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  • Conjugation : pl  housewives
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

housewife ['hauswaɪf]
  1. 1. noun [c] 家庭主妇

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

housewife [ 'haυs .waɪf] [ 'haus-waɪf]
  1. 1. noun 家庭)主妇家庭妇女,做家务妇女
    She is a very good housewife.
    她是个非常出色主妇
  2. 2. noun 针线盒

Collins English-English Dictionary

housewife ['haυs,waɪf]
  1. 1. n a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment
  2. 2. n [chiefly Brit] hussy huswife a small sewing kit issued to soldiers

Examples

She is a very good housewife.
她是个非常出色的主妇。 housewife
housewife of the year the
我不想当家庭妇女,一辈子围着锅台转。
I don't want to be a housewife slaving away at a hot stove all my life. 锅台
她是个俭朴的主妇。
She is a thrifty housewife. 俭朴
她是个很节俭的主妇。
She is a very thrifty housewife. 节俭
母亲操持家务,劳碌一生。
My mother worked hard as a housewife all her life. 劳碌
身为家庭主妇, 每天都要为一些家庭小事操神。
A housewife has to care about many family chores. 操神
结婚十几年来, 妻子都是一个很典型的家庭妇女, 很本分。
Since we got married ten years ago, my better half has always been a typical housewife who does her duty well. 家庭妇女
王总希望他老婆做一名家庭主妇。
Mr. Wang, a manager, wants his wife to be a housewife. 家庭主妇
她勤俭持家, 是个好主妇。
She is a good housewife, managing her household with industry and thrift. 勤俭持家

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