homecoming
英 [ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ]
美 [ˈhoʊmkʌmɪŋ]
n. (长时间离家后的)回家,返家,回国; (一年一度的)校友返校活动
复数:homecomings
Collins.1 / BNC.21898 / COCA.11144
牛津词典
noun
- (长时间离家后的)回家,返家,回国
the act of returning to your home after being away for a long time - (一年一度的)校友返校活动
a social event that takes place every year at a high school , college or university for people who used to be students there
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR (长期在外之后的)回家,归乡,归国
Yourhomecomingis your return to your home or your country after being away for a long time.- Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
- Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
- (一年一度的)校友返校日
Homecomingis a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or university go back to it to meet each other again and go to dances and sports matches.
英英释义
noun
- a coming to or returning home
- on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
- an annual school or university reunion for graduates
双语例句
- Jessica, you're running for homecoming queen?
杰西卡,你也打算竞选舞皇后吗? - Some families have special clothes for the baby's homecoming or christening, or heirloom furniture for his room.
有的家庭会为婴儿回家,去教堂施洗,甚至在其房间放入祖传家具时给他们穿上特别的衣服。 - The team played its homecoming game last week.
这是队伍上周回到学校进行了比赛。 - I left work early because I had a little something to pick up for annie's homecoming.
我提前下班是因为我得为安妮回家准备一点东西。 - I have not been back there since homecoming, 1969.
自1969年的返校节后我再也没有回去过。 - What Im trying to tell you, this is WAY more than a homecoming for me.
我想告诉大家的是,来这儿对我的意义绝对不仅仅是重回旧地。 - For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
对许多人来说,他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。 - Homecoming is an event held every fall by many high schools and colleges, especially in small towns.
同学会是每年秋季许多高中和大学举办的庆祝活动,在一些小镇上尤其盛行。 - To celebrate her homecoming, we had a party with her friends.
为了庆祝她回家,我们和她的朋友举办了一次派对。 - Immediately what little romantic glamour this Christmas homecoming had held for her was dissipated.
回家来过圣庭节这件事原来对她的一点点罗曼蒂克的魅力,即刻就烟消云散了。