housewife
英 ['ha?swa?f]
美['ha?s'wa?f]
- n. 家庭主婦
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?housewives;形容詞:?housewifely;
中文詞源
housewife 家庭主婦
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- housewife (n.)
- early 13c., husewif, "woman, usually married, in charge of a family or household" (compare husebonde; see husband), from huse "house" (see house (n.)) + wif "woman" (see wife). Also see hussy. Related: Housewifely.
雙語例句
- 1. She seemed less like a poetess than a distracted housewife.
- 她似乎不像個女詩人，更像一個心煩意亂的家庭主婦。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
- 做母親和家庭主婦有時使人覺得好像是個受累不討好的差使。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. She feels penned by her life as a housewife.
- 她覺得做家庭主婦很受束縛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
- 巧婦難為無米之炊.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The housewife crushes out juice from oranges.
- 那個家庭主婦常榨柳橙汁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》