单词 | husband |
释义 | hus·band I. 1. obsolete 2. a. < husband and wife should agree on how to budget the family income > b. < under the levirate a man was obliged to become the husband of his brother's widow > 3. a. archaic b. 4. < 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. 1. archaic 2. a. < the ancient Nile is controlled at its source … and its waters are to be husbanded for the benefit of the farmers — Elizabeth II > specifically b. < 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 |
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