['hauswaif]
housewife
n. 家庭主妇

词形变化:

名词复数:housewives

例句与用法:

  1. Her mother is a thrifty housewife.
    她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。
  2. 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。
  3. My mother is a housewife.
    我妈妈是个家庭妇女。
  4. The American housewife probably goes shopping only once or twice a week.
    美国家庭主妇可能一星期只购物一、二次。
  5. She is a career woman rather than a housewife.
    她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。
  6. Many women chose to be a housewife after marriage.
    许多妇女选择了在婚后当家庭主妇。

英英解释:

名词 housewife:

  1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
  2. 同义词:homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house