homemaker

【发音】

美 /'hommekɚ/ 英 /ˈhəʊmmeɪkə(r)/

【翻译】

1. n.主妇

   英释:a woman who works at home cleaning and cooking etc and does not have another job

【例句】

1. Whether you are a carpenter or a therapist, a homemaker or a professor, it makes no difference.

   不论你是一个木匠或是一个治疗师，一个家庭主妇还是教授，这都没有区别。

2. My mother was a mother, homemaker.… I think my mother influenced me as far as my love for reading.

   我母亲就是一位母亲，家庭主妇……我想我母亲对我的影响很大，甚至包括我对阅读的喜爱。

3. “I would not have wanted to live in my parents’ or grandparents’ time,” said Mrs. Peeples, a full-time homemaker.

   皮尔普斯太太现在是个全职主妇。 她说：“我不会继续活在我父母或祖父母那个时代了。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband...

【同、近义词】

1. n.主妇

   hausfrau/matron/