| 英语单词 | housekeeper |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['haʊskiːpə(r)] 美 ['haʊskiːpər] |
| 中文释义 | n.主妇;女管家 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He introduced me to his housekeeper. (2) The housekeeper is a very picky woman. (3) The family was furious when the old man's entire possessions went to his housekeeper. (4) I'm advertising like mad for a housekeeper or a maid, but they don't want to know, do they? |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他把我介绍给他的女管家。 (2) 这个家庭主妇是位特别爱挑剔的人。 (3) 当这位老人的全部遗产都给了他的女管家时,全家人都气疯了。 (4) 我拼命地登广告征聘一个女管家或者女佣,可是她们存心不理睬这回事,是不是? |
| vocabulary简明 | A housekeeper is someone whose job involves cleaning other people's houses. In some cases, a housekeeper also cooks meals for her employers. |
| vocabulary扩展 | It was once common in many countries for wealthy families to employ a live-in housekeeper, who may have been called a maid or a servant. Today it's less typical, although some families hire workers to clean occasionally — these people might come once a week and are usually called housecleaners rather than housekeepers. The word uses the sense of keep that means "maintain or preserve order." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]管家;家政服务员 A housekeeper is a person whose job is to cook, clean, and look after a house for its owner. |
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