homing instinct
collocation归巢本能
Pigeons have an amazing homing instinct.
鸽子有惊人的归巢本能。
归巢；返回主人处
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归巢；返回主人处
To return to its owner.
She homed the lost puppy to its owner yesterday.
她昨天把走失的小狗送回了家。
常指动物（如信鸽）返回
返回主人处。
To return to its owner.
home
Base
原形
homes
3rd person
第三人称单数
homing
-ing
现在分词
homed
Past
过去式
homed
Past participle
过去分词
The bird homes to its nest every evening.
这只鸟每晚回家。
The soldier homed to his base after the mission.
任务结束后，士兵回到了基地。
动词home常表示‘回家’或‘归巢’，尤其用于动物、导航或目标定位。
The organization homes abandoned pets every month.
该组织每个月都会把被遗弃的宠物送回家。
We are homing the stray cat to our house right now.
我们现在正把这只流浪猫带回家。
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归巢本能
Pigeons have an amazing homing instinct.
鸽子有惊人的归巢本能。
信鸽
They trained a homing pigeon to fly back to its owner.
他们训练了一只信鸽飞回主人身边。
归巢能力
Some birds possess a remarkable homing ability.
有些鸟具备非凡的归巢能力。
瞄准；聚焦于
The investigation homed in on the cause of the fire.
调查聚焦于火灾的起因。
哪儿也比不上家。
Dorothy repeats this magical phrase in 'The Wizard of Oz' to get back home.
多萝西在《绿野仙踪》中反复念着这句有魔力的话，以回到家中。
家是心之所在。
This well-known saying means your true home is with the people you love.
这句名言的意思是，你真正的家是在你爱的人身边。
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想象一只信鸽飞回主人身边——home作动词就是“返回主人处”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal behavior、pet training、written description 该义项指动物（如信鸽、宠物）凭本能返回主人或原处，多用于书面或技术性描述；日常口语中较少单独使用。
All six words rhyme with home (/hoʊm/) in their stressed syllable: dome, foam, gnome, roam, tome, and comb (with silent b). Beware lookalikes spelled with -ome such as 'some' and 'come', which are pronounced /sʌm/ and /kʌm/ and do not rhyme.
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