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
This is terrible.
真是太糟了。
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.