Word · Frequency #222
homing
归巢；返回主人处
homing is the present participle of home.
核心释义
常指动物（如信鸽）返回
To return to its owner.
- 1.
返回主人处。
To return to its owner.
返回主人处。
用法In use
She homed the lost puppy to its owner yesterday.
用法提示：此处'home'用作及物动词，意为'把…送回家'。
The organization homes abandoned pets every month.
用法提示：'homes'是'home'的第三人称单数形式，表示习惯性动作'送回家'。
We are homing the stray cat to our house right now.
用法提示：'homing'是现在分词，表示正在进行的'带回家'动作。
home to sth
不及物用法，主语多是有归巢本能的动物；to 后接归返的目的地。
The pigeon homed to its loft within an hour.
那只鸽子一小时内归巢回到了自己的鸽舍。
home back (to sth)
back 强调回到原处，后面可再用 to 引出具体地点。
The swallows homed back to the same barn every spring.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- homing instinct
- 归巢本能
- Pigeons have an amazing homing instinct.鸽子有惊人的归巢本能。
- homing pigeon
- 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。
- homing ability
- 归巢能力
- Some birds possess a remarkable homing ability.有些鸟具备非凡的归巢能力。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- home in on
- 瞄准；聚焦于The investigation homed in on the cause of the fire.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一只信鸽飞回主人身边——home作动词就是“返回主人处”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.