wife
[waif]
n.妻子, 夫人
例句与用法:
He kissed his wife and children good-bye.
他吻别他的妻子和孩子。
The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.
那个狠心的男人抛弃了他的妻儿。
She tried to be an affectionate wife.
她试图做个温柔体贴的妻子。
He first met his wife in Rome.
他最初是在罗马碰到他的妻子的。
Beginning in1970, she spent more time sweeping Harry off his feet than she did in her real estate career. He divorced his wife of33 years and married Leona in1972 after she promised to lose20 pounds.
从1970年开始,她用在博得哈里欢心上的工夫超过经营房地产。哈里与结缡33年的发妻离异,1972年当利昂娜应许减肥20磅后和她结婚。
He treats his wife like a slave.
他把妻子当作奴隶看待。
Did you know he was cheating on his wife?
你知道他在欺骗他的妻子吗?
She is a good wife and a devoted mother.
她是一位贤妻良母。
词形变化:
n.[C]
1. 妻子, 太太, 夫人; 已婚妇女
The officials came to the party with their wives.
官员们携带妻子参加宴会。
2. 【古】妇人; (无知的)老妇人
3. (用以构成复合词)……妇, ……婆
wife
名词复数:wives
词形变化:
同义词:
spouse | mate | bride | married woman | partner | significant other | companion | consort | helpmeet | female | married | woman |
反义词:
husband |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.妻子
female spouse
female mate
married woman
同义参见:
bride
spouse
反义:
n.妻子
husband
wife[waif]n.1.■女人,妇人[仍用于复合词midwife,housewife等中]2.■妻子;夫人;已婚妇女3.■[俚语]同性恋伙伴关系中的被动方4.■喜爱的妓女,(特指)妓院老板喜爱的妓女vi., vt.1.■[罕用语]= wiveall the world and his wife见 worldbachelor's wife[罕用语]独身者理想中的妻子人尽可夫的女人;妓女Caesar's wife must (或 ought to) be above suspicion.[谚语]恺撒之妻不应被人怀疑;跟伟大人物有关的人必须洁身自爱。child wife很年轻的妻子common-law wife姘头;未经正式结婚仪式与男方同居的女人Dutch wife竹夫人(盛行于前荷属东印度群岛的长筒形抱枕)have (或 take) someone to wife娶某人为妻left-hand (或 left-handed) wife嫁给贵族的非贵族女子比丈夫身分低微的女子[俚语]小老婆[亦作 wife of the left hand]old wife老妇饶舌的老太婆;好搬弄是非的人老太婆脾气的男人The shoemaker's wife often goes in ragged shoes.[谚语]鞋匠的老婆没鞋穿。There is one good wife in the country and every man thinks he has her.[谚语]老婆是自己的好。wife of the left hand出身低贱的妻子wife out of Westminster可疑的妻子wife's equity【法律】妻子在平衡法中的权利变形n.wives
wifewife[waif]n.1.■(pl. wives[waivz])妻; 已婚妇女husband and wife夫妻have a wife已娶妻wedded [lawful] wife正妻, 合法配偶, 原配plural wives妻妾
继承用法wifedom,wifehoodn.1.■妻子的身分wifeless[ˈwaɪflɪs]adj.wifelike,wifelyadj.1.■妻子(般)的; (适于)已婚妇女的
(pl. wives )
- a married woman considered in relation to her husband
妻子,夫人,太太
■[with modifier]the wife of a man with a specified occupation
特殊职业者的妻子
a clergy wife.
牧师的妻子。
■(archaic & dialect)a woman, especially an old or uneducated one
(古,方)妇;婆;愚昧无知的老婆子
take a woman to wife
- (archaic)marry a woman
(古)娶妻
wifehood
noun
wifeless
adjective
wife-like
adjective
wifeliness
noun
wifely
adjective
语源
- Old English wīf 'woman', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib
wife
■A good husband makes a good wife.
[谚]夫善则妻贤。
■It is wrong for a man to conceal things from his wife.
一个男人对妻子隐瞒事情是不对的。
■A gentleman should call down any man who is rude to his wife.
一个绅士应该向任何对他妻子无礼的人提出决斗。
■Anything to do with our finances is my wife's province.
一切有关钱财的事都由我妻子管。
■Husband and wife have reversed roles.
丈夫和妻子互换了责任。
■The husband didn't plug in to what the wife was talking about.
丈夫根本没有留意听妻子在说些什么。
■In the husband wisdom, in the wife gentleness.
丈夫贵明智,妻子尚温柔。
■God blessed him with a beautiful wife.
上帝赐给他漂亮的妻子。
■Last week my wife and I arranged to see a house that was for sale.
上星期我和妻子准备去看一所待售的房子。
■Poor chap, his wife has just died.
不幸的小伙子啊,他刚刚死了妻子。
■Henry doesn't want his wife to be a clinging vine.
亨利不愿自己的妻子是个事事依赖丈夫的女人。
■Henry has had a bellyful of his wife's complaints.
亨利对他妻子那些抱怨话已经听厌了。
■My wife was disagreeable to me this morning.
今天早上我太太对我发脾气。
■His wife has a fit of nerves again this morning.
今天早晨他的妻子又发了一通神经。
■He just walk out on his wife and family without saying a word.
他一句话也没说就遗弃了妻子和儿女。
■He doesn't like music but his wife does.
他不喜欢音乐,可他的妻子却很喜欢。
■He ran away with his teacher's wife.
他与老师的妻子私奔了。
■He went off with his best friend's wife.
他与至友之妻逃之夭夭了。
■He's dumped his wife and gone off with one of his students.
他丢下妻子,跟自己的一个学生跑了。
■He was agitated about his wife's health.
他为他妻子的健康感到不安。
■He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death.
他从妻子死後越来越孤僻了。
■He never speaks an endearing word to his wife.
他从未封妻子说句亲密的话。
■He has never shown much consideration for his wife's needs.
他从来不大考虑妻子的需要。
■They lived together as husband and wife for years.
他们结为夫妇共同生活了很多年。
■He found the charity in memory of his late wife.
他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
■He go in search of a doctor for his sick wife.
他去为他生病的妻子找医生。
■He finds his wife has deserted him and with a dirty lowlife too.
他发现他妻子已抛弃他而去和一个龌龊的下流胚在一起。
■He unloaded his anger on his wife.
他向妻子倾吐他的怒气。
■He kissed his wife and children good-bye.
他吻别他的妻子和孩子。
■An ingenious idea suddenly came upon him when he was taking a walk with his wife.
他和他夫人散步时突然想到了一个绝妙的主意。
■His character is very different from his wife's.
他和他妻子的性格迥然不同。
■He came in, preceded by his wife.
他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。
■He and his wife busted up a year ago.
他和他的妻子一年前分居了。
■He and his wife had to move from one country to another.
他和他的妻子不得不从一个国家移居到另一个国家。
■He and his wife seem to be on the outs these days.
他和他的妻子最近似乎感情很不好。
■He is estranged from his wife.
他和妻子分居了。
■He had a row with his wife and just walked out on her.
他和妻子吵架後就把她抛弃了。
■He promenaded along the beach with his wife.
他和妻子沿着海滩散步。
■He was broken-hearted when his wife died.
他在妻子死去时,肝肠寸断。
■His wife has winked at his infidelity for years.
他多年来对妻子不忠,妻子也只装作不知情。
■He never got over the shock of losing his wife.
他失去妻子後便一蹶不振。
■His wife tut-tutted with annoyance.
他妻子不耐烦地咂著嘴。
■His wife made some pumpkin pies for supper.
他妻子做了一些南瓜馅饼作晚餐。
■His life has been hell since his wife came back.
他妻子回来以后,他的生活苦不堪言。
■His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.
他妻子对改进他言谈举止有潜移默化的影响。
■His wife stuck by him in good times and bad.
他妻子无论在顺境逆境中都对他不变心。
■After his wife's death, he seemed to give himself over to despair.
他妻子死後,似乎万念俱灰。
■His wife gave birth to triplets.
他妻子生了三胞胎。
■His wife poisoned him with arsenic.
他妻子用砒霜把他毒死了。
■His wife's death left him a vacuum in his life.
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚。