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单词 husband
释义 hus·band
I. \ˈhəzbənd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English housbonde, husbonde husbandman, married man, master of a house, from Old English hūsbonda master of a house, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi householder, peasant owning his own land — more at house, bond
1. obsolete : husbandman 1
2.
 a. : a married man
  < husband and wife should agree on how to budget the family income >
 b. : a man who on the basis of his tribal or societal institutions is considered to be married
  < under the levirate a man was obliged to become the husband of his brother's widow >
3.
 a. archaic : the manager of another's property : steward
 b. : ship's husband
4. : one that uses thriftily or saves for future use : hoarder
 < barren husbands of the gold — S.V.Benét >
 < speaks his whole mind gaily, and is not the cautious husband of a part — W.B.Yeats >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English husbonden, from housbonde, husbonde, n.
1. archaic : to plow and grow crops on (land) : cultivate
2.
 a. : to take care of : utilize to advantage : manage
  < the ancient Nile is controlled at its source … and its waters are to be husbanded for the benefit of the farmers — Elizabeth II >
 specifically : to equip, supply, and maintain (a ship)
 b. : to use sparingly or hold back for future use : conserve, save
  < husband one's strength or resources >
  < husband their air strength … for the best nights, rather than risk losses from the weather — A.A.Michie >
  < toys … husbanded for the benefit of baby — Robert Grant †1940 >
3. archaic : to marry or find a husband for
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