homework

• n. 家庭作业，课外作业

英文词源

homework (n.)

1680s, "work done at home," as opposed to work done in the shop or factory, from home (n.) + work (n.). In sense of "lessons studied at home," it is attested from 1889.

双语例句

1. Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.

汤姆承认玩电子游戏有时会使他无心做作业。

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2. Before you go near a stockbroker, do your homework.

找股票经纪人之前，先要做好必要的准备工作。

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3. If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework.

如果你不注意的话，孩子们往往会不重视他们的家庭作业。

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4. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.

当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。

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5. Some schools fail to set any homework.

有些学校没有布置任何作业。

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