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someone's homecoming
此处 homecoming 指离开许久后回到家乡或祖国，常用所有格修饰。
The soldier's homecoming was emotional.
士兵的返乡令人动情。
同学会；校友返校聚会
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同学会；校友返校聚会
homecoming
The soldier's homecoming was emotional.
士兵的返乡令人动情。
回家的行为或事件。
The act or event of returning home.
Our university organizes a big homecoming every October for alumni to meet old friends.
我们大学每年十月为校友举办大型同学会，让大家见见老朋友。
She flew across the country to attend her high school homecoming.
她飞越全国去参加她的高中同学会。
During homecoming week, the campus is full of former students wearing school colors.
同学会那一周，校园里到处都是穿着校色衣服的校友。
此处 homecoming 指离开许久后回到家乡或祖国，常用所有格修饰。
The soldier's homecoming was emotional.
士兵的返乡令人动情。
homecoming 作定语时，通常指与校友返校活动相关的事物，如游行、舞会、比赛等。
The homecoming parade will start at noon.
返校节游行将于中午开始。
at homecoming 表示在校友返校活动期间，homecoming 前不加冠词。
We saw each other at homecoming last year.
我们去年在返校节见过面。
Not this
I will homecoming this weekend.
Use this
I will attend homecoming this weekend.
homecoming 是名词，不能直接作谓语动词；表示参加返校聚会/同学会时，需要用 attend 或 go to 等动词。
Not this
I went homecoming last year.
Use this
I went to homecoming last year.
动词 go 后接表示活动或场所的名词时，需要加介词 to；不能因为 go home 不加 to 就类推到 homecoming。
Not this
My homecoming to China is next month.
Use this
My return to China is next month.
homecoming 通常指学校举办的校友返校活动，或某人长期离别后正式的归乡/回国场合，不用于日常个人回国行程；表示普通回国应直接用 return to + 国家。
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返校节游行
The homecoming parade featured floats and the school band.
返校节游行上有花车和学校乐队。
返校节球赛
The team won the homecoming game in the final seconds.
球队在最后几秒赢得了返校节球赛。
返校节皇后
She was crowned homecoming queen at the halftime show.
她在中场表演时被加冕为返校节皇后。
返校节舞会
They decorated the gym for the homecoming dance.
他们为返校节舞会装饰了体育馆。
返校节周末
Thousands of alumni return for homecoming weekend every October.
每年十月，成千上万的校友返校参加返校节周末。
参加返校节
Many former students attend homecoming to see old friends.
许多老校友参加返校节去见老朋友。
这首歌是 Kanye West 与 Coldplay 主唱 Chris Martin 合作的《Homecoming》，出自 2007 年专辑《Graduation》。歌名 homecoming 既指美国校园的“返校节”，也含有“归乡”的意思，整首歌表达了对家乡芝加哥的怀念。
My high school's homecoming dance is next Friday.
我们高中的返校节舞会在下周五。
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homecoming 由 home（家）和 coming（来）组成——校友们一起回家返校聚会。
语域：neutral 常见场景：school、university、alumni events 此义指学校或大学为校友举办的年度返校聚会，通常用于校园与校友活动语境，语气比较中性，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
可数名词，复数形式为 homecomings。
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