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

• 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

• N-COUNT 家庭主妇;家庭妇女
  Ahousewifeis 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

英英释义

noun

• a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
  Synonym:homemakerlady of the housewoman of the house

双语例句

• A housewife busied herself in the house.
  家庭主妇在家中忙忙碌碌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• Being a housewife is a full-time job!
  身为一个家庭主妇是全职性的工作。
• 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。
• I am a housewife, I am not a teacher.
  我是个家庭主妇，不是个老师。
• 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。
• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
  巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.
  她是一个有经验的主妇。