话给我，今天晚上我在家里。 We're just going to stay at home rather than go away anywhere. 我们就打算留在家里，哪里也不去。 Jim's never home Friday nights. You should know that. 吉姆星期五晚上从不在家，你应该知道的。stay home It was raining, so I stayed home. 天在下雨，所以我留在家里。be home alonehome on your own, used especially about children 〔尤指儿童〕独自在家 The two-year-old girl had been left home alone. 这个两岁的小女孩被单独留在了家里。be in /biː ˈɪn/ [verb phrase]if someoneis in, they are in their home and you can visit them or talk to them on the phone 在家 ‘Hello, Mrs Jones. Is Sally in, please?’ “你好，琼斯太太。请问萨莉在家吗？” We went to see Phil and Tony but there was nobody in. 我们去看望菲尔和托尼，但家里没人。! No, Gerry won't be in until after eight o'clock. 不，格里8点后才会回家。3 happening or doing something in someone's home 某人家里发生某事，或在某人家中做某事at home /ət ˈhəʊm/ [adverb] The good thing about my job is that I can often work at home. 我的工作好处在于我常能在家工作。 Earlier in the century it was normal for women to have their babies at home. 本世纪初期，女人在家生孩子是很正常的事。 Darren still lives at home with his parents. 达伦仍和父母亲一起住在家里。domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ [adjective usually before noun]happening in or relating to the home 家庭的，家事的 She likes to keep her domestic life quite separate from her work. 她喜欢把家庭生活和工作完全分开。 The women had all experienced some form of domestic violence. 这些妇女全都遭遇过某种形式的家庭暴力。4 words for describing something that is used in people's homes 描述人们在家中使用的东西的词语home /həʊm/ [adjective only before noun]designed to be used in homes 家用的 The company has decided to expand in the home computer market. 该公司已决定拓展家用电脑市场。 Home furnishings are on the second floor next to the toy department. 家具在二楼玩具部的旁边。domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ [adjective only before noun]designed to be used in homes, rather than in factories, offices, or other public places 家用的 The gas is used for domestic heating and cooking. 煤气用于家庭取暖和煮食。 The store sells a wide range of domestic appliances. 这家商店经销多种家用设备。5 to or towards your home 到或向着自己的家home /həʊm/ [adverb]go/come/arrive etc home He cleans the offices after all the workers have gone home. 所有的工人回家后，他便打扫办公室。 Come straight home after the theatre, won't you? 看完戏后直接回家，好吗？bring/take something home You can take the laptop home with you if you like. 你愿意的话可以把手提电脑带回家。6 to not be in your home 不在家里be out /biː ˈaʊt/ [verb phrase]especially spokento not be in your home for a short period 【尤口】〔短时间〕出去，不在家 ‘Can I speak to Frank?’ ‘I'm sorry he's out right now.’ “请找弗兰克好吗？”“对不起，现在他不在家。” While they were out, someone broke in and stole their TV and VCR. 他们不在家的时候，有人闯进屋里偷走了电视机和录像机。be away /biː əˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]to not be in your home for several days, weeks, or months 〔几天、几个星期等〕不在家 Who's going to look after your cats while you're away? 你不在家时谁照顾你的猫呢？be away from Jack worked as a pilot and was often away from home. 杰克是飞行员，经常不在家。7 to provide someone with a place to live 向某人提供住处house /haʊz/ [transitive verb]if an organizationhouses someone, it provides them with a home to live in 〔机构〕给…提供住房 The refugees have been fed, clothed and housed by welfare organizations around the world. 这些难民由世界各地的福利机构提供食物、衣服和住处。accommodate /əˈkɒmədeɪtǁəˈkɑː-/ [transitive verb]formalto provide someone with a place to live, especially someone who is away from their own home, for example a student 【正式】为…提供住处〔尤指为学生等不在家的人〕 Once you have been accepted at the university they promise to accommodate you in a dormitory. 一经录取，校方就会承诺向你提供宿舍。 Migrant workers are to be accommodated near the place where they work. 要给流动工人在他们工作地点附近的地方提供住宿。8 to have no home 没有家not have anywhere to livealsohave nowhere to live /nɒt hæv ˌeniweəʳ tə ˈlɪv, hæv ˌnəʊweəʳ tə ˈlɪv/ [verb phrase not in progressive] She was in a strange city, with no job and without anywhere to live. 她在一个人地生疏的城市里，没有工作，也没有落脚的地方。 He's staying at my house because he has nowhere to live right now. 他住在我家，因为他现在没有地方可以住。homeless /ˈhəʊmləs/ [adjective]having no home to live in, especially because you are very poor or have been forced to leave your old home 无家可归的 The possibility that he might become homeless frightened him. 他有可能会变得无家可归，这使他很害怕。 There is a system of shelters for homeless people. 对于无家可归者，有一套收容的制度。 The earthquake left thousands of people homeless. 地震造成成千上万的人无家可归。homelessness [uncountable noun] The committee criticized the government's new policy on homelessness. 委员会批评了政府在无家可归问题上的新政策。be on the streets /biː ɒn ðə ˈstriːts/ [verb phrase]informalto sleep outdoors in a city because you do not have anywhere to live 【非正式】露宿街头 As many as 250,000 children are homeless and on the streets. 多达25万儿童无家可归，流落街头。 He ran away from home and lived rough on the streets until the police helped him get into a hostel. 他离家出走，露宿街头，直到警察把他送进一家收容所。9 people who have no home to live in 无家可归的人the homeless /ðə ˈhəʊmləs/ [noun phrase] We distribute food and blankets to the homeless on the streets of London. 我们把食品和毛毯分发给伦敦街头的无家可归者。 There aren't enough places in short-stay hostels, so the homeless are reduced to sleeping in cardboard boxes. 供临时居住的收容所里床位不够，所以无家可归的人只得睡在硬纸板箱里。transient /ˈtrænziəntǁˈtrænʃənt/ [countable noun]Americansomeone who has no home or regular work 【美】流浪者；无业游民 Empty houses attract drug users and transients. 无人居住的房子会吸引吸毒者和流浪者。 Farther along the street was a transient who was carrying his belongings in a plastic bag. 街道深处有一名流浪者，背着一只装着他随身物品的塑料袋。bum /bʌm/ [countable noun]American informala person, usually a man, who has no home or regular job and asks people for money on the streets 【美，非正式】流浪汉；流浪乞丐 A couple of bums were passing a bottle in a doorway. 门口有几个流浪汉传着一只酒瓶在喝酒。bag-lady /ˈbæg ˌleɪdi/ [countable noun]informala woman with no home or job who carries all her possessions around with her in a bag 【非正式】携带行李露宿街头的女人，女流浪者 A bag lady with a shopping cart was picking through the garbage for aluminum cans. 一个手推购物车的女流浪者在垃圾里翻找铝罐。tramp /træmp/ [countable noun]someone, especially a man, who has no home or job , and who often asks people for money to live 流浪汉；流浪乞丐 An old tramp was sleeping under Waterloo Bridge, his coat wrapped tight to keep out the cold. 一个年老的乞丐睡在滑铁卢大桥下面，他把外衣包得紧紧的，以抵御寒冷。vagrant /ˈveɪgrənt/ [countable noun]especially writtensomeone who has no home or regular work, and goes from place to place - used especially in legal or official contexts 【尤书面】流浪者；无业游民〔尤用于法律方面或正式场合〕 Our charity provides shelter, meals, and clothing for vagrants. 我们这个慈善机构向流浪者提供住宿、食物和衣服。 The number of vagrants is increasing because of the lack of affordable accommodation for rent in the capital. 由于首府缺少廉租房屋，流浪者的数量正在增加。