今日短語(yǔ)
Breadwinner 養(yǎng)家糊口的人
今日短語(yǔ)
名詞 “breadwinner” 來(lái)自 “bread（面包）” 和 “winner（贏家）”。這個(gè)合成詞的字面意思是 “贏回面包的人”，它實(shí)際用來(lái)指 “外出工作、掙錢養(yǎng)家的人”。如果想強(qiáng)調(diào)某人是全家唯一的經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱，則可以在 “breadwinner” 前加上形容詞 “sole（唯一的）”，即 “the sole breadwinner（家中唯一養(yǎng)家糊口的人）”。
例句
We both used to work, but when the baby was born, Mike became the sole breadwinner.
我們倆過(guò)去都工作，但孩子出生后，邁克成為了家里唯一掙錢養(yǎng)家的人。
As a single mum, my sister had to work to pay the bills. She was the sole breadwinner of the family.
作為一個(gè)單身母親，我妹妹不得不工作賺錢，支付家庭開支。她是家里唯一的經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱。
After Barry lost his job, Tina became the main breadwinner.
巴里丟掉工作后，蒂娜成了家里主要的經(jīng)濟(jì)來(lái)源。
