work as a chambermaid
work as 后接表示职业的可数名词单数,需带不定冠词 a 或 an。
She worked as a chambermaid in a seaside hotel last summer.
去年夏天,她在一家海滨酒店当客房服务员。
客房女服务员
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客房女服务员
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms, now primarily in hotels
She worked as a chambermaid in a seaside hotel last summer.
去年夏天,她在一家海滨酒店当客房服务员。
负责酒店客房或(历史上主要)富家卧室杂务的女仆。
A maid who handles the chores in a hotel room or (chiefly historically) a bedroom in a wealthy household.
The chambermaid knocked before entering the hotel room.
客房女服务员在进入酒店房间前先敲了门。
The chambermaid changed the sheets and left fresh towels.
客房女服务员换了床单,并留下了干净的毛巾。
The hotel hired two chambermaids for the busy summer season.
酒店为繁忙的夏季雇了两名客房女服务员。
work as 后接表示职业的可数名词单数,需带不定冠词 a 或 an。
She worked as a chambermaid in a seaside hotel last summer.
去年夏天,她在一家海滨酒店当客房服务员。
表示在某地担任该职务时,at 后接具体酒店、旅馆等,in 后接较大地点或机构。
She has been a chambermaid at the same hotel for ten years.
她在同一家酒店当客房服务员已经十年了。
当上下文已明确特指某位客房服务员时,用定冠词 the;复数形式为 the chambermaids。
The chambermaid opened the door and asked whether we needed fresh towels.
客房服务员打开门,问我们是否需要新毛巾。
Not this
She works as chambermaid in a hotel.
Use this
She works as a chambermaid in a hotel.
chambermaid 是可数名词单数,前面需要不定冠词 a/an;中文没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉。加 a 后指“一个客房女服务员”,语法才正确。
Not this
The chambermaid took our order at the restaurant.
Use this
The waitress took our order at the restaurant.
chambermaid 专指酒店客房内清理打扫的女服务员;餐厅里接待点菜的是 waitress。二者职责不同,不能混用。
Not this
She chambermaids at a big hotel.
Use this
She works as a chambermaid at a big hotel.
chambermaid 是名词,不能直接用作动词。表达“担任客房服务员”要用 work as a chambermaid 或 be a chambermaid 等结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做客房女服务员
She worked as a chambermaid in a seaside hotel.
她在一家海滨酒店做客房女服务员。
叫客房女服务员
Guests can call the chambermaid for extra towels.
客人可以叫客房女服务员再送些毛巾。
给客房女服务员留小费
He left a tip for the chambermaid on the pillow.
他在枕头上给客房女服务员留了小费。
客房女服务员领班
The head chambermaid checks each room after cleaning.
客房女服务员领班在清洁后检查每个房间。
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联想:chamber(房间)+maid(女仆),负责打扫房间的女服务员。
语域:formal 常见场景:hotel housekeeping、formal job descriptions、historical narratives chambermaid 多用于正式的书面或职业场合,指在旅馆等场所负责打扫卧室的女服务员;日常对话中较少见。
多用于旅馆或酒店,指负责打扫客房的女服务员。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.