homeland

英 [ˈhəʊmlænd]

美 [ˈhoʊmlænd]

n.  祖国; 家乡; (南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立的、有一定自治权的)黑人定居地

复数：homelands　

高考

Collins.2 / BNC.8870 / COCA.4149

牛津词典

noun

• 祖国；家乡
  the country where a person was born
  1. Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.
     很多难民被迫逃离了祖国。
• （南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立的、有一定自治权的）黑人定居地
  (in the Republic of South Africa under the apartheid system in the past) one of the areas with some self-government that were intended for a group of black African people to live in
  1. the Transkei homeland
     特兰斯凯黑人定居地

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 祖国
  Yourhomelandis your native country.
  1. Many are planning to return to their homeland.
     很多人正计划回到自己的祖国去。
• “黑人家园”（指过去南非种族隔离制度下的黑人有一定自治权的地区）
  Thehomelandswere regions within South Africa in which black South Africans had a limited form of self-government.

英英释义

noun

• the country where you were born
  Synonym:fatherlandmotherlandmother countrycountry of originnative land

双语例句

• I grow with you, I am proud of my homeland, it's so beautiful.
  我同你一起成长，我为我的祖国感到自豪，她是如此美丽。
• The Pope has sent a message appealing for unity in his homeland, against a background of divisions in the Solidarity movement
  团结运动中各派搞分裂，在此情况下教皇发出号召，呼吁祖国保持团结。
• I had a longing for a homeland for my soul.
  我渴望着我心灵上的归宿。
• I also love my homeland and my parents.
  我也热爱我的祖国、敬爱我的父母。
• I love the homeland, I love Daqing.
  我爱家乡，我爱大庆。
• Apartheid used tribalism as the basis of its 'divide-and-rule' homeland policies.
  南非种族隔离制将部落制度作为其对国土“分而治之”的政策基础。
• The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
  印度教徒对自己家园主张权利的时候到了。
• Absence and distance make the overseas Chinese heart increasingly fond of their homeland.
  华侨离乡背井，远居海外，因此他们在感情上越来越向往故乡。
• In my homeland, there is a father with my peers.
  在我的家乡，有一位与我的父亲同龄人。
• So I love my homeland, more than all my love.
  我爱我的祖国，胜过爱我的一切。