buttle

/ˈbʌtl/

Meanings

verb

做管家，当管家。

To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.

Examples :

"He offered to buttle for his friend's dinner party when the hired help canceled at the last minute. "

由于临时雇佣的帮手取消了，他主动提出在朋友的晚宴上做管家。

Related Words

friend noun

/fɹɛnd/

朋友，友人

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

约翰和我自从大学做室友以来一直是朋友。朋友之间信任非常重要。我以前很害羞，所以觉得交朋友很难。

hired verb

/ˈhaɪəd/ /ˈhaɪɚd/

雇佣，聘用。

"We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down."

我们租了一辆车两周，因为我们的车坏了。

duties noun

/ˈdjuːtiz/ /duːtiz/

义务，职责

"As a student, one of my duties is to complete my homework assignments on time. "

作为一个学生，我的职责之一就是按时完成作业。

minute noun

/ˈmɪnɪt/ /maɪˈnjuːt/ /maɪˈn(j)ut/

分钟, 分

"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

你们有二十分钟的时间完成考试。

perform verb

/pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/

执行，履行。

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

他只用了二十分钟就完成了这项任务。

offered verb

/ˈɑfɚd/ /ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔfɚd/

提出，提议。

"She offered to help with her homework."

她主动提出帮她做作业。

butler noun

/ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʌt.lɚ/

管家，男仆。

"The butler carefully arranged the fine wines on the mahogany table. "

管家小心地把那些上好的葡萄酒摆放在红木桌上。

canceled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

取消，作废

"She canceled the incorrect answer on her test paper with a pen. "

她用笔在试卷上把错误的答案划掉了。

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

时间，时刻

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物、事件、时间、地点、原因和方式。

party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

当事人, 一方.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

合同规定，甲方必须支付这笔费用。(Hétóng guīdìng, jiǎfāng bìxū zhīfù zhè bǐ fèiyòng.)

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

午餐

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

我的午餐是三明治和一些水果，之后我就去上下午的课了。

serve noun

/sɜːv/ /sɝv/

发球

"Whose serve is it?"

现在轮到谁发球了？