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　

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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.
  1. Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
     她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
• （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
  1. on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
  Synonym:return
• an annual school or university reunion for graduates

双语例句

• 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。
• There's been another homecoming this month.
  本月还有一位著名人物归国。
• This would probably be the time that I'd ask you to homecoming dance.
  也许我会邀请你跟我去参见校友舞会。
• And it'll probably help me win homecoming queen.
  或许他对我的竞选很有帮助。
• 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。
• Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
  她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
• The team played its homecoming game last week.
  这是队伍上周回到学校进行了比赛。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lily: I am going to the Homecoming.
  我正要去同学会呢。