| 英语单词 | valet |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['væleɪ] 美 ['væleɪ] |
| 中文释义 | n.贴身男仆;(照顾客人私人衣物的)服务员;<美>衣架 vt.服侍,伺候 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The family's doctor, their cook, Nicholas's valet and Alexandra's maid Demidova came too. (2) But I quitted France five years ago and wishing to taste the sweets of domestic life took service as a valet here in England. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 家庭私人医生,厨师,尼古拉的贴身男仆,亚利桑得拉的女仆德米多娃也在其中。 (2) 但在五年前我离开了法国,希望能体会下当仆人的乐趣,就在英国当了一段贴身男仆。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A valet is like a butler: a servant who attends to his employer's needs. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A valet is a personal attendant to his employer, who might run errands, clean, cook, drive, or perform other tasks as needed. A valet works very closely with his employer and might even live on the premises. If you go to a fancy restaurant or hotel, you might have a valet park your car — but don't expect him to do your laundry! |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](男子的)贴身男仆,男仆从 A valet is a male servant who looks after his employer by doing things such as caring for his clothes and cooking for him. 2 [VERB 动词](受雇)洗(车) If someone valets a vehicle, they are paid to clean it thoroughly inside and out. [V n] |
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