housewife

• n. 家庭主婦

比喻用法。

housewife (n.)

early 13c., husewif, "woman, usually married, in charge of a family or household" (compare husebonde; see husband), from huse "house" (see house (n.)) + wif "woman" (see wife). Also see hussy. Related: Housewifely.

1. She seemed less like a poetess than a distracted housewife.

她似乎不像個女詩人，更像一個心煩意亂的家庭主婦。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .

做母親和家庭主婦有時使人覺得好像是個受累不討好的差使。

來自《權威詞典》

3. She feels penned by her life as a housewife.

她覺得做家庭主婦很受束縛.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.

巧婦難為無米之炊.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The housewife crushes out juice from oranges.

那個家庭主婦常榨柳橙汁.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》