homework
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++home·work /ˈhəʊmwɜːk $ ˈhoʊmwɜːrk/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable] 1 SESWORK THAT somebody DOESwork that a student at school is asked to do at home 〔学生的〕家庭作业，功课 → classwork For homework, finish the exercise on page 14. 家庭作业是完成第14页的练习。2 PREPAREif you do your homework, you prepare for an important activity by finding out information you need 〔重要活动之前的〕准备工作 → research It’s worth doing a bit of homework before buying a computer. 买电脑之前做点准备工作是值得的。5 Grammar 语法Homework is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. homework是不可数名词，没有复数形式，其后要用单数动词systems to ensure that homework is completed确保家庭作业完成的方法n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Homework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: The teacher gave us a lot of homework. ✗Don’t say: The teacher gave us a lot of homeworks.• Homework is always followed by a singular verb. The homework was really difficult.• When talking about one essay or exercise that you have to do, you say a piece of homework: I just have one more piece of homework to do. COLLOCATIONSverbsdo your homework 做家庭作业Paul, have you done your homework? 保罗，你家庭作业完成了吗？give (somebody) homework (also set (somebody) homework British English) （给某人）布置家庭作业The teacher gave them some homework to do by Monday. 老师给他们布置了一些家庭作业，星期一之前要完成。help somebody with their homework 帮助某人做家庭作业I often have to help her with her homework. 我常常得帮助她做功课。hand in your homework (=give it to the teacher) 交家庭作业You must hand in your homework by Friday. 星期五之前必须交家庭作业。nstart/finish your homeworkYou’re not going out until you’ve finished your homework.hand in your homework (=give homework you have done to your teacher) 交家庭作业nHe always hands his homework in on time.NOUNS + homeworkbiology/history/French etc homework 生物/历史/法语等家庭作业The science homework was really hard. 自然课的家庭作业太难了。nphrasesa piece of homeworkI still have one piece of homework left to do.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make/write your homework’. Say do your homework. 不要说 ‘make/write your homework’. 而要说 do your homework.
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homework• Don't you kids have any homework?• I don't have any homework tonight.• For homework, I'd like you to finish exercises 2 and 3 on page 24.• Dave, have you done your French homework?• There were two more open airs during the week and somewhere in between all this activity the children had homework to complete.• I'm sorry Gail, but Amber has to stay home and do her homework.• We were in the middle of that when he was called inside to do his homework and I was sent home.• Housework, homework, work in fields, farms and factories.• I pointed out that the same students were handing in homework in their other classes.• Go to your room and do your math homework before you start watching TV.• Mrs Burgess gives more homework than the other teachers.• More tests, more homework, more drill, more hours, more days.• Oh, I've got so much homework to do!• My brother always used to help me with my homework.• The amount of homework help that parents give should also affect results.• Have you got a lot of homework then?• Did you get your homework done Jason?• You don't hand your homework in on time, or you don't even bother to do it.doing ... homework• I get good grades by just going through the steps and doing the homework and turning it in.• I hope Alice and Christopher are doing their homework - are they?• Y., where he was supposed to be doing his homework.• Flora was lying on her bedroom floor doing her homework.• A good student, particularly in subjects like math and science, he spends hours in his room doing homework and reading.• I was doing my homework - sort of.home·work noun →n GRAMMAR1 →5 REGISTER1
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homework
home‧work S2 /ˈhəʊmwɜːk $ ˈhoʊmwɜːrk/
noun [uncountable]
1. work that a student at school is asked to do at home ⇨ classwork:
For homework , finish the exercise on page 14.
2. if you do your homework, you prepare for an important activity by finding out information you need ⇨ research:
It’s worth doing a bit of homework before buying a computer.
GRAMMAR
Homework.is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
▪systems to ensure that homework is completed
■ verbs
▪do your homework Paul, have you done your homework?
▪give (somebody) homework (also set (somebody) homework British English) The teacher gave them some homework to do by Monday.
▪help somebody with their homework I often have to help her with her homework.
▪hand in your homework (=give it to the teacher) You must hand in your homework by Friday.
▪start/finish your homework You're not going out until you've finished your homework.
▪hand in your homework (=give homework you have done to your teacher) He always hands his homework in on time.
■ NOUN + homework
▪biology/history/French etc homework The science homework was really hard.
■ phrases
▪a piece of homework I still have one piece of homework left to do.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'make/write your homework'. Say do your homework.
home‧work S2 /ˈhəʊmwɜːk $ ˈhoʊmwɜːrk/
noun [uncountable]1. work that a student at school is asked to do at home ⇨ classwork:
2. if you do your homework, you prepare for an important activity by finding out information you need ⇨ research:
GRAMMAR
Homework.is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
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Learning 学习
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/( (some) qualificationsBrE 获得／缺少教育／培训／资格 receive/provide sb with training/tuition得到／给某人提供培训／指导 develop/design/plan a curriculum/( course/especially
BrE ( program/syllabusNAmE 制订课程方案／教学大纲 give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会 hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop办班；举办研讨会／讲习班 sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons报名参加／修读课程
School 学校
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所 be in the first, second, etc. ( grade/NAmE ( year (at school)especially
BrE 在读一年级、二年级等 study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等 ( BrE leave/finish/drop out of/ ( NAmE quit school离校；完成学业；辍学；退学 ( NAmE graduate high school/college高中／大学毕业
Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题
be the victim/target of bullying成为被欺负的受害者／对象 ( BrE play truant from/ ( both
BrE bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)逃学 ( both especially
NAmE skip/cut class/school逃课；逃学 ( BrE cheat in/( NAmE cheat on an exam/a test考试作弊 get/be given a detention (for doing sth)（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校 be expelled from/be suspended from school被学校开除／暂时停学
Work and exams 功课和考试
do your homework/( revision/a project on sthBrE 做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究 work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/( a paperNAmE 写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文 finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业 hand in/ ( NAmE turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文 study/prepare/ ( BrE revise/ ( NAmE review/ ( NAmE cram for a test/an exam为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背 take/ ( both
BrE do/sit a test/an exam参加考试 ( especially
BrE mark/ ( especially
NAmE grade homework/a test给作业／考试打分 ( BrE do well in/ ( NAmE do well on/ ( especially
NAmE ace a test/an exam在考试中取得好成绩 pass/fail/ ( especially
NAmE flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格
University 大学
apply to/get into/go to/start college/( universityBrE 申请／上／开始上大学 leave/graduate from law school/college/( university (with a degree in computer science)BrE 离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位） study for/take/ ( BrE do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程 ( both
NAmE major/minor in biology/philosophy主修／辅修生物学／哲学 earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位