distaff
英[ˈdɪstɑ:f]
美[ˈdɪstæf]
基本释义
- n.
- 卷线杆，拉线棒
实用例句
The worker is pushing the distaff.
工人们正在推卷线杆.
期刊摘选
The foot on the cradle, the hand on the distaff, a sign of good housewife.
脚踩摇篮手纺纱, 一定是个好当家.
期刊摘选
They may find they have more two on their distaff that they know how to spin.
他们会发现他们的事多得无从下手.
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英英释义
Noun
1. the sphere of work by women
2. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
Adjective
1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman;
"female sensitiveness"
"female suffrage"