Phrase
cleaning woman
/ˈkliːnɪŋ ˈwumən/
noun
清洁女工；女保洁员
a woman employed to clean houses or offices
- 1.
Synonym of cleaning lady.
同义词:清洁女工。
同义词:清洁女工。；清洁房间的女仆
In use
The cleaning woman comes every Tuesday to tidy the house.
We hired a cleaning woman to help with the heavy housework.
The cleaning woman found an earring under the sofa while vacuuming.
verb + a/an + [target]
常用于表示雇佣或使用清洁女工。
They hired a cleaning woman to come twice a week.
他们雇了一位清洁女工，每周来两次。
the [target]'s + noun
所有格形式，表示清洁女工的某物。
The cleaning woman's duties include vacuuming and dusting.
清洁女工的职责包括吸尘和除尘。
verb + as + a/an + [target]
表示职业身份。
She works as a cleaning woman in a hotel.
她在酒店做清洁女工。
Common mistakes
She works as a clean woman.She works as a cleaning woman.
错误在于使用形容词 'clean'（干净的）代替动名词 'cleaning'（清洁的）。'cleaning woman' 中 'cleaning' 是动名词作定语，表示“负责清洁的妇女”，而 'clean woman' 则错误地理解为“干净的妇女”。
The woman cleaning came at nine.The cleaning woman came at nine.
错误在于词序颠倒。在英语中，这类复合名词的修饰语（cleaning）应位于被修饰词（woman）之前。'woman cleaning' 是动词短语，表示“正在清洁的女人”，而不是职业名称。
Connections
Confusing words
- maid
- 女仆 · maid 泛指在家庭中做各种杂务的女仆，而 cleaning woman 特指清洁房间的女佣，强调清洁工作。
Word family
- cleaning women
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.