breadwinner是什么意思？

breadwinner

英[ˈbredwɪnə(r)] 美[ˈbrɛdˌwɪnɚ]

• n. 养家糊口的人；

复数：breadwinners;

例句

• When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner. 她丈夫死后，她不得不赚钱养家。
• 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.
• When the breadwinner is ill, his children will do anything rather than starve. 大人病了, 儿女们做贼做娼也比饿着强!
• Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner... 社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
• I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner. 一直由我支付账单，维持家庭生计。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  养家糊口的人
  The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
  例句
  I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner. 一直由我支付账单，维持家庭生计。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  养家糊口的人
  When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner. 她丈夫死后，她不得不赚钱养家。

英英词典释义

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