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housewifely
adjective
uk /ˈhaʊs.waɪf.li/ us /ˈhaʊs.waɪf.li/
like or typical of a housewife(= a woman whose work is inside the home, doing the cleaning, cooking, etc.): 像家庭主妇一样的，家庭主妇式的
She had taken on the role of housewifely caretaker. 她承担了家庭主妇式的照顾者角色。
At four o'clock every day she did a housewifely tidying up. 每天四点钟，她都会像家庭主妇一样把东西整理一遍。
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housewife
In a housewifely kind of way, he went to the kitchen and returned with a plate of sandwiches.
She seemed obsessed with her housewifely duties, wiping and dusting everything in sight.
The fact is that some housewifely talents are more useful than others.
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airing
bed
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clean something out
dust
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freshen (someone/something) up
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muck
sandblast
smarten (someone/something) up
spiff someone/something up
spit
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spring-clean
spruce
tidy
valet
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