homing
英 ['həʊmɪŋ]
美 ['homɪŋ]
- adj. 回家的;自動導引的;有返回性的
- n. 歸航;動物的返回性
- v. 回家(home的ing形式)
英文詞源
- homing (n.)
- "action of going home," 1765, in reference to pigeons, from present participle of home (v.). Homing pigeon attested by 1868.
雙語例句
- 1. All the royal cars are fitted with electronic homing devices.
- 所有的皇家轎車都裝有電子自導引裝置。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct .
- 很多鳥類具有了不起的返回原地的本能。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. This process also produces homing and corn grits.
- 此法也產生玉米麩(homing)和玉米粗粉.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Then the pigeons flew into thick fog, and the famous homing instinct failed.
- 然後鴿子飛進了濃霧中,其聞名的歸巢本能喪失了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Cambridge had called; he had responded like a homing pigeon.
- 劍橋發出了召喚, 他象一隻歸來的信鴿似的作出響應.
來自辭典例句