homelands

英 [ˈhəʊmlændz]

美 [ˈhoʊmˌlændz]

n.  祖国; 家乡; (南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立的、有一定自治权的)黑人定居地
homeland的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 祖国
  Yourhomelandis your native country.
  1. Many are planning to return to their homeland.
     很多人正计划回到自己的祖国去。
• “黑人家园”（指过去南非种族隔离制度下的黑人有一定自治权的地区）
  Thehomelandswere regions within South Africa in which black South Africans had a limited form of self-government.

双语例句

• Many tell tales and ancient myths from their faraway homelands.
  许多说故事人会叙说祖国的传说及远古神话。
• European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.
  二战以后欧洲移出原籍的家庭被鼓励移居澳大利亚。
• European families emigrating from their homelands in the aftermath of World War II were encouraged to immigrate to Australia.
  二战后一段时期，从故土移居来的许多欧洲家族被鼓舞移入澳洲定居。
• Having lost their homelands to the Mongol Horde, these Volga Tartars have made their way to Lithuania, where they now look to establish a new society.
  一般类型：早期专业部队由于蒙古铁骑入侵，伏尔加流域的塔塔尔部落只得辗转迁徙至立陶宛，在那里寻找新的家园。
• Certain kinds of fish and birds travel thousands of miles to their homelands in order to give birth.
  一些鱼类和鸟类也会千里迢迢回到它们的故乡生息繁衍。
• On the other hand, it has something to do with people's backgrounds; some have not formed the habit of getting involved in politics in their homelands.
  另一方面与各人的背景有关，有些人本来在自己国家就没有积极参与政治的习惯。
• But too much hunting, loss of panther homelands and vehicle strikes have reduced their population.
  但是很多都被猎杀了，还有一些因为失去了家园和遭到游客的攻击，所以数量一直在减少。
• I'm afraid I can't get in touch with them after we returned to our separate homelands.
  “汉语桥”完了，我们回国，我很担心我以后联络不到她们。不是每个韩国人都有这个机会。
• She says more needs to be done to help those seeking to flee troubled homelands.
  她说，要帮助那些逃离充满不安的家园的人，还有许多事情要做。
• Yemen is one of the main homelands of the South Semitic family of languages, which includes the non-Arabic language of the ancient Sabaean Kingdom.
  也门是闪米特家庭语言（包括古萨巴王国的非阿拉伯语）的主要故乡之一。