词组 | servant |
释义 | servant /ˈsɜːvənt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the houseadjectives/nouns + servanta domestic/household servant (=working in a house, usually as a cleaner) Many young girls became domestic servants.a faithful/loyal servant Williams was a faithful servant and told no one of his master’s secret.a trusted servant Paulus was a trusted servant of the emperor.a royal servant Dudley was a trusted royal servant.Your humble servant is an old-fashioned respectful way of ending a letter or introducing yourself to someone: Your humble servant, Philip Miller.verbshave a servant In those days, many families had servants.hire/employ a servant They were wealthy enough to employ servants.become a servant His daughter became a servant in the royal household.send a servant He sent his servant to see what was happening.servant + nounsa servant girl/boy A servant girl brought us some water.THESAURUS: servant maid a female servant in a large house, or a woman who cleans in a hotel: You rang a bell, and the maid would come down and let you in. chambermaid a woman whose job is to clean and tidy bedrooms in a hotel: She was a chambermaid at the Dorchester Hotel. housekeeper someone whose job is to manage the cleaning and cooking in a house or hotel: She was the housekeeper for a retired army general. cleaner someone whose jobs is to clean another person’s house, an office, hospital etc: I work as a cleaner. butler the main male servant in a house: Burrell was Princess Diana’s butler. valet a male servant who looks after a man’s clothes and serves his meals: He was a former valet of the prince. footman a male servant in the past who opened the door to visitors: The footman wouldn’t allow him to enter the palace. |
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