charwoman

/ˈtʃɑːˌwʊmən/ /ˈtʃɑːrˌwʊmən/

Meanings

noun

女佣, 清洁女工.

A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.

Examples :

"Mrs. Higgins worked as a charwoman, cleaning offices every evening and receiving her paycheck each Friday. "

希金斯太太做的是清洁女工，每天晚上打扫办公室，每个星期五领工资。

Related Words

traditionally adverb

/tɹəˈdɪʃənli/

传统地，按照传统，老规矩

"My family traditionally celebrates birthdays with a big meal. "

我们家过生日的习俗是吃一顿大餐。

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

傍晚，晚上

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

傍晚时分，莎拉放学回家，空气凉凉的。

friday noun

/ˈfraɪdeɪ/

星期五

"I'm going to the cinema on Friday."

我星期五要去电影院。

coming verb

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

来，到来

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

当她绕过山的时候，她会从山的远处来到近处[...]

housework noun

/ˈhaʊswɜːrk/ /ˈhaʊswɝːk/

家务，家务活。

"I dislike doing housework, especially cleaning the bathroom. "

我不太喜欢做家务，尤其是打扫卫生间。

employed verb

/ɛmˈplɔɪd/

雇佣，聘用

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

昨天我们当地的汽车修理厂雇佣了一位新的修理工。

receiving verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

接收，收到，領受。

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日收到了很多礼物。

offices noun

/ˈɑfɪsɪz/ /ˈɒfɪsɪz/ /ˈɔfɪsɪz/

职务，职责，仪式

"The priest performed the offices of baptism for the newborn baby. "

这位牧师为新生婴儿履行了施洗的职责。

worked verb

/wɜːkt/ /wɝkt/

工作，干活。

"He’s working in a bar."

他现在在酒吧工作。

weekly noun

/wiːk.li/

周刊，每周出版物

"My family subscribes to a weekly magazine about gardening. "

我家订阅了一本关于园艺的周刊杂志。

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

清洁，打扫。

"Can you clean the windows today?"

你今天能把窗户擦干净吗？

paycheck noun

/ˈpeɪtʃɛk/

工资，薪水

"He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses"

拿到第一份工资后他非常高兴，但之后很快就把所有的钱都挥霍在赛马上了。