caretaker

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n. 照顾者, 看管者, 看守人 [法] 看守员, 管理员, 看管人

发音

US /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/
其它
UK /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/

词形变化

caretakers 复数 caretakers

教材释义与例句

名词

看管者；看门人；守护者

形容词

临时代理的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

    管理人

    护工

    看护

    照顾者

    Her dad was a cemetery caretaker for many years. There was a lot of landscaping work. The gravedigging itself was done with backhoes.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).

adj.
  1. 1.

    Temporary, on a short term basis.

    看守

    临时

    英国

    Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

official keeper steward custodian functionary

下位词 6

super superintendent concierge sexton verger sacristan

相关短语

caretaker government [法] 暂时政府 caretaker governments caretaker speech 儿语化语言（指与儿童或语言初学习者交谈时用的浅显易懂的语言）

词源

From care + taker.

来源：wiktionary