chare

n. 打杂女佣 vi. 打杂, 做零工

发音

UK /t͡ʃɛə/
US /t͡ʃɛɹ/

词形变化

chares 复数 chares chared chares 三单 charing charing 现在分词 chared 过去式 chared 过去分词

别名

char chore

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").

  2. 2.

    A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

v.
  1. 1.

    To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

    不及物

词源

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

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