Word · Frequency #5273
homeless
无家可归的
核心释义
without a home; lacking housing
- 1.
缺乏永久居住地
Lacking a permanent place of residence.
- 2.
没有可称为家的地方
Containing no place that might be called home.
- 3.
无国籍或无公民身份
without nationality or citizenship
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
用法In use
The city provides shelters for homeless people during the winter.
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.
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.
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。
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。
homeless + noun
定语用法,修饰名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- homeless people
- 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。
- homeless shelter
- 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。
- homeless person
- 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。
- homeless population
- 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。
- homeless crisis
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
home是家,less是少,合起来就是无家可归;想象一个无家可归的人,他的家(home)变少了(less)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:social issues、daily life、news 通常用于描述无家可归的人或状态,比较常见于新闻报道或社会讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
无家可归的
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -less 结尾(发音为 /ləs/),但重音位置不同,因此与 homeless (/ˈhoʊmləs/) 并不完美押韵。注意拼写类似的 homely (/ˈhoʊmli/) 发音完全不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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