housewife

英 [ˈhaʊswaɪf] 美 [ˈhaʊswaɪf]

n.  主妇; 家庭妇女

复数:housewives

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Collins.1 / BNC.5741 / COCA.8592



牛津词典

noun

  1. 主妇;家庭妇女
    a woman who stays at home to cook, clean, take care of the children, etc. while her husband or partner goes out to work

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-COUNT 家庭主妇;家庭妇女
      A housewife is a married woman who does not have a paid job, but instead looks after her home and children.
      1. ...a 42-year-old housewife from Brisbane.
        来自布里斯班的42岁家庭主妇

    双语例句

    1. She seemed less like a poetess than a distracted housewife.
      她似乎不像个女诗人,更像一个心烦意乱的家庭主妇。
    2. She's a bad housewife.
      她不善于当家庭主妇。
    3. The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
      巧妇难为无米之炊。
    4. She was a housewife of experience.
      她是一个有经验的主妇。
    5. A housewife busied herself in the house.
      家庭主妇在家中忙忙碌碌。
    6. My mother worked hard as a housewife all her life.
      母亲操持家务,劳碌一生。
    7. His mother was a housewife.
      他的母亲是个家庭主妇。
    8. 324. The mouse's tearing the blouse and trousers aroused the housewife's anger.
      324.老鼠撕咬短衫和裤子激起了主妇的怒火。
    9. As a housewife, she has to do almost all the housework.
      作为家庭主妇,她几乎做了全部家务。
    10. My mother is a housewife.
      我妈妈是一个家庭主妇。
    11. I think my mother is a good housewife.
      我觉得我妈妈是一个非常棒的家庭主妇。
    12. He lived with his engineer father, housewife mother, sister and brother in Barcelona.
      他和他的工程师父亲、家庭主妇母亲以及兄弟姐妹一起住在巴塞罗那。
    13. I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.
      对于做一个家庭主妇我有太多幻想,我自己本身就是个幻想。
    14. Whether I'm a housewife or not is my business.
      我是否是个家庭主妇是我自己的事情。
    15. I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.
      我不会假装我是个正常的家庭主妇。
    16. I am a housewife, I am not a teacher.
      我是个家庭主妇,不是个老师。
    17. I told him I must housewife the money he had lent me.
      我对他说我必须要节省着用他借给我的钱。
    18. My mother is a housewife, take care of me every day.
      我的妈妈是家庭主妇,天天照顾我。
    19. Are you crazy? You want to hire a housewife!
      你疯了吗?你居然想雇用一个家庭主妇!
    20. I'm a full-time housewife and mother.
      我是个专职的家庭主妇和母亲。
    21. My mother is a housewife and my father is retired.
      我妈妈是家庭妇女,我爸爸退休了。
    22. There, she became a happy housewife, because of the love life of the jos.
      在那里,她成了一个快乐的家庭主妇,因为有了生命中最爱的荷西。
    23. She is a very thrifty housewife.
      她是个很节俭的主妇。
    24. Being a housewife is a full-time job!
      身为一个家庭主妇是全职性的工作。
    25. Many women chose to be a housewife after marriage.
      许多妇女选择了在婚后当家庭主妇。
    26. She's a housewife when she's not teaching english, that is.
      她是个家庭主妇--是指她不教英语的时候。
    27. My father is a worker, my mother is a housewife.
      我父亲是个工人,我母亲是个家庭主妇。
    28. My mother doesn't work, she's a housewife.
      我妈妈不工作,她是一位家庭主妇。
    29. I was a housewife and mother of two small children.
      我是一个家庭主妇和两个幼儿的母亲。
    30. I'm a full-time housewife.
      我是全职的家庭主妇。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

        Synonym:    homemakerlady of the housewoman of the house