homecoming

英 [ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˈhoʊmkʌmɪŋ]

n. (长时间离家后的)回家，返家，回国; (一年一度的)校友返校活动

复数：homecomings　

Collins.1 / BNC.21898 / COCA.11144

牛津词典

noun

（长时间离家后的）回家，返家，回国
the act of returning to your home after being away for a long time
（一年一度的）校友返校活动
a social event that takes place every year at a high school , college or university for people who used to be students there

N-VAR （长期在外之后的）回家，归乡，归国
Yourhomecomingis your return to your home or your country after being away for a long time.
1. Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.
  她这趟回家带有一丝伤感。
（一年一度的）校友返校日
Homecomingis a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or university go back to it to meet each other again and go to dances and sports matches.

noun

a coming to or returning home
1. on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
Synonym:return
an annual school or university reunion for graduates

This would probably be the time that I'd ask you to homecoming dance.
也许我会邀请你跟我去参见校友舞会。
Immediately what little romantic glamour this Christmas homecoming had held for her was dissipated.
回家来过圣庭节这件事原来对她的一点点罗曼蒂克的魅力，即刻就烟消云散了。
To celebrate her homecoming, we had a party with her friends.
为了庆祝她回家，我们和她的朋友举办了一次派对。
You are now walking with the new homecoming queen.
你现在是跟新一届舞会皇后走在一起。
The team played its homecoming game last week.
这是队伍上周回到学校进行了比赛。
You buy your homecoming dress without me?
你没问过我就买了舞会穿的裙子？
I left work early because I had a little something to pick up for annie's homecoming.
我提前下班是因为我得为安妮回家准备一点东西。
There's been another homecoming this month.
本月还有一位著名人物归国。
No homecoming tickets for the dance will be sold after that time.
那以后为舞会订的返程票就没卖的了。
I have not been back there since homecoming, 1969.
自1969年的返校节后我再也没有回去过。