| 单词 | seamstress |
| 释义 | seamstress noun[C] old-fashioneduk/ˈsiːm.strəs//ˈsem.strəs/us/ˈsiːm.strəs//ˈsem.strəs/a woman whosejobissewingand makingclothes 女裁缝Compare dressmaker tailornoun Knitting & sewing
seamstress| American Dictionaryseamstress noun[C] us/ˈsim·strəs/a woman whosejobissewing,esp.clothes Examplesofseamstressseamstress His wife supplemented their income by working as aseamstress. From theCambridge English Corpus Specific occupations reserved for women included those ofseamstress, laundress, weaver, spinner and the like. From theCambridge English Corpus There were a couple of domestic servants who had households of their own and one woman was registered as aseamstress. From theCambridge English Corpus The women among them found work as marketers and laundry women, domestics, seamstresses, teachers and artisans. From theCambridge English Corpus This was the most common profession of childless elderly women, although one woman was aseamstressand another was an owner of a restaurant. From theCambridge English Corpus Others worked as seamstresses, in the entertainment industry and hotels. From theCambridge English Corpus She had learnt to sew by herself and somehow had bought a second-hand, foot-powered sewing machine to work as aseamstress. From theCambridge English Corpus Three seamstresses and a few women lacking occupational data were also found. From theCambridge English Corpus What about looking at the actual products those seamstresses sewed - oddly absent from this book - as part of changing ideas about aesthetics, textiles, or fashion? From theCambridge English Corpus In 1880, there were some female shopkeepers, seamstresses, owners of restaurants, cooks, and workers, but women with occupations other than that of servant were very rare. From theCambridge English Corpus Acquiring domestic skills also would enable pupils of the lower stratum to earn their own livelihoods as seamstresses, laundrywomen, or cooks. From theCambridge English Corpus Through anthropological research and use of secondary sources, the authors place the persona of theseamstresscentre stage, viewing the transformations of clothing production and demand through her eyes. From theCambridge English Corpus Porter's study considers together seamstresses, cigarette workers and street vendors and explicitly excludes both paid and unpaid domestic labour - the most common forms of women's work. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, men do not become seamstresses, and there are other such professions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She has been unable to work since as aseamstress. 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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