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wife [waif]
n.
(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
习惯用语
bachelor's wife 独身者理想中的妻子 妓女; 人尽可夫的女人
Caesar's wife must [ought to] be above suspicion. [谚]凯撒之妻不应该被人怀疑; 跟伟大人物有关系的人必须洁身自爱。
child wife 非常年青的妻子
common-law wife 未经正式结婚仪式与男方同居的女子; 姘头
Dutch wife 竹夫人(热带人用来减轻暑热的以竹或藤等编的长筒抱枕)
left-hand [left-handed] wife 嫁给贵族的非贵族女子, 比丈夫身分低微的女子 [俚]小老婆
old wife (多嘴的)老太婆 老太婆脾气的男子
give sb. to wife 嫁给某人
take [have] sb. to wife 娶某人为妻
The shoemaker's wife often goes in ragged shoes. [谚]鞋匠的老婆没鞋穿。
There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her. [谚]老婆还是自己的好。
现代英汉词典wife [waf]
n.
wives
妻子，太太
简明英汉词典wife [waif]
n.
妻子