house 中性词，泛指一切供居住的建筑物，尤指适合一家一户居住的房屋。
building 泛指一切建筑物，不限于居住的房子。
dwelling 正式用词，仅指人们居住的任何建筑物。
shelter 可指长期或临时的住处，也指简陋或临时搭建的躲避风雨的场所。
habitation 指长久或固定的住所或居住地。
home 指永久住家时，带有家庭所特有的温暖、情感等气息。
residence 指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆，也指法律上的居住点。
参考例句
1. It's time for you to home now, it's too late. 天太晚了，你该回家了。
2. And you work out at home, too! 而且你在家里也做健身运动！
3. Well then, shall we go home now? 那么，我们现在可以回家了吧?
英英解释
n.
1. where you live at a particular time
2. housing that someone is living in
3. the country or state or city where you live
4. an environment offering affection and security
5. an institution where people are cared for
6. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
7. a social unit living together
8. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base ru
9. place where something began and flourished v.
1. provide with, or send to, a home
2. return home accurately from a long distance adj.
1. used of your own ground
2. relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
3. inside the country adv.
1. at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
2. on or to the point aimed at
3. to the fullest extent; to the heart
