homelands

英 [ˈhəʊmlændz]

美 [ˈhoʊmˌlændz]

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
homeland的复数

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.

双语例句

• Many tell tales and ancient myths from their faraway homelands.
  许多说故事人会叙说祖国的传说及远古神话。
• In fact, our constitutional laws were drawn up at a time when then-migrants were given a choice of either going back to their homelands or to accept this nation and help develop it.
  事实上，我们的宪制性法律的制定时在当时的移民给予了选择，要么回到自己的家园或接受这个国家，并帮助它发展的时间。
• Certain kinds of fish and birds travel thousands of miles to their homelands in order to give birth.
  一些鱼类和鸟类也会千里迢迢回到它们的故乡生息繁衍。
• On the other hand, it has something to do with people's backgrounds; some have not formed the habit of getting involved in politics in their homelands.
  另一方面与各人的背景有关，有些人本来在自己国家就没有积极参与政治的习惯。
• European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.
  二战以后欧洲移出原籍的家庭被鼓励移居澳大利亚。
• I'm afraid I can't get in touch with them after we returned to our separate homelands.
  “汉语桥”完了，我们回国，我很担心我以后联络不到她们。不是每个韩国人都有这个机会。
• The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade honours the millions of Africans violently removed from their homelands and cast into slavery.
  奴隶制和跨大西洋奴隶贸易受害者国际纪念日是纪念那些数百万给强行赶出家园，沦为奴隶的非洲人。
• European families emigrating from their homelands in the aftermath of World War II were encouraged to immigrate to Australia.
  二战后一段时期，从故土移居来的许多欧洲家族被鼓舞移入澳洲定居。
• For another example, spending an annual holiday travelling abroad is an especially satisfying experience for those who do not have much of an opportunity to be away from their homelands.
  再比如，对于那些没有太多机会离开家的人来说，每年一次的节日出国旅游是一种特别令人满意的体验。
• Having lost their homelands to the Mongol Horde, these Volga Tartars have made their way to Lithuania, where they now look to establish a new society.
  一般类型：早期专业部队由于蒙古铁骑入侵，伏尔加流域的塔塔尔部落只得辗转迁徙至立陶宛，在那里寻找新的家园。