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homework
home·work H0254300 (hōm′wûrk′)n.1. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.2. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting.homework (ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk) n1. (Education) school work done out of lessons, esp at home2. (Education) any preparatory study3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) work done at home for payhome•work (ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk)
n. 1. schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom. 2. thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting. [1675–85] assignment homework1. 'assignment'An assignment is a task that someone is given to do, usually as part of their job. My first major assignment as a reporter was to cover a large-scale riot.An assignment is also a piece of academic work given to students. The course has heavy reading assignments.When class begins, he gives us an assignment and we have seven minutes to work at it.In American English, an assignment is also a piece of work given to students to do at home. 2. 'homework'Work given to schoolchildren to do at home is also called homework. He never did any homework.Be Careful!
Homework is an uncountable noun. You do not talk about 'homeworks' or 'a homework'. Note that you do not say 'I have made my homework'. You say 'I have done my homework'.
homework housework">housework1. 'homework'Homework is work that school pupils are given to do at home. You say that pupils do homework. Don't say that they 'make homework'. Have you done your English homework?2. 'housework'Housework is work such as cleaning or washing that is done in a house. She relied on him to do most of the housework.Be Careful!
Both homework and housework are uncountable nouns. Don't talk about 'a homework' or 'houseworks'. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  homework - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)prep, preparationschool assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacherdidactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
Translationshome (həum) noun1. the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives. I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten. 家 家2. the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally. America is the home of jazz. 家鄉 家乡3. a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after. an old folk's home; a nursing home. 養老院，育幼院 疗养所，养育院 4. a place where people stay while they are working. a nurses' home. 工作所待的地方(如: …之家) 中心地，根据地 5. a house. Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home. 住屋 住宅 adjective1. of a person's home or family. home comforts. 家居的，家庭的 家庭的2. of the country etc where a person lives. home produce. 本國的 本国的3. (in football) playing or played on a team's own ground. the home team; a home game. (足球)地主隊的，主場的 （足球）地主队的，主场的 adverb1. to a person's home. I'm going home now; Hallo – I'm home! 在家裡 到家2. completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be. He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers. 完全地，命中目標，使人確切體會到 中要害，完全地 ˈhomeless noun plural, adjective (people) without a place to live in. This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people. 無家可歸者 无家可归者ˈhomely adjective1. simple but pleasant. homely food. 家常的 家常的2. making a person feel he is at home. a homely atmosphere. 像在家的 如在家的3. (American) (of a person) not attractive; ugly. (美國)其貌不揚的，醜陋的 不好看的，相貌平庸的 ˈhomeliness noun 簡單舒適 简朴ˈhoming adjective1. (of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home. (鴿子的)有返家能力的 有归还性的2. able to take a missile etc to its target. These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses. 可導彈的 导航的ˈhome-coming noun1. the return home of a person (who has been away for some time). We had a party to celebrate his home-coming. 歸鄉 回老家2. (American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students. (美國)年度校友返校日 返校节ˌhome-ˈgrown adjective grown in one's own garden or in one's own country. These tomatoes are home-grown. 自家種的，國產的 本国产的，土生的 ˈhomeland noun a person's native land. Immigrants often weep for their homeland. 祖國 祖国ˌhome-ˈmade adjective made by a person at home; not professionally made. home-made jam; home-made furniture. 自家做的 家里做的home rule the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens. 地方自治 地方自治ˈhomesick adjective missing one's home. When the boy first went to boarding-school he was very homesick. 想家的 想家的ˈhomesickness noun 思鄉病 思家病ˈhomestead (-sted) noun a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc. (美國或澳洲等國)農家，家宅, 家園 家宅，家园 home truth a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person. It's time someone told him a few home truths. 逆耳忠言 逆耳的老实话ˈhomeward adjective going home. his homeward journey. 返家的 向家的，在归途上的 ˈhomeward(s) adverb towards home. his journey homeward; He journeyed homewards. 在歸途上 向家地，在归途上地 ˈhomework noun work or study done at home, especially by a school pupil. Finish your homework! 家庭作業 家庭作业at home1. in one's home. I'm afraid he's not at home. 在家裡 在家里2. (in football etc) in one's own ground. The team is playing at home today. (足球)在主場 （足球）在主场 be/feel at home to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well. I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows – he used to live on a farm. 感覺舒適自在 感觉自在home in on to move towards (a target etc). The missile is designed to home in on aircraft. 移向(目標) 导向目标，依靠导航系统自动飞向目标 leave home1. to leave one's house. I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m. 離家 离家2. to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else. He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia. 離鄉 离开家乡make oneself at home to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home. Make yourself at home! 請不要拘束 请不要客气，如在自己家中无拘束 nothing to write home about not very good. The concert was nothing to write home about. 乏善可陳 平凡，不值得大书特书 homework
do (one's) homework1. Literally, to complete the school work that has been assigned by a teacher to be done at home. You can't watch any more television until you do your homework!2. To be thoroughly prepared and informed about something or something, especially in advance of some process, action, or decision. Be sure you do your homework before heading into that meeting; there's a lot at stake, and no one's going to like it if you aren't up to speed. I always do my homework before I make big purchases.See also: homeworkthe dog ate my homeworkA hackneyed explanation for why one does not have their homework. A: "I can't tell my teacher that the dog ate my homework!" B: "Come on, a bad excuse is better than none."See also: ate, dog, homework(The) dog ate my homework A poor excuse for something that someone has failed to do on time. (From an excuse a student might give for failing to turn in homework on time. Occurs in many variations.) The dog ate my homework, so I have nothing to turn in. (Used as an attributive.) Bob was late with his report and had nothing but his typical dog-ate-my-homework excuses.See also: ate, dog, homeworkdo one's homeworkBe well prepared, as in Steve had done his homework before the meeting and could answer all of the client's questions . This usage transfers a school assignment to a broader context. [c. 1930] See also: homeworkdo your homework If you do your homework, you prepare for something, especially by finding out information about it. Before you buy any shares, do your homework. Doing your homework before you make your request will help you to have a confident manner.See also: homeworkdo your homework examine thoroughly the details and background of a subject or topic, especially before giving your own views on it.See also: homeworkdo your ˈhomework (on something) find out the facts, details, etc. of a subject in preparation for a meeting, a speech, an article, etc: He had just not done his homework for the interview. He couldn’t answer our questions.See also: homeworkdog ate my homework, theA ridiculous and obviously prevaricating excuse for failing to meet an obligation. It dates from the late 1900s and is so well known that a Boston Globe headline for a book review of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr played on it, “The Internet Ate My Brain” (June 6, 2010). A Washington Examiner column by Timothy P. Carney about a bill provision allowing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to accept late applications for patent extensions called it “The Dog Ate My Homework Act” (March 20, 2010).See also: ate, doghomework
homework1. school work done out of lessons, esp at home 2. any preparatory study homework
homeworkA task assigned by a mental health counselor for a patient to complete between-therapy sessions.HOMEWORK
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Synonyms for homeworknoun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)SynonymsRelated Words- school assignment
- schoolwork
- didactics
- education
- educational activity
- instruction
- pedagogy
- teaching
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