womenfolk
noun[plural]
old-fashioneduk/ˈwɪm.ɪn.fəʊk/us/ˈwɪm.ɪn.foʊk/the women in afamilyorsociety:
（某家庭或社会中的）女性，女人们Thecommunallandiscultivatedby the womenfolk in thetribe.这个部落中的公共土地由女性来耕种。
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| 单词 | womenfolk |
| 释义 | womenfolk noun[plural] old-fashioneduk/ˈwɪm.ɪn.fəʊk/us/ˈwɪm.ɪn.foʊk/the women in afamilyorsociety: （某家庭或社会中的）女性，女人们Thecommunallandiscultivatedby the womenfolk in thetribe.这个部落中的公共土地由女性来耕种。 Compare menfolkold-fashioned Examplesofwomenfolkwomenfolk The actors impersonate 'faithfully' without parodying their female counterparts as to do so would only serve to ridicule and belittle their ownwomenfolk. From theCambridge English Corpus Also, the implication was that celibate men were either ' unnatural ' or, in reality, predatory on unsuspecting and trustingwomenfolk. From theCambridge English Corpus The vast majority of those who were building engines ready to go straight into the bombers were thewomenfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot afford to let our country be denuded of itswomenfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have found greater difficulty in bringing home the message of road safety towomenfolkthan to the children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The men on strike have been fortified by theirwomenfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were complaints bywomenfolkof too much sport and complaints by the men of not enough sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is our duty to spare as much pain as we possibly can for ourwomenfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They said that ourwomenfolkwere not sufficiently practised to make good mechanics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The evil effects of the existing housing system penalise ourwomenfolkmore than any other section of the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A man might do it; none of thewomenfolkcares to do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The weaker they are, the greater the need for effective policing, so that the young, the old, the fragile and ourwomenfolkare protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For every hour you put on to the men you put three hours on to theirwomenfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Often ourwomenfolkhave no assistance whatever in order to keep their homes straight during the child-bearing period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I must say that not only children, butwomenfolkalso, are very badly treated under this scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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