homecoming

英 [ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˈhoʊmkʌmɪŋ]

n. (长时间离家后的)回家，返家，回国; (一年一度的)校友返校活动

复数：homecomings　

Collins.1 / BNC.21898 / COCA.11144

牛津词典

noun

（长时间离家后的）回家，返家，回国
the act of returning to your home after being away for a long time
（一年一度的）校友返校活动
a social event that takes place every year at a high school , college or university for people who used to be students there

N-VAR （长期在外之后的）回家，归乡，归国
Yourhomecomingis your return to your home or your country after being away for a long time.
1. Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
  她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
（一年一度的）校友返校日
Homecomingis a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or university go back to it to meet each other again and go to dances and sports matches.

noun

a coming to or returning home
1. on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
Synonym:return
an annual school or university reunion for graduates

Immediately what little romantic glamour this Christmas homecoming had held for her was dissipated.
回家来过圣庭节这件事原来对她的一点点罗曼蒂克的魅力，即刻就烟消云散了。
Everyone's gonna vote for you for homecoming queen.
返校皇后肯定又是你了。
And it'll probably help me win homecoming queen.
或许他对我的竞选很有帮助。
I have not been back there since homecoming, 1969.
自1969年的返校节后我再也没有回去过。
People like holding homecoming during the spring festival.
大家都喜欢在春节举行同学会。
This would probably be the time that I'd ask you to homecoming dance.
也许我会邀请你跟我去参见校友舞会。
Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
No homecoming tickets for the dance will be sold after that time.
那以后为舞会订的返程票就没卖的了。
Every facility was laid on to ease their homecoming.
动用了一切设施以缓解他们的回乡之困。
Some families have special clothes for the baby's homecoming or christening, or heirloom furniture for his room.
有的家庭会为婴儿回家，去教堂施洗，甚至在其房间放入祖传家具时给他们穿上特别的衣服。