housework
n.家务劳动
◎do housework做家务
share housework分担家务
chore
n.家庭杂务
spring clean 大扫除
housecleaning
n.清扫房屋
straighten up 清理,把…弄整洁
tidy up 收拾,整理
clean-up
n.清除,清扫工作
change the sheet 换床单
gather up 收集
pile up 堆满
laundry pile 衣服堆积成山
hang up the clothes 晒衣服
fold the clothes 叠衣服
iron the shirt 熨烫衬衫
sweep
n./v. 打扫
◎sweep away清除
scrub
v.(用力)擦洗
n.擦洗
◎scrub out擦掉
wipe
v.擦拭
◎wipe off擦掉
flush
v.冲洗
◎flush out冲掉
apron
n.围裙
mop
n.拖把
v. 擦干;用拖把拖(地板)
◎mop up擦去/mop the floor拖地板
dishcloth
n.洗碗布
rag
n.抹布
◎oily rag沾满油污的抹布/cotton rag棉抹布
broom
n.扫帚
◎broom closet杂物室,清洁间
vacuum
n.真空吸尘器
v. 用吸尘器打扫
◎vacuum cleaner吸尘器
dust collector 除尘器
detergent
n.清洁剂
◎dish detergent碗碟洗涤剂
tile cleaner 瓷砖清洗剂
sink
n.水槽,洗涤槽
◎kitchen sink厨房水槽
wipe the table 擦桌子
dirty
a.肮脏的
v. 弄脏
◎dirty water脏水/dirty laundry脏衣服
dusty
a.满是灰尘的
◎dusty road满是尘土的路
gross
a.令人恶心的
v. 使作呕
◎gross out使(人)作呕
pigsty
n.肮脏的地方
mess
n.乱七八糟,混乱
◎in a mess一团糟
stain
n.污渍
◎stain remover去污剂
smudge
n.(模糊的)污迹,污痕
trash
n.废物,垃圾
◎take out the trash把垃圾扔出去
dump
v.倒垃圾
dustbin
n.垃圾桶
garbage
n.(生活)垃圾
◎garbage bag垃圾袋/garbage can垃圾桶
junk
v.把…当作废物扔弃;丢弃
n.无用的东西,废旧杂物
A:Stop beefing about your housework!(不要对你的家务劳动没完没了地抱怨!)
B:But I had been worn out.(可我已经累得筋疲力尽了。)
A:How would you like to clean the room?(你想怎么打扫房间呢?)
B:Use the dust collector.(用除尘器。)