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stay-at-home

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈstay-at-ˌhome adjective [only before noun]  staying at home, rather than working somewhere else, usually in order to take care of children 〔通常为了照顾孩子〕待在家里的 a stay-at-home mom 在家不上班的妈妈
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stay-at-homeBut at 22, can Kiefer Sutherland really be the stay-at-home family man he would have us believe?There's a stigma attached to the stay-at-home mum, as if she hasn't a brain between the ears!The Government is encouraging women back into the workforce - I think stay-at-home mums should be encouraged, too.The 16-page glossy brochure based on commercial women's weeklies contained articles on Labour's policy to help working and stay-at-home mums.What makes cognac the international high-flyer, and armagnac the spotty, stay-at-home plodder?
ˈstay-at-ˌhome adjectiveChineseSyllable
staying at Corpus in working usually rather than else, somewhere home,


stay-at-home
ˈstay-at-ˌhome adjective [only before noun]
staying at home, rather than working somewhere else, usually in order to take care of children:
    a stay-at-home mom


stay-at-homeBrE /ˈsteɪ ət həʊm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪ ət hoʊm/ 🔊 noun(informal, often disapproving) a person who rarely goes out or does anything exciting 不爱出门的人;恋家的人;死气沉沉的人
stay-at-homeBrE /ˈsteɪ ət həʊm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪ ət hoʊm/ 🔊 adjectivea stay-at-home mother or father is one who stays at home to take care of their children instead of going out to work 全职照顾家庭的