be a housewife
表示身份或选择。
She decided to be a housewife after having children.
她生完孩子后决定做一名家庭主妇。
家庭主妇；主妇
针线包；针线盒；主要职业为操持家务的妇女；常指无薪料理家务者；管理家庭的妻子,其丈夫负责家庭收入；户主之妻；家庭女主人；女户主；装缝纫用品及其他女工物品的小盒或小袋
A woman whose main job is managing her home and household affairs, especially one who does not work for pay outside the home.
主要职业为操持家务的妇女；常指无薪料理家务者
A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
管理家庭的妻子,其丈夫负责家庭收入
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
户主之妻；家庭女主人；女户主
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
装缝纫用品及其他女工物品的小盒或小袋
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
She is a dedicated housewife who manages the household finances.
她是一位尽职的家庭主妇，负责管理家庭财务。
用法提示：housewife 作名词，表示‘家庭主妇’，在句中作表语，描述主语身份。
Many housewives in the neighborhood meet for coffee every morning.
社区里的许多家庭主妇每天早上聚在一起喝咖啡。
用法提示：housewives 是 housewife 的复数形式，作主语，表示‘家庭主妇们’。
After quitting her job, she became a full-time housewife.
辞去工作后，她成为了一名全职家庭主妇。
用法提示：housewife 作名词，在句中作表语，指‘家庭主妇’这一身份。
表示身份或选择。
She decided to be a housewife after having children.
她生完孩子后决定做一名家庭主妇。
强调角色职责。
She works as a housewife and manages the household.
她作为家庭主妇打理家务。
说明子女数量。
She is a housewife of three children.
她是一个有三个孩子的家庭主妇。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is housewife.
正确表达She is a housewife.
英语中，单数可数名词前需要不定冠词，而汉语没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two housewifes in the neighborhood.
正确表达There are two housewives in the neighborhood.
名词 housewife 的复数形式是 housewives，需将 f 改为 v 再加 es，学习者常误加 s。
此处 housewife 义为“家庭主妇”，与有职业、以事业为主的女性相对；career woman 侧重职业身份，而 housewife 侧重家庭角色，两者不可互换。
男女性皆可，指料理家务的人，而 housewife 特指已婚女性
指料理家务的丈夫，与 housewife 性别相反
受雇打扫房屋的人员，而 housewife 是家庭主妇，并非受雇
全职家庭主妇
She decided to become a stay-at-home housewife after having children.
她生了孩子后决定成为全职家庭主妇。
全职家庭主妇
Many full-time housewives find their work rewarding.
许多全职家庭主妇觉得她们的工作很有意义。
家庭主妇和母亲
Balancing the roles of housewife and mother can be challenging.
平衡家庭主妇和母亲的角色可能很困难。
家庭主妇的职责
She manages all the housewife duties, including cooking and cleaning.
她负责所有的家庭主妇职责，包括做饭和打扫。
典型的家庭主妇
She does not fit the stereotype of a typical housewife.
她不符合典型家庭主妇的刻板印象。
家庭主妇的角色
He supports her in her housewife role.
他支持她担任家庭主妇的角色。
家庭主妇主要负责家务劳动
家庭主妇常承担照顾孩子的责任
做饭是家庭主妇的日常事务之一
家庭主妇需要保持家庭环境整洁
家庭主妇的核心职责围绕家庭展开
绝望的主妇
The TV show 'Desperate Housewives' was a cultural phenomenon in the 2000s.
电视剧《绝望的主妇》是2000年代的文化现象。
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