The word "husband" refers to the man to whom a woman is married. It can also be used as a verb meaning to use something valuable carefully and without waste, though this usage is less common and considered literary. The word is commonly used in phrases like "husband and wife."
The word "husband" refers to the man to whom a woman is married. It can also be used as a verb meaning to use something valuable carefully and without waste, though this usage is less common and considered literary. The word is commonly used in phrases like "husband and wife."
[N-COUNT 可数名词]丈夫 A woman's husband is the man she is married to.
[oft poss N]
Eva married her husband Jack in 1957...
伊娃和丈夫杰克于1957年结的婚。
Are they husband and wife?
他们是夫妻吗?
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[VERB 动词]节约地使用;节省 If you husband something valuable, you use it carefully and do not waste it.
[V n]
[LITERARY 文]
Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.
节约地使用宝贵的资源是乡村生活的一部分。
Oxford
hus·band★/ˈhʌzbənd; NAmEˈhʌzbənd/
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verb
husbandhusbandshusbandedhusbandingnoun★(alsoinformalhubby)the man that a woman is married to; a married man 丈夫◆This is my husband, Steve.这位是我的丈夫,史蒂夫。☞collocationsat
marriage
IDIOMˌhusband and ˈwifea man and woman who are married to each other 夫妇◆They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married)for years. 他们像夫妻一样共同生活了很多年。◆a husband-and-wife team夫妻队verbhusbandsth ( formal) to use sth very carefully and make sure that you do not waste it 节俭使用hus·band/ˈhʌzbənd; NAmEˈhʌzbənd/
LDC
husband1 noun
husband2 verb
husbandhus‧band1 /ˈhʌzbənd/ ●●●S1W1 noun
Word Origin
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1[countable] the man that a woman is married to → wife: Have you met my husband Roy?► see thesaurus at
married
2ex-husband a man that a woman used to be married to3husband and wife a man and woman who are married to each other
husband1 noun
husband2 verb
husbandhusband2 verb [transitive]
Verb Table
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formal to be very careful in the way you use your money, supplies etc and not waste any
WDF
husband
[ˈhʌzbənd]husbanded, husbanding, husbands
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husbands[6776]
丈夫(100%)
n.丈夫
vt.节约地使用(或管理)
n.(Husband)人名;(英)赫斯本德
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