breadwinner
英 [ˈbredwɪnə(r)] 美 [ˈbrɛdˌwɪnɚ]

n.

养家糊口的人；

变形

复数：breadwinners

英英释义

breadwinner[ 'bred,winə ]

• n.one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Most likely, you aren't the family breadwinner.
   通常情况下，你并不需要养家糊口。
2. When his father died, he became the breadwinner of the family.
   父亲死后，他便成了全家养家糊口的人。
3. He is the only breadwinner of the five-people family.
   他是这五口之家唯一挣钱的人。
4. If the breadwinner deserts the family, it will be left penniless.
   如果家庭支柱离家出走,那么这个家庭将会一文不名。

权威例句

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