(常指不外出工作的)家庭妇女,家庭主妇 A homemaker is a woman who spends a lot of time looking after her home and family. If you describe a woman as a homemaker, you usually mean that she does not have another job.
These "open-collar workers" come from a variety of backgrounds: lifelong entrepreneurs, homemakers, downsized workers, graduate students, stay-at-home parents, homebound disabled people and retirees. 这些“开领工人”的背景各不相同:有资深企业家、家政工人、被裁员工、刚毕业的学生、居家父母、不宜外出的残疾人以及退休人员,等等。
From busy homemakers to professional people, many Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less. 从忙碌的家庭主妇到上班族,许多美国人喜欢享受事先包装好的便餐所带来的方便,这些速餐在不到10分钟内就可上桌。
The researchers found that women who had been homemakers most of their lives were most likely to report poor health, followed by single mothers and childless women. 研究人员发现,那些生命中大部分的时间都用来充当家庭主妇的女性最容易出现不佳的健康状态,其次是单身妈妈和没有子女的女性。
According to national standards, homemakers are divided into primary, intermediate and senior levels. 按照国家标准,家政从业人员分为初、中、高三个等级。
Many university graduates who work as homemakers soon look for another job because they only regard this job as a springboard. 很多大学生家政人员很快便会跳槽,因为他们只把这份工作当做一个跳板。
These high requirements mean there is a huge demand in the market, with wealthy and foreign families looking for senior homemakers. 高要求意味着高市场需求,富人和外籍家庭都在寻找高级家政人员。
Entertainers, along with corporate executives and lawyers, were voted as being the most overpaid, while homemakers and educators were among those seen as being underpaid. 娱乐界人士、公司高管和律师被收入过高,而家庭主妇和教育从业者则被薪水过低。
They include students, homemakers, research scientists and a few who are unemployed. 他们之中有学生、主妇、科研学者、还有一些待业人士。
Receptionists farmers teachers janitors homemakers plumbers can be just as successful, even if they've never made a single appearance on Oprah. 接待员、农民、教师、看门人、家庭主妇、水管工人,他们都可以成功,哪怕他们从未在奥普拉的节目上露过一次脸。
Imagine a nation where husbands are required to pay their wives to be homemakers, Internet cafes are banned and all problems are solved using a magical political formula known as "scientific development theory". 想象这样一个国家:丈夫必须为妻子的家务活付钱,网吧受到禁止,所有问题都用一种称为“科学发展观”的神奇政治公式来解决。
Some homemakers make a hobby of collecting coupons. 有些家庭主妇有收集购物券的嗜好。
The quinary sector also includes domestic activities such as those performed by stay-at-home parents or homemakers. 五部门的还包括国内的活动,如由呆在家里父母或家庭主妇。
The government has tried to help many displaced homemakers by offering job skill courses. 政府提供工作技能的课程,帮助许多失去生活经济来源的妇女。
A number of women are now leaving the work force to become full-time homemakers. 许多妈妈正离开劳动大军,回家做个全职母亲。
They are the latest in clutch of individualistic homemakers who have burrowed underground in search of tranquillity. 他们是最近那些在地下挖地洞寻找安静的个人主义的主妇的离合器。
Friedan thought these intelligent women could give a lot to society if they had another identity besides being homemakers. 弗莱顿认为,如果这些知识分子妇女不是仅仅在家做主妇,她们可以为社会做出更多的贡献。