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
- 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。 - 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。 - I figure when we win homecoming.
我想等我们竞选成功了。 - 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。 - A homecoming welcome in Dublin tonight for a black American president embracing his distant Irish ancestry.
都柏林在今晚为有着爱尔兰血统的黑人美国总统举行了省亲欢迎会。 - We can't wait to see you at the homecoming dance.
我们等不急在返校舞会上见你了。 - 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。 - No homecoming tickets for the dance will be sold after that time.
那以后为舞会订的返程票就没卖的了。 - So you're going to the homecoming dance.
那你要去参加校友舞会了。 - I can't wait until Homecoming when we get to party after the game!
我等不及去参加返校日球赛后的派对了!