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womenfolk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wom·en·folk /ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk $ -foʊk/ noun [plural] old-fashioned  WOMANall the women in a particular family or society 〔某个家庭或社会中的〕(全体)妇女 menfolk
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womenfolkBut he had chosen to serve his womenfolk with constancy.Peasant settlers were short of womenfolk, as were the soldiers and hunters.Up on the scaffolding, the two rugged manly types whistled at the womenfolk.Some of the womenfolk had turned away, unable to look.Next day they were off again, leaving the wounded and rejected to make life a misery for their womenfolk.Why would peasants be more considerate of their womenfolk?A lot of ingenious men get around this problem by communicating to their womenfolk via their T-shirts.Their womenfolk were dressed in tanned skins with beads woven into their hair.
wom·en·folk nounChineseSyllable
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womenfolk
womenfolk /ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk $ -foʊk/ noun [plural] old-fashioned
all the women in a particular family or society ⇨ menfolk


women·folkBrE /ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪmɪnfoʊk/ 🔊 noun [plural] (formal or humorous) all the women in a community or family, especially one that is led by men (一个集体或家庭的,尤指由男人领导的)女人们,妇女们The male hunters brought back the food for their womenfolk to cook. 男猎手们带回食物让他们的女人烹调。🔊🔊   compare menfolk