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housework

noun
🔊/ˈhaʊswɜːk/
🔊/ˈhaʊswɜːrk/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the work involved in taking care of a home and family, for example cleaning and cooking家务劳动；家务事
    • to do the housework做家务
    Extra Examples
    • He does his fair share of housework.他分担一部份家务。
    • Her husband never helps with the housework.她丈夫从不帮忙做家务。
    • I spent all morning doing housework.我用了一个上午做家务。
    • The cook their own meals but they share the housework.厨师自己做饭，但他们分担家务。
    • The doctor said I could do a little light housework.医生说我可以做点儿轻松的家务活儿。
    • They share all the bills and housework.他们分担所有账单和家务。
    Topics Houses and homesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • light
    verb + housework
    • do
    • help with
    phrases
    • do your share of the housework
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