Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19587
breadwinners
养家糊口的人；家庭支柱
breadwinners is the plural of breadwinner.
核心释义
The primary income-earner in a household.
- 1.
家庭中主要的经济支柱。
The primary income-earner in a household.
家庭中主要的经济支柱。；负担家计的人
用法In use
After her father's accident, she became the main breadwinner for the family.
用法提示：breadwinner 作为名词，指养家糊口的人。
In many traditional households, the father is the sole breadwinner.
用法提示：breadwinner 作主语，表示家庭经济支柱。
With both parents working, they are joint breadwinners for their children.
用法提示：breadwinners 复数形式，指多位养家者。
be the breadwinner in [family]
in 后接家庭或群体，表示在某范围内承担主要经济责任。
She is the breadwinner in her family.
她是她家里的经济支柱。
the [main/sole] breadwinner
main、sole 等形容词常放在 breadwinner 前，强调主要或唯一。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- main breadwinner
- 主要养家者
- She is the main breadwinner in their family.她是家里主要养家的人。
- sole breadwinner
- 唯一养家糊口的人
- After his father died, he became the sole breadwinner.父亲去世后，他成了唯一养家糊口的人。
- primary breadwinner
- 主要经济支柱
- In many households, the father is the primary breadwinner.在许多家庭中，父亲是主要经济支柱。
- breadwinner of the family
- 家庭的经济支柱
- As the breadwinner of the family, she works two jobs.作为家庭的经济支柱，她做两份工作。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把bread（面包）和winner（赢家）联想在一起：赢回面包养家的人，就是breadwinner。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭对话、经济报道、日常交流 breadwinner 是中性常用词，多用于日常谈论家庭经济来源，也可出现在新闻报道或政策讨论中；没有明显文体限制。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ner 结尾，但读音不同。winner、dinner、sinner、beginner 有相同的 /ɪnə/ 结尾，彼此押韵（也呼应 breadwinner 中的 -winner）。runner 读 /ˈrʌnə/，diner 读 /ˈdaɪnə/，拼写相近但元音不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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