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

• There's been another homecoming this month.
  本月还有一位著名人物归国。
• I learn 《 Homecoming Queen 》 sentence by sentence tonight.
  今天晚上，我一句一句地学习了《返校节王后》。
• People like holding homecoming during the spring festival.
  大家都喜欢在春节举行同学会。
• I've got all we need for a homecoming.
  我把所有需要的东西都备齐了。
• 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。
• Every facility was laid on to ease their homecoming.
  动用了一切设施以缓解他们的回乡之困。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I figure when we win homecoming.
  我想等我们竞选成功了。