单词 | servant |
释义 | servant nounadjective | verb + servant | servant + verb | servant + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted忠诚的仆人;亲信;忠仆➤humble, obedient恭敬的/顺从的仆人➤good好雇员◆he has been a good servant to this club.他一直是这个俱乐部的优秀职员。➤female, male女仆;男仆▸➤hired雇佣仆役➤indentured契约仆役▸➤personal私人侍从▸➤domestic, farm, house, household家仆;农场雇工➤palace, royal王宫/王室仆从➤civil, crown, law法律) , public公务员;王室官员◆a powerful committee of politicians and civil servants权力很大的一批政客和公务员◆two senior civil servants were sent from whitehall to work within the ministry of home affairs.白厅两位资深公职人员被调去内政部工作。verb + servant➤employ, have雇佣仆人;有仆人➤call唤仆人◆he called his servant to light a candle in his study.他唤仆人来给书房点上蜡烛。➤order命令仆人servant + verb➤serve sb, wait on sb仆人服侍某人/侍候某人◆an army of servants waited on the general's household.一大帮仆人侍候着将军一家。➤work仆人干活➤bustle, run, rush, scurry仆人四下忙碌;侍从忙来忙去;仆人跑来跑去◆servants scurried around him.仆人们围着他跑前跑后。➤bow仆人鞠躬◆the two servants bowed and left the room.两个仆从鞠躬后离开了房间。servant + noun➤boy, girl年轻男仆/女仆preposition➤servant to⋯的仆人◆he banishes kent, a loyal servant to king lear.他流放了李尔王忠实的臣子肯特伯爵。phrases➤an army of servants一帮随从◆the duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.公爵夫人在大批随从的簇拥下抵达。➤a servant of the crown (bre) 王室侍从➤a servant of the people公仆➤a servant of god神职人员➤servants' quarters仆人的住处 servant nounservant ♦︎ maid ♦︎ housekeeper ♦︎ butler ♦︎ cleaner ♦︎ footman ♦︎ valetthese are all words for a person who works in another person's house, and cooks and cleans for them or serves them in some other way.这些词均表示仆人、管家。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a personal servant / maid◆a live-in maid / housekeeper◆to have a servant / maid / housekeeper / butler / cleaner / footman / valet■ servant [countable] a person who works in another person's house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them仆人;佣人◆she got a job as a domestic servant.她找到一份做家仆的工作。◆they treat their mother like a servant.他们对待自己的母亲像对待佣人一样。ⓘ servant is usually only used to talk about people who did this work in the past, or people who work for extremely rich or noble families in modern times. it would be considered offensive to call sb who cooks or cleans for an ordinary family a servant. * servant 通常仅指旧时的仆人或佣人,或指现代富豪或贵族家庭中干活的人。把在普通家庭中帮忙做饭或清洁的人称作 servant,会被认为是冒犯。■ maid [countable] a female servant in a house or hotel女仆;侍女;(旅馆的)女服务员◆she was a lady's maid to lady fleetham.她是弗利特姆夫人的侍女。◆there is a maid to do the housework.有个女仆做家务活。◆the maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.我们回到房间时女服务员正在换床单。ⓘ like servant, maid is used to talk about a person who did this work in the past, or sb who works for a rich or noble family in modern times. however, maid or chambermaid is also used to talk about a girl or woman who cleans rooms in a hotel or holiday home.与 servant 一样,maid 通常仅用于指旧时的女仆或侍女,或指现代富豪或贵族家庭中干活的女人。不过,maid 或 chambermaid 也用于指在旅馆或度假别墅打扫房间的女工。■ housekeeper /haʊskiːpə(r)/ [countable] a person, usually a woman, whose job is to manage the shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. in a house or institution管家,杂务主管(通常为女性)◆miss mack had been housekeeper at the hall for many years.麦克小姐已在大宅里当了多年的管家。■ butler [countable] the main male servant in a large house男管家◆the butler announced that dinner was served.管家通报说晚餐端上桌了。■ cleaner [countable] a person whose job is to clean other people's houses or offices, etc.清洁工◆i met him while i was working as a cleaner in a hospital.我是在医院做清洁工时遇见他的。■ footman /fʊtmən/ [countable] a male servant in a house in the past, who opened the door to visitors, served food at table, etc.(旧时宅院的)男仆,门房,侍者◆she summoned a footman, who duly arrived.她召唤男仆,男仆马上就来了。note 辨析 butler or footman?the butler is the chief male servant of a household who is in charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services; a footman is a person, especially in the past, who wore a uniform and opened doors for people. a footman sometimes served at the table as well. * butler 指家庭的男管家,负责管理其他雇工、接待客人、安排膳食,以及打理各种私人事务; footman 尤指旧时身着制服专门负责开门的人。footman 有时也在餐桌旁服务。■ valet /væleɪ, vælɪt-->, name also væleɪ-->/ [countable] a man's personal servant who takes care of his clothes, serves his meals, etc.(照管男主人衣食等的)贴身仆人,仆从◆his valet brought him his letters.他的贴身仆人给他送来了信件。ⓘ in modern american english a valet is a person who parks your car for you at a hotel or restaurant.在现代美式英语中,valet 指在旅馆或饭店为顾客停车的服务员◆do they have valet parking?他们有代客泊车的服务吗?servant [countable] a person who works in another person's house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them仆人;佣人◆she got a job as a domestic servant.她找到一份做家仆的工作。◆they treat their mother like a servant.他们对待自己的母亲像对待佣人一样。ⓘ servant is usually only used to talk about people who did this work in the past, or people who work for extremely rich or noble families in modern times. it would be considered offensive to call sb who cooks or cleans for an ordinary family a servant. * servant 通常仅指旧时的仆人或佣人,或指现代富豪或贵族家庭中干活的人。把在普通家庭中帮忙做饭或清洁的人称作 servant,会被认为是冒犯。servant/ˈsɜ:vənt ||; ˈsɝvənt/noun [c] a person who is paid to work in sb's house, doing work such as cooking, cleaning, etc 佣人;仆人 ☞look at civil servant. 参看civil servant。 ser·vant /`sɜvənt; ˈsɜːvənt/n [c]someone whose job is to live in another person's house and do jobs such as cleaning and cooking, especially in past times [尤指旧时的]仆人,佣人 ☞ servant |
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