housekeeping

Word family nounhousefulhousinghouse arresthouseboathouseboyhousebreakerhousebreakinghouse callhousecoathousecrafthouseflyhouse guesthouseholdhouseholderhousekeeperhousekeepinghousemaidhousemanhouse martinhousemasterhouse musichouseparenthouse partyhouseroomhousetophouse-warminghousewifehousewiferyhousewifeshiphouseworkhousing estatehouseadjectivehouselesshouseyhouseboundhouse-to-househouse-trainedhousewifelyverbhouse-sit

house·keep·ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU]

1 LOOK AFTER somethingthe work and organization of things that need to be done in a house, hotel etc, for example cooking and buying food 家务；后勤

the company in charge of the catering and housekeeping at the college

负责该大学饮食和后勤的公司

2. British EnglishBrE (also housekeeping money)MONEY an amount of money that is kept and used to pay for food and other things needed in the home 家务开支，家用钱

3. JOB/TASKjobs that need to be done to keep a system working properly 〔维持某个系统正常运转的〕内务工作

Examples from the Corpus

housekeeping• Despite the simplicity of his lifestyle, Alvin was messy to a degree that drove Holtz to add housekeeping to his duties.• Many precautions have been devised to avoid contamination, but scrupulous housekeeping is essential in any laboratory routinely undertaking the reaction.• Paperwork is our bugbear; we can manage the housekeeping between us.• In an ending worthy of Marilynne Robinson, she gives up housekeeping.• Some legislators set up housekeeping when the biennial gatherings began and played house for the six-month sessions.• Services include in-home care such as help with housekeeping, meals or grooming, or in nursing homes or community-based organizations.

From Longman Business Dictionary

housekeepinghouse·keep·ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU]

1the work and organization of the things that need to be done in a house or hotel, such as cleaning and cooking

Guests must vacate their rooms by 11 a.m. so that the housekeeping staff can clean the rooms.

2jobs that need to be done regularly to keep a system, organization etc working properly

The scandal at the bank was first dismissed as a housekeeping problem.

单词	housekeeping
释义	housekeeping Word family nounhousefulhousinghouse arresthouseboathouseboyhousebreakerhousebreakinghouse callhousecoathousecrafthouseflyhouse guesthouseholdhouseholderhousekeeperhousekeepinghousemaidhousemanhouse martinhousemasterhouse musichouseparenthouse partyhouseroomhousetophouse-warminghousewifehousewiferyhousewifeshiphouseworkhousing estatehouseadjectivehouselesshouseyhouseboundhouse-to-househouse-trainedhousewifelyverbhouse-sit house·keep·ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] 1 LOOK AFTER somethingthe work and organization of things that need to be done in a house, hotel etc, for example cooking and buying food 家务；后勤 the company in charge of the catering and housekeeping at the college 负责该大学饮食和后勤的公司 2. British EnglishBrE (also housekeeping money)MONEY an amount of money that is kept and used to pay for food and other things needed in the home 家务开支，家用钱 3. JOB/TASKjobs that need to be done to keep a system working properly 〔维持某个系统正常运转的〕内务工作 Examples from the Corpus housekeeping• Despite the simplicity of his lifestyle, Alvin was messy to a degree that drove Holtz to add housekeeping to his duties.• Many precautions have been devised to avoid contamination, but scrupulous housekeeping is essential in any laboratory routinely undertaking the reaction.• Paperwork is our bugbear; we can manage the housekeeping between us.• In an ending worthy of Marilynne Robinson, she gives up housekeeping.• Some legislators set up housekeeping when the biennial gatherings began and played house for the six-month sessions.• Services include in-home care such as help with housekeeping, meals or grooming, or in nursing homes or community-based organizations. From Longman Business Dictionary housekeepinghouse·keep·ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU] 1the work and organization of the things that need to be done in a house or hotel, such as cleaning and cooking Guests must vacate their rooms by 11 a.m. so that the housekeeping staff can clean the rooms. 2jobs that need to be done regularly to keep a system, organization etc working properly The scandal at the bank was first dismissed as a housekeeping problem.
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