bring something home to

make (someone) realize the full significance of something

使完全意识到

her first-hand account brought home to me the pain of the experience.

她的第一手叙述使我真切地感受到那种经历的痛苦。

close (或 near) to home

(of a remark or topic of discussion) relevant or accurate to the point that one feels uncomfortable or embarrassed

（言词，论题）令人不快；令人尴尬

come home

(Golf)play the second nine holes in a round of eighteen holes

(高尔夫)打后九穴。 比较 go out（见 go）

come home to someone

(of the significance of something) become fully realized by someone

（事情的重要性）已完全被人意识到

the full enormity of what was happening came home to Sara.

萨拉完全意识到了正在发生的一切暴行。

drive (或 hammer 或 press 或 ram) something home

make something clearly and fully understood by the use of repeated or forcefully direct arguments

（通过反复、直白的论述来）清楚有力地表达

hit (或 strike) home

(of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target

（拳头，导弹）击中目标，命中目标

home and dry

(美 home free, 新西兰 home and hosed)(chiefly Brit.)having successfully achieved or being within sight of achieving one's objective

(主英)大功告成；成功在望

at 3–0 up they should have been home and dry.

以3比0领先的情况下他们本来应该取胜的。

a home from (或 北美

a place where one is as happy, relaxed, or comfortable as in one's own home

家外之家

home is where the heart is

(proverb)your home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection, no matter where you are

(谚)心之所在即为家；金窝银窝，不如自家的狗窝

home, James (and don't spare the horses)!

(dated)used as a humorous way of exhorting the driver of a vehicle to drive home quickly

(旧)［催促驾驶员的幽默用 语］快点儿，老兄（别心疼马呀）！

home sweet home

used as an expression of one's pleasure or relief at being in or returning to one's own home

（用于表达在家里或回家后的喜悦和放松的心情）在家真好；幸亏在家；终于到家了

set up home

(Brit.)start living somewhere on a permanent basis

(英)定居；安家

the couple set up home in Chelsea eight years ago.

这对夫妇八年前在切尔西定居。

when ——'s at home

(Brit.)used to add humorous emphasis to a question about someone's identity

(英)（用于询问某人身份时加强幽默语气）…是何许人也

who's Peter when he's at home?.

那位彼得是何许人也？。

at home

Available to receive visitors

可待客的

at home on Thursdays.

周四可待客

Comfortable and relaxed; at ease

舒适的和轻松的；安逸的

at home in diplomatic circles.

在外交场合轻松自如

Feeling an easy competence and familiarity

可以胜任的，熟练自如的

at home in French.

对法语运用自如