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

• She's a bad housewife.
  她不善于当家庭主妇。
• She is a very thrifty housewife.
  她是个很节俭的主妇。
• Being a housewife is a full-time job!
  身为一个家庭主妇是全职性的工作。
• My mother is a housewife.
  我妈妈是一个家庭主妇。
• My mother worked hard as a housewife all her life.
  母亲操持家务，劳碌一生。
• She's a housewife when she's not teaching english, that is.
  她是个家庭主妇－－是指她不教英语的时候。
• 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。
• 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 mother is a housewife and my father is retired.
  我妈妈是家庭妇女，我爸爸退休了。