housework

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

house·work /ˈhaʊswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun [uncountableU]

JOB/TASKwork that you do to take care of a house, for example washing, cleaning etc 家务（劳动） → chore

do (the) housework

I spent all morning doing the housework.

我整个上午都在做家务。

I don’t like doing housework.

我不爱干家务。

5 grammar 语法

Housework is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. housework是不可数名词，没有复数形式，其后要用单数动词

the belief that housework is women’s work

认为家务劳动专属于妇女的观念

n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?

Housework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say:

I help my mother with the housework.

✗Don’t say: I help my mother with the houseworks.

Housework is followed by a singular verb:

All the housework was done by him.

Examples from the Corpus

housework• Housework takes up most of my time in the evenings.• After Mass they would begin their assigned housework duties, cooking, washing or administration.• I hate doing housework so I pay someone to do it for me.• Thus some feminists have argued that there should be wages for housework.• Unfortunately, both parents often work today, and after work they have housework, cleaning, laundry to do.• She knew she had visited heavy housework upon herself because of her attitude.• Well, I did all my housework this morning, though you wouldn't think it to look at the place now.• But because work is not a component of the feminine stereotype housework lacks any conceptualization in sociology as work.• She cooks the teas and does the housework and everything.• And he knew I was a soft touch, that I did most of the housework so he could be free.• I've got to catch up on the housework this weekend.• None of her kids ever help with the housework.• We encourage our kids to help with the housework.

do (the) housework• Marjorie did the housework, Margarett paid the bills.• She put Hansel in a little cage and ordered Gretel to do housework.• She was happy to do the housework, and live at home with Tabby and me.• She does not want to do housework.• Rachel Oh come off it, Sheil, I know men who do housework.• Then she would do housework, but it was such an austere cottage that there was hardly anything to do.

词汇	housework
释义	housework Word family nounhousefulhousinghouse arresthouseboathouseboyhousebreakerhousebreakinghouse callhousecoathousecrafthouseflyhouse guesthouseholdhouseholderhousekeeperhousekeepinghousemaidhousemanhouse martinhousemasterhouse musichouseparenthouse partyhouseroomhousetophouse-warminghousewifehousewiferyhousewifeshiphouseworkhousing estatehouseadjectivehouselesshouseyhouseboundhouse-to-househouse-trainedhousewifelyverbhouse-sit house·work /ˈhaʊswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU] JOB/TASKwork that you do to take care of a house, for example washing, cleaning etc 家务（劳动） → chore do (the) housework I spent all morning doing the housework. 我整个上午都在做家务。 I don’t like doing housework. 我不爱干家务。 5 grammar 语法 Housework is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. housework是不可数名词，没有复数形式，其后要用单数动词 the belief that housework is women’s work 认为家务劳动专属于妇女的观念 n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable? Housework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: I help my mother with the housework. ✗Don’t say: I help my mother with the houseworks. Housework is followed by a singular verb: All the housework was done by him. Examples from the Corpus housework• Housework takes up most of my time in the evenings.• After Mass they would begin their assigned housework duties, cooking, washing or administration.• I hate doing housework so I pay someone to do it for me.• Thus some feminists have argued that there should be wages for housework.• Unfortunately, both parents often work today, and after work they have housework, cleaning, laundry to do.• She knew she had visited heavy housework upon herself because of her attitude.• Well, I did all my housework this morning, though you wouldn't think it to look at the place now.• But because work is not a component of the feminine stereotype housework lacks any conceptualization in sociology as work.• She cooks the teas and does the housework and everything.• And he knew I was a soft touch, that I did most of the housework so he could be free.• I've got to catch up on the housework this weekend.• None of her kids ever help with the housework.• We encourage our kids to help with the housework. do (the) housework• Marjorie did the housework, Margarett paid the bills.• She put Hansel in a little cage and ordered Gretel to do housework.• She was happy to do the housework, and live at home with Tabby and me.• She does not want to do housework.• Rachel Oh come off it, Sheil, I know men who do housework.• Then she would do housework, but it was such an austere cottage that there was hardly anything to do.
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