homework

英 [ˈhəʊmwɜːk]

美 [ˈhoʊmwɜːrk]

n. (学生的)家庭作业; 准备工作

复数：homeworks　现在分词：homeworking　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.6447 / COCA.4778

牛津词典

noun

（学生的）家庭作业
work that is given by teachers for students to do at home
1. I still haven't done my geography homework.
  我还没做完地理科家庭作业呢。
2. How much homework do you get?
  你有多少家庭作业？
3. I have to write up the notes for homework .
  我不得不详细地写好家庭作业笔记。
准备工作
work that sb does to prepare for sth
1. You could tell that he had really done his homework (= found out all he needed to know) .
  你能看得出他确实做好了充分准备。

N-UNCOUNT （学生的）家庭作业
Homeworkis school work that teachers give to pupils to do at home in the evening or at the weekend.
1. Have you done your homework, Gemma?
  杰玛，你做完家庭作业了吗？
N-UNCOUNT 必要的准备工作
If youdoyourhomework, you find out what you need to know in preparation for something.
1. 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。

noun

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Synonym:preppreparation

The boy needs constant prodding from his parents, otherwise he won't get his homework done.
这孩子老得大人敲打，不然就不肯做功课。
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。
John dug in and finished his homework quickly.
约翰开始认真地学习并很快就把家庭作业做完了。
It was late at night and he was still working away at his homework.
夜深了，他还在做课外作业。
That last candidate impressed me with his knowledge of the company's activities, he has really done his homework.
那最后一位候选人对公司活动的了解给我留下了深刻的印象，他确实做了充分的准备工作。
Finish your homework before you go out.
你做完功课再出去。
He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他在作业上化的时间不多。
Even the good students say homework is what they most dislike about school
就连好学生都说上学最讨厌的就是要写家庭作业。
She became uncooperative: unwilling to do her homework or help with any household chores.
她变得很不合作：不愿做作业，也不愿帮着做家务。
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。