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 is a very thrifty housewife.
  她是个很节俭的主妇。
• My mother is a housewife.
  我妈妈是一个家庭主妇。
• 324. The mouse's tearing the blouse and trousers aroused the housewife's anger.
  324.老鼠撕咬短衫和裤子激起了主妇的怒火。
• Whether I'm a housewife or not is my business.
  我是否是个家庭主妇是我自己的事情。
• 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。
• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
  巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She's a bad housewife.
  她不善于当家庭主妇。
• She was a housewife of experience.
  她是一个有经验的主妇。
• My mother worked hard as a housewife all her life.
  母亲操持家务，劳碌一生。
• 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。