1.COUNTRY/NATIONthe country where someone was born 祖国,家乡
2.SGa large area of land where a particular group of people can live 〔某一群人的〕定居点,聚居地
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homeland• But what could be strong enough to drive a man from his homeland, to face terribledangers in the skies?• He justly observes that the great tenorsangbest of all in his homeland.• Dmitri Passk was a non-runner, with a wife and two children to hold him firmly to his homeland.• After nine years' captivity at Theodore's court he had escaped from Magdala and returned to his homeland.• the creation of a Jewishhomeland• Was it my fate to live away from my homeland?• The purpose for living could have been revenge, to build a new homeland, or to see their family.• This province is the homeland of the Halflings, where they live under their own government and laws.• Pasttreatment of the aborigines has been shameful, but these days efforts are made to respect their customs and traditionalhomelands.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOMELAND | HOMELAND + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤beloved深愛的祖國◇They were devastated that they had to leave their beloved homeland.要離開自己熱愛的祖國,他們心中悲痛萬分。➤ancestral, ancient, original, traditional故鄉;故土;古老的家園;世代居住的故鄉◇the struggle to defend their ancient homeland保衞他們古老家園的鬥爭➤former故里▸➤national, tribal祖國;部落領地▸➤independent獨立的家園▸➤adopted移居國◇He wants his children to grow up in his adopted homeland.他希望子女能在他移居的國家裏長大成人。➤American, Jewish, Palestinian, etc.美國人、猶太人、巴勒斯坦人等的家園VERB + HOMELAND➤defend, protect, secure保衞國土◇It is the role of the army to protect the homeland.保衞祖國是軍隊的職責。➤flee, leave逃離家鄉;離開故鄉◇During the war, they were forced to flee their homeland.戰爭期間他們被迫逃離了祖國。➤go back to, return to, visit重返祖國;回鄉探望◇He longs to return to his homeland.他渴望重歸故里。HOMELAND + NOUN➤defence/defense, security (both especially NAmE) 國土防禦/安全PREPOSITION➤in a/sb's homeland在 ( ⋯的 ) 家鄉◇They hope to remain in their homeland.他們希望留在自己的家鄉。