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homing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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hom·ing /ˈhəʊmɪŋ $ ˈhoʊm-/ adjective  HBa bird or animal that has a homing instinct has a special ability that helps it find its way home over long distances 〔鸟、兽〕有返回原地本能的
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homingTruck after truck was set ablaze and each fire acted as a homing beacon for more enemy aircraft.Something which utilizes the vast power fed into it and acts as the ultimate homing beacon.In there they all carried a small radio homing device, to find each other blindly if necessary.If nothing else, the Hart provided a forceful illustration of the homing instinct.What is it about kitchens at parties that brings out the homing pigeon in everybody?The longest flight of a homing pigeon is 11,073 miles, completed in 15 days.The homing pigeon is extremely skilled at doing so.The indium-111 leukocyte technique is particularly suitable for the present study since it utilises the homing properties of neutrophils in response to specific chemoattractants.
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homing
homing /ˈhəʊmɪŋ $ ˈhoʊm-/ adjective
a bird or animal that has a homing instinct has a special ability that helps it find its way home over long distances


hom·ingBrE /ˈhəʊmɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a bird or an animal 鸟或动物) trained, or having a natural ability, to find the way home from a long distance away 接受过返回原地训练的;有返回原地本能的Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct. 很多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。🔊🔊(of a missile, etc. 导弹等) fitted with an electronic device that enables it to find and hit the place or object it is aimed at 自动寻向的;自导引的a homing device 自动导引的装置