skivvy
n
(Brit infml derog 口, 贬) (usu female) servant, esp one who has to do menial jobs like cleaning and washing (通常为女性)仆人, 佣人(尤指专做清洗打杂等粗活儿的)
I'm no better than (ie I'm treated like) a skivvy in this house. 我在这个家里与仆人无异. skivvy, v (pt, pp skivvied) [I, Ipr]
~ (for sb) (Brit infml 口) work as a skivvy or as if one is a skivvy 做清洗打杂等粗活儿; 做(似)女佣的工作
She refused to skivvy for the whole family. 她不肯给全家当仆人.
🗣️ 情景例句
People who don't smoke think that cigarettes stink.
不吸烟的人认为烟的味道很差。
What sort of medicine do you take?
你吃的是什么药?
but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.