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domestic

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adj.家庭的,国内的,与人共处的,驯服的

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副词:domestically

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dom=house(房屋)

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domestic


/də'mestɪk; də`mɛstɪk/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 of the home, household or family 家庭的; 家务的
*domestic water, gas, etc supplies 家庭用水、用气等的供应
* a domestic help, ie a servant, esp a cleaner 佣人(尤指清洁工)
* domestic bliss, unrest, upheavals, etc 家庭的欢乐、不宁、剧变等
* She's very domestic, ie prefers home life to going out, or is good at and likes cooking, housework, etc. 她非常喜欢家庭生活(深居简出或善于烹饪、做家务等).
2 of or inside a particular country, not foreign or international 本国的; 国内的
*domestic trade, exports, production, etc 国内贸易、本产出口、本地产品
* domestic flights, ie to and from places within a country 国内班机.
3 (of animals) kept on farms or as pets; not wild (指动物)驯养的, 作宠物饲养的, ž野生的.

n household servant, esp a cleaner 仆人, 佣人(尤指清洁工).
1. Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
    姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的,从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时,但他们很难使她称心如意。

2. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.
    这一趋势损害了国内的玫瑰种植商,例如被认为是美国玫瑰种植大户的加州的约翰逊花卉公司。

3. The volume of rose imports has already crushed some domestic growers.
    大量的进口玫瑰已经挤垮了国内一些种植商。

4. He is a very domestic man.
    他是一位十分爱家的人。

5. During that time she so gained my aunt´s confidence, that she was put in charge of the domestic staff.
    在此期间,她赢得了姑母的赏识,甚至当上了大管家。

6. A number of domestic animals have some utility for man while they are alive.
    一些家畜在活着的时候对人类有一定的用途。

7. Another moment of tension descends while students await the domestic flight that will take them to their temporary home in America.
    学生们在等待美国国内班机把他们带到在美国的临时家庭时又紧张了一阵。

8. Moreover, less than 10% of female high-school seniors expect to spend their adult lives solely as mothers and domestic managers, while nearly 90% are committed to having both a career and a marriage based on equality.
    此外只有不到10%的女高中生期望着将来以仅仅是母亲和女当家人的身份来度过她们的成年生活,而差不多占90%的女生则决心既要有一份职业,又要有一个以男女平等为基础的婚姻。

9. If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
    如果她活到今天,她将不能就她热衷的话题"佣人"发表意见了。

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