| 单词 | home defeat |
| 释义 | > as lemmashome defeat 4. Sport. Of a competitor or team: attached to or coming from the country, locality, or venue in which a sporting event takes place, as home side, home team, etc.; of, relating to, or experienced by such a competitor or team, as home game, home crowd, home defeat, home win, etc.; see also home territory n., home turf n. at Compounds 2. Also designating an advantage perceived to be conferred on those competing at home. Opposed to away. Cf. at home at Phrases 1a(f) and home ground n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > home or away home1826 home-and-home1829 away1886 out-and-home1887 road1896 1826 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 5 June The odds were four to one against Brighton on the second day. The triumph on the home side has been decisive and complete. 1886 Times 21 June 10/5 The home fielding did not realize expectation. 1886 World No. 632. 9/1 The home crew jumped away with the lead, but the visitors speedily joined company with them again. 1887 F. Gale Game of Cricket v. i. 51 The principal innkeeper and a few good local players inaugurated occasionally good out and home matches, in the season. 1916 E. F. Benson David Blaize iv. 60 The home team took the visitors off to the dormitories to put on their flannels. 1969 Listener 3 Apr. 473/3 The factual conclusion is that if Arsenal had fouled more in these two home games (amongst others), they might have won them. 1972 Oxf. Mail 15 Feb. 12/6 Carlisle dropped an unexpected home point last weekend. 1993 Washington Post 31 Dec. g9/2 It was nevertheless another home win against an in-state opponent. 1997 Boxing News 19 Dec. 13/3 Jones and Palacio go at it, with the Cardiff man a slight favourite if only because of home advantage. < as lemmas |
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