holographic
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holo graph ic /.hDla'graefik; NAmE ,ha:l-; ,houl-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with
holograms W: a holographic picture HUt holo phra sis /.hnla'freisis; NAmE ha'laifrasis/ noun [u] {linguistics iff g) the expression of a whole idea in
a single word, for example a baby saying ‘up’ for ‘I want you to pick me up’
MM, up I want you to pick me
up
W M M ) ► holophras-tic /.hnla'fraestik; NAmE ,ha:la-; ,houla-/ adj.
hols /holz;
NAmE ha:lz/ noun [pi.] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) holidays fgcd
hol-ster /'haulsta(r);
NAmE 'hou-/ noun a leather case worn on a belt or on a
narrow piece of leather under the arm, used for carrying a small gun ( TEA
holy 0-w /■ hauli; NAmE 'houli/ adj. (holier, holiest)
1
[usually before noun] connected with God or a
particular religion the
Holy Bible/Scriptures 0 holy
ground II oa
holy war {= one fought to defend the
beliefs of a particular religion) o the holy city of
jjp o Islam’s holiest shrine % M M ft ij| p ■«fe 022
unholy — see also holy orders 2 good in a moral and religious way Tfn
W: a holy life/man TA / A unholy
3 [only before noun] {informal) used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid,
etc. ( i!3\ ) : Holy cow! What was that?
A®Pl SPflff
A ? — see also holier-than-thou, holiness .Holy Com'munion noun [u] =
communion(I) the .Holy 'Father noun [sing.] the Pope the .Holy Ghost noun [sing.] = Holy Spirit the .Holy 'Grail noun [sing.] = grail the .holy of 'holies noun [sing.] 1 the most holy part of a
religious building MSJA ( Tlx Til# 7 Wife A )
2
(humorous) a special room or building that can only be visited by important
people jp^fjg; jnAfic
.holy
'orders noun [pi.] the official position of being a priest Snp: to take holy orders (= to become a
priest)
the .Holy 'See noun [sing.] 1 the job or authority of the
Pope . 2 the Roman
Catholic
court at the
)
the .Holy 'Spirit (also the .Holy 'Ghost) noun [singj (in Christianity jgH-fSf) God in
the form of a spirit Si|;
1ft
.holy
'water noun [U] water that has been
blessed by a priest T A
Holy
Week noun in the Christian Church,
the week before Easter Sunday TMI ( ShiftsEfSAfjW^MI )
.Holy 'Writ
noun [U] (old-fashioned) the Bible «SI£» :
(figurative) You shouldn’t take what he says as
Holy Writ {= accept that it is
true without questioning it). ffF AJS
hom age /'hDmid3; NAmE 'harm-/ noun
[0, C, usually sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) (formal) something that is said or done to show
respect for sb ^5$; The kings
of
**l.
hom-bre /'nmbrei;
NAmE 'a:
hom-burg /'hnmb3:g;
NAmE 'ha:mb3:rg/ noun a man’s soft hat with a narrow, curled brim (
B Tfc
<pi, )
home 0"w /haum; NAmE hoom/ noun, adj., adv., verb mnoun
► HOUSE, ETC. A f A 1 [C, U] the house or flat/apartment
that you live in, especially with your family M\
f±#f: We are not far from my home now.
To 0 Old
people prefer to stay in their own homes. ZK A#7Af#A § 0 She leaves home at 7 every day.
£tfe#A
7 0 the family home MMfFZ o While
travelling she missed the comforts of home. jSfdfddMfS
0 He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at
sixteen. fifeTA^d^^^ o Nowadays a lot of people
work from home. #P4'A;ffl^AA^XfEo o
I’ll call you from home later. 3% M h J L fk M M fft tT i# o
b (figurative) We haven’t found a home for all
our books yet {= a place where
they can be kept). A.
0 stray
dogs needing new homes — see
also stay-at-home 2 [c] a house or
flat/apartment, etc., when you think of it as property that can be bought and
sold ( nmieW ) j£T, f±^, MB: a holiday/summer home
fix 0 / M M 'M FJr 0 A lot of new homes are being built on the edge
of town, /fr §| 7Y H JE A A It fH ^ fr M o <> Private home
ownership is increasing faster than ever.
i# -|£ „ O They applied for a home
improvement loan. fife fH $ if T M f^ o — see also mobile home,
SECOND
HOME, STATELY HOME
3
TOWN/COUNTRY Me iff: WU 3 [C, U] the town, district,
country, etc. that you come from, or where you are living and that you feel you
belong to M. % ; Wi % ; ^ jg ifa : I often
think about my friends back home.
b Jane left
4
FAMILY ‘A %i 4 [C] used to refer to a family living
together, and the way it behaves MM: She came
from a violent home. A 0 He
had always wanted a real home with a wife and
children.
fife-AM^-^A^TfR^TWEJEW^Eo —see also
BROKEN
HOME
5
FOR OLD PEOPLE/CHILDREN £ A A ; %T 5 [C] a place
where people who cannot care for themselves
live and are fared for by others # ^ ;
# W : a children’s
home JL sL A M 0 an old people’s
home retirement home o a home
for the mentally
ill 0
She has lived in a home since she was six.
M A A fefc Af^ W ffeiS o — see also nursing home, REST HOME
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FOR PETS 6 [C] a place where pets with no owner are
taken care of iff #Af; a dogs’/cats’ home ffij / ®
zm
7
OF PLANT/ANIMAL zdj fit $ 7 [sing., U] the place
where a plant or animal usually lives; the place where sb/sth can be found A.
S fife; fffiSitfe; A fife: This region is the
home of many species of wild flower. i^TSfeKAfS^#
^IWSFfEo b The tiger’s home is in the jungle. Z\
b The
8
WHERE STH FIRST DONE A#'fffe 8 [sing ] the ~ of sth the
place where sth was first discovered, made or invented
A^iffe;
A#^fe:
m,
rm at 'home 1 in a person’s own house,
flat/ apartment, etc. A 1st M : I phoned you last
night, but you weren’t at home. ffei$7, fS^TA^c
0 Oh
no, I left my purse at home. i^^E,
17, o He lived at home (= with his parents) until
he was thirty, fife ^— Jl
fP Z # IB f± M H T A o 2
comfortable and relaxed M
i A; Af6] AA: Sit down and make yourself at home. ^ T, 81! ^ o 0 Simon
feels very at
home on a horse. 3
(used especially
in journalism
ft 7 ft fJ if P5) in sb’s own country, not in
a foreign country A AS; ASS: The president is not as popular at
home as he is abroad. >^HAB A iPAB^h^:)0fiffio
4 if a sports team plays at home, it plays in the town, etc. that
it comes from ( ) A
away from ' home 1 away from a person’s
own house,