be homeless
常用系表结构描述状态。
Many people in the city are homeless.
这个城市里很多人无家可归。
缺乏永久居住地;没有可称为家的地方;无国籍或无公民身份;无家的;无养主的
without a home; lacking housing
缺乏永久居住地
Lacking a permanent place of residence.
没有可称为家的地方
Containing no place that might be called home.
无国籍或无公民身份
without nationality or citizenship
The city provides shelters for homeless people during the winter.
这个城市在冬季为无家可归的人提供庇护所。
用法提示:此处“homeless”作为形容词,修饰“people”,表示“无家可归的”。
After losing his job, he became homeless and had to sleep on the streets.
失业后,他变得无家可归,不得不在街头露宿。
用法提示:“homeless”在此句中作为表语形容词,描述主语的状态。
Many volunteers work to help the homeless find permanent housing.
许多志愿者帮助无家可归者找到永久住房。
用法提示:此处“the homeless”是形容词的名词化用法,指代无家可归的人群。
常用系表结构描述状态。
Many people in the city are homeless.
这个城市里很多人无家可归。
定语用法,修饰名词。
The homeless shelter provides food and beds.
无家可归者收容所提供食物和床铺。
表示状态变化。
After losing his job, he became homeless.
失业后,他变得无家可归。
较homeless少见,强调没有房屋而非整体无家状态
近年常用,与homeless几乎同义,语气更中性
常含贬义,指无固定居所且流浪者,多用于法律或社会语境
侧重经常迁移而非永久无家,可用于形容工作或生活方式
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a homeless.
正确表达He is homeless.
形容词'homeless'前不需要不定冠词'a',直接作表语即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many homeless in the city.
正确表达There are many homeless people in the city.
'homeless'是形容词,不能单独作可数名词,需加上名词'people'。
与无家可归的相反,指拥有住所的状态
homeless强调无家可归的整体状态;houseless强调没有具体房屋住所,可能仍暂住他处
无家可归的人们
The city is trying to find housing for homeless people.
该市正试图为无家可归者找到住房。
无家可归者收容所
She volunteers at a homeless shelter every weekend.
她每个周末都在无家可归者收容所做志愿者。
无家可归的人
A homeless person was sleeping on the bench.
一个无家可归的人睡在长椅上。
无家可归者人口
The homeless population in the city has increased over the past decade.
该市的无家可归者人口在过去十年中有所增加。
无家可归危机
The government is taking steps to address the homeless crisis.
政府正在采取措施应对无家可归危机。
为无家可归者提供临时住所的场所
导致无家可归的主要原因之一
为无家可归者提供帮助的组织或行为
无家可归者通常露宿的地方
无家可归者有时用来临时居住的设施
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