[mass noun]school work that a pupil is required to do at home (学生的)家庭作业 ■work or study done in preparation for a certain event or situation (为某事或情形所做的)准备工作,预先所做的研究 he had evidently done his homework and read his predecessor's reports. 很显然他做了准备工作并且读了他前任的报告。 ■paid work carried out in one's own home, especially low-paid piecework (尤指低酬劳计件活)在家里做的工作