1 N-COUNT (学校、公寓等的)管理员 A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. (学校、公寓等的)管理员 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 janitor
2 N-COUNT 看门人;看管人 A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there. 看门人;看管人
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (政府、领导)临时的，代理的 A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. (政府、领导)临时的，代理的
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The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government and hold elections within six months.
军方打算将政权移交给临时政府,并在6个月内举行选举。
SYN temporary, holding, short-term, interim
4 N-COUNT 护理人;看护者 A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who is disabled, ill, or very young. 护理人;看护者
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 carer
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