housework

/ˈhaʊswɜːk/ n.
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家务劳动

释义与例句

n. 家务劳动
the work involved in keeping a house clean and organised
  1. I usually do the housework on Saturday mornings.
    我通常在星期六上午做家务。
  2. They share the housework equally between them.
    他们平等分担家务。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Cooking, cleaning and laundry are all forms of housework.
    做饭、打扫和洗衣都属于家务劳动。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 housework 是不可数名词，没有复数形式；do the housework 表示“做家务”。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • household 一家人；家庭的
    housework 是不可数名词，指打扫、洗衣等家务；household 作名词指同住一户的人，作形容词表示“家庭的、家用的”，不能说 do the household 来表示做家务。
    The average household uses less energy than it did a decade ago. 普通家庭现在的能源消耗比十年前少。
常见搭配
  • do the housework 做家务
    We take turns to do the housework during the week. 工作日里我们轮流做家务。
  • share the housework 分担家务
    Partners should share the housework fairly. 伴侣应当公平分担家务。