skivvy

英 [ˈskɪvi] 美 [ˈskɪvi]

n.  仆人,用人(通常指干粗活、脏活的女佣); 内衣(尤指男式)
v.  干粗活; 干脏活; 做用人

复数:skivvies现在分词:skivvying

BNC.36918 / COCA.32498



牛津词典

noun

  1. 仆人,用人(通常指干粗活、脏活的女佣)
    a servant, usually female, who does all the dirty or boring jobs in a house
    1. He treats his wife like a skivvy.
      他待妻子就跟对奴仆似的。
  2. 内衣(尤指男式)
    underwear, especially men's underwear

    verb

    1. 干粗活;干脏活;做用人
      to do dirty or boring jobs

      双语例句

      1. He treats his wife like a skivvy.
        他待妻子就跟对奴仆似的。
      2. Lose all one's money She refused to skivvy for the whole family.
        失掉个人的全部家当她不肯给全家当仆人。
      3. She refused to skivvy for the whole family.
        她不肯给全家当仆人。
      4. If you think I'm going to be your skivvy and do all the cleaning, you're mistaken.
        如果你认为我是你的佣人并且得做所有的清洁工作,那你就错了。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

          Synonym:    slavey