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dhobi
[ˈdəʊbi] [ˈdoʊbi]

  • n. 男洗衣工(等于 dhobie)

英英释义

Dhobi

  • abstract: Gadge Baba,

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

dhobi /ˈdəʊbɪ/

  • 1. 

    N (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman (在印度、马来亚、东非等,尤其以前)男洗衣工

权威例句

  • Twelve-year-old Saktha Naresh(ph) works as a Dhobi for part of the day, but he's also in school.

    NPR: Mumbai's Dhobi Toil With Laundry

  • Most of those working in what count as service jobs across Asia lead less modern and productive lives: shopkeepers, rickshaw-pullers, foot-masseuses, security guards, barbers, road-sweepers, dhobi-wallahs, lift attendants, rubbish-pickers and so on.

    ECONOMIST: Banyan

  • As long as Ren is around, there will be at least one Dhobi at work since he isn't likely to have enough money to retire unless his children get one of those high-tech jobs and support him in his old age.

    NPR: Mumbai's Dhobi Toil With Laundry

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