"deliver the package to my home" "he doesn't have a home to go to" "your place or mine?"
"he built a modest dwelling near the pond" "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
"Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home" "his home is New Jersey"
"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
"the United States is the home of basketball"
"home is where the heart is" "he grew up in a good Christian home" "there's no place like home"
"he moved his family to Virginia" "It was a good Christian household" "I waited until the whole house was asleep" "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
"a home for the elderly"
"a home game"
"my home town"
"the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior" "the nation's internal politics"
"He stays home on weekends" "after the game the children brought friends home for supper" "I'll be home tomorrow" "came riding home in style" "I hope you will come home for Christmas" "I'll take her home" "don't forget to write home"
"the arrow struck home"
"drove the nail home" "drove his point home" "his comments hit home"
"homing pigeons"
误 I arranged to go my friend's home for tea.
正 I arranged to go to my friend's home for tea.
析 如果home前有名词所有格或物主代词,则 home 用作名词,要加适当的介词。
他抛弃了舒适的家。误 He abandoned his cosy family.
正 He abandoned his cosy home.
析 本句的意思是舍弃了舒适的家(庭条件),而不是“弃家人于不顾”,应该用home。误句的意思是“抛妻弃子”。
他出生在一个医生的家庭里。误 He was born into a doctor's home.
正 He was born into a doctor's family.
析 be born into home不一定说明出身, be born into family(家庭)才表示某人的出身。
误 He didn't know whether to wait or go to home.
正 He didn't know whether to wait or go home.
析 跟在come, go, arrive, get, send, take, bring等动态动词后面的 home为副词,不应加介词。
他下班回家了吗?误 Is he at home from work?
正 Is he home from work?
析 be home可以表示“(下班)回家”“回来”,相当于 return home; be at home 可以表示“在家里”,相当于 in the house。
住在家中(走读)可以给学生省下很多钱。误 Living home would save the student a lot of money.
正 Living at home would save the student a lot of money.
析home用作副词时一般与be或go等动态动词连用表示方向。如果与静态动词(如本句中的live)连用时表示位置,一般用at home。