| 单词 | au pair |
| 释义 | au pair (oʊ peəʳ, US ɔː -) Word forms: plural au pairs countable noun An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children. au pair in British English (əʊ ˈpɛə, French o pɛr) noun 1. a. a young foreign person, usually a woman, who undertakes childcare or housework in exchange for board and lodging b. (as modifier) an au pair girl 2. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family verb 3. (intransitive) to work as an au pair adverb 4. as an au pair she worked au pair in Greece Word origin C20: from French: on an equal footingau pair in American English (oʊ ˈpɛr) a young person from another country, typically a young woman, who agrees to live with a family and help with child-care duties, housework, etc. in exchange for room and board Word origin Fr, lit., as an equalExamples of 'au pair' in a sentence |
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