housewife

名词 housewife:

1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
   同义词：homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house

1. Her mother is a thrifty housewife.
   她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。
2. She's a housewife when she's not teaching English, that is.
   她是个家庭主妇－－是指她不教英语的时候。
3. My mother is a housewife.
   我妈妈是个家庭妇女。
4. The American housewife probably goes shopping only once or twice a week.
   美国家庭主妇可能一星期只购物一、二次。
5. She is a career woman rather than a housewife.
   她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。
6. Many women chose to be a housewife after marriage.
   许多妇女选择了在婚后当家庭主妇。