keep house 是什么意思?

大家都知道housekeeper是“管家”,所以不难推导出 keep house 就是“持家,做家务”的意思。

还有哪些表示“做家务”的短语呢?一起来看看吧~

keep house 是什么意思?

◆ to keep house:

(to do housework) 做家务

◇ 说明

keep house 指“处理家中日常烹调、清洗等工作”。使用本短语时,house 之前不得加冠词 the 或 a。

◇ 例:

Mr. Wilson said that he wanted his wife to keep houseand not to work in an office.

(威尔逊先生说他只要他的太太料理家务,而不必到公司上班。)

Mrs. Wilson likes to keep houseand has a reputation as an excellent housekeeper.

(威尔逊太太喜欢料理家务,是一位口碑很好的家庭主妇。)

Mr. Wilson said that he wanted his wife to keep houseand not to work in an office.

(威尔逊先生说他只要他的太太料理家务,而不必到公司上班。)

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Mrs. Wilson likes to keep houseand has a reputation as an excellent housekeeper.

(威尔逊太太喜欢料理家务,是一位口碑很好的家庭主妇。)

◇ 补充:

关于“做家务”的表达还有:

do (the) housework

do household / domestic chores

* household /ˈhaʊshold/ 和 domestic /dəˈmɛstɪk/ 都是“家庭的”的意思。

Mary and her sister take turns doing the houseworkeach night.

(玛丽和她的姐姐每晚轮流做家务。)

I have many domestic choresto do on weekends.

(周末时我都会有许多家事要做。)

Mary and her sister take turns doing the houseworkeach night.

(玛丽和她的姐姐每晚轮流做家务。)

I have many domestic choresto do on weekends.

(周末时我都会有许多家事要做。)

*本文出自《赖世雄流利英语惯用搭配》,更多英语知识与学习方法见《赖世雄的英语学习方法论》课程

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