homer

FREQ #4557

n. 本垒打, 传信鸽

发音

UK /ˈhəʊmə/
其它
US /ˈhoʊmɚ/

词形变化

homers 复数 homered homering homers 三单 homers homering 现在分词 homered 过去式 homered 过去分词

别名

chomer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.

    历史
  3. 1.

    A home run.

    美国 体育 游戏

    The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.

  4. 2.

    Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).

    美国 非正式
  5. 3.

    A homing pigeon.

    美国

    Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.

  6. 4.

    A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.

    美国 体育

    Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.

  7. 5.

    A homing beacon.

  8. 6.

    homework

    英国
v.
  1. 1.

    To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

    美国 体育 游戏

    The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.

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词源

From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).

来源:wiktionary