that are not well paid such as making clothes for shops/stores在家工作的人（常做报酬低微的工作）

► home-work*ing noun [U]

homey (also homy) /'haumi; /s//\A?7f'houmi/ adj., noun

■                  fld/ (espec/<7"y A/An?£) pleasant and comfortable, like home 快舒适的；fi 条一样的：rhe hote〖 had a m'ce, homey atmosphere.这旅馆有一种舒适美好、宾至如归的

气氛。

■                  noun = homie

homi-cidal/.hDmi'saidl; NAmE ,ha:m-/ adj. likely to kill another person; making sb likely to kill another person (使）可能会杀人的：a homicidal maniac杀人会◊ ffe ha) dear homicfdaZ tendencies.他有明显的杀人倾向。 homi-cide /'hDmisaid; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun [C, U] {espe­cially NAmE, law W) the crime of killing sb deliberately 1 蓄意）杀人罪 Hn murder — compare culpable

HOMICIDE, MANSLAUGHTER

homie (also homey) /'haumi; NAmE 'houmi/ noun (/SWmf, HOMEBOY or HOMEGIRL 老乡同

乡；玩伴

hom-ily /'hDmali; NAmE 'haim-/ {pi. -ies) noun {formal, often disapproving) a speech or piece of writing giving advice on the correct way to behave, etc..(有关规矩等 的）说教，说教作品:She delivered a homiiy on the virtues       !i/e.她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说

教。

hom-ing /'haumir)； NAmE 'houm-/ adj. [only before noun] 1 (of a bird or an animal 鸟或动杨）trained，or having a natural ability, to find the way home from a long distance away受到返回原地训紘的;有返0原地本能 的：Many Mrds have a rerriarfcaWe homing instinct.很 多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。+ (Of a MISSILE, etc.导弹等)■ fitted with an electronic device that enables it to find and hit the place or object it is aimed at.自:动 寻向的；自导、引的：a homing device自动导引的装置 homing pigeon noun a pigeon (= a type of bird) that has been trained to find its way home from a long distance away, and that people race against other pigeons for sport 赛鹤；信鹤 hom-in-id /'hDminid; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun (technical a human, or a creature that lived in the past which humans developed from 人科动物 hom-in-oid /'hominoid; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun {technical 7|<: 语）a human, or a creature related to humans 类人动物 hom-iny /'hDmini; NAmE 'ha:m-/ noun [U] dried corn (maize), boiled in water or milk, eaten especially in the southern states of the US玉米‘儿（美国南方各州常用 水或牛奶煮后食用）:

Homo /'hDmau; 'haumau; NAmE 'houmou/ noun (from Latin, technical the genus (= group) of primates that includes early and modern humans 人属（灵长目 人科的一属，包括早期和现代人） homo- /'homau-; 'haum-; NAmE 'houmou-/ combining /om? (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs 构成名词、形容 词和副词）the same 同样；相同.一compare hetero- hom.oe.op.athy (Br£) = homeopathy hom-oeo-stasis (fir£) = homeostasis Homo erectus /.homau I'rektas; .haumau; NAmE .hou­mou/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical 7ft i§) an early form of human which was able to walk on two legs 直立人 (能用腿行走的早期人科成员l= homo-erot-ic /.homaui'rDtik; ,haum-; NAmE .houmoui- 'raitik/ adj. relating to homosexual sex and sexual desire @性恋性行为的；同性恋性欲的 homo-gen-eity /.hDmadsa'niiati; NAmE ,ha:m-/ noun [U] (formal) the quality of being homogeneous |1)#;同质 homo-ge-neous /.hDma'dsiinias; NAmE ,houm-/ adj. {formal) consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type 由規'同（逢霞_ 塗:）事物 (或人.广组成的;、'同种美的：a homogeneous group/ mixture/popukition相同成分组成的群体/混合物；同类

人口 Krai! HETEROGENEOUS

homogenized {BrE also -ised) /he'mDdsanaizd; AMmf h9’ma:d3-/ flt/y-. (of milk.牛奶）treated so that the cream is mixed in witli the rest 经妇:均质处理的 homo-graph /'hDmagraif; NAmE 'haimagraef/ noun (grammar 语法）a word that is spelt like another word

but has a different meaning from it, and may have a different pronunciation, for example bow /bau/, bow /bau，b〇lJ/同形异义词（拼写相同，意义不同，读音可能 不同0

Homo habilis /.hDmau 'haebilis; .haumau; NAmE .hou­mou/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical 7|ti§) an early form of human which was able to use tools 能人（能用手准

确把握器物的早期人科成员>

hovn-olo-gous /ha'mDlagas; NAmE hou'mail-; he-/ adj. ~ (with sth) (technical 7|tT#) similar in position, structure, etc. to sth else (位置、结构等）相应的，类似的；同源 的：TTie seats Ripper is homoZogous wfth the human arm.海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。 homo-nym /'htimanim; NAmE 'ha:m-; 'houm-/ noun (grammar a word that is spelt or pronounced like another word but which has a different meaning, for example can meaning 'be able5 and can meaning 'put sth in a container’同形（同音）异义词（写法相同，读 音可能相同，意义不同）

homo-pho-bia /.hDma'faubis; .haum-; NAmE .houma- ■fou-/ noun [u] a strong dislike and fear of homosexual people对同性恋者的厌恶和恐惧► homo.pho.b丨c homo-phone /'hDmdfaun; NAmE 'haimafoun/ noun (grammar a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or meaning, for example some, 5W/TJ ,/sAm/同音桌'海词，同音异义词.（读 音相同；_法或意义木向)：

hom-oph-onous /ha'mofanas; NAmE -_ma:f-/ adj. {linguistics         W), , (of a word i^I i§) having the same

pronunciation as another word but a different meaning or spelling同音异义的；同音弇形的："Bear\^nd are Aomophonous. * bear 和 bare 是同音异形词。'

Homo sa-pi-ehs /.hnmau 'saepienz; .haum-; NAmE .hou­mou 'seip-; 'saep-/ noun [U] (from Latin, technical the kind or species of human that exists now 智人 V圣部现 代人的属和种）

homo-sex-ual /.hauma'sekjual; .hDm-; NAmE ,houm-/ noun a person, usually a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex 同恋考（通常指另性）：a practising homosexual 有同性恋行为的人一compare BISEXUAL n., GAY n., HETEROSEXUAL, LESBIAN ► homo­sexual adj. ： a homosexual act/reZarionshi；)同■性恋行 为 / 吴系 homo.sexu.al.ity /,hauma,sekju_ael9ti; ,hmn-; NAmE ,houm-/ noun [U]

homo-zy-gote /.hDma'zaigeut; NAmE .haima'zaigout/ noun {biology a living thing that has only one form of a particular gene, and whose young are more likely to share a particular characteristic 纯合子（.只有某基白的 一种形式的生物体）►homo-zy*gous/-gas/fl办 hom-un-cu-lus /ha'mAqkjales/ noun {pi. hom-un-cu-li /ha'mAgkjali:/) (in stories) a very small human or human-like creature (传中的）小矮人，.类似人的小 生物

homy = homey

Hon (also Hon. especially in NAm£) /on; NAmE a:n/ abbr. 1 (8r£) Honorary (used in official titles of jobs)，*(用于 官方职位头#)名誉的，义务的：Hon Treasurer: D Shrimpto/i名誉司库：D•施林普顿2 Honourable阁 下:■ the Hon Member/or Bokover _尔索弗长议员阁下 hon-cho /'hDntJau; NAmE 'harntjou/ noun {pi. -〇s) {informal, especially NAmE) the person who is in charge 主管；荖板.；头儿 PW71 boss ： Claude is the studio’s head honcho.克劳德是电影公司的老板。 hone /haun; AMmf houn/[VN]〜sth (to sth) 1 to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time磨练，训练（尤指技艺）：Ms body was honed to perfection.他.的身体锻炼得十全、十美。◊ She honed her debating sfciZis at coHege. h在大学时餐练就了 辩论技巧。◊ ft was a hcmed piece .〇/ writing.那是 一篇经过仔细推敲写成的文章。2 to make a blade sharp or sharper 磨（刀）；把■(刀）磨快 HT1 sharpen h〇n*est /'Diiist; NAmE 'a:n-/ adj.

1 always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating诚实的；老实的；.年直的：an honest man/ wom&n 诚实'的勇人,A’i:人 rrnu dishonest 2 〜（about sth) | 〜（with sb) not hiding the truth about stli 坦率