词汇 | seamstress |
释义 | seamstressWord family nounseamstressseamsterseamstressy , Occupations Sewing & knittingseam·stress /ˈsiːmstrəs, ˈsem- $ ˈsiːm-/ noun [countableC] 1. old-fashionedDLHBO a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes 女缝纫工,女裁缝 2. a woman who is good at sewing 善于缝纫的女人 Examples from the Corpus seamstress• One farmer's wife had a 52-week job as a seamstress, with an average of 24 hours per week.• Before Dad started courting her, she worked as a seamstress.• Six seamstresses had worked for a week to sew them on to the costumes.• The seamstresses at House of Design use the pattern to sew a custom-made dress in intricate detail.• He has three seamstresses on tour with him to run up new outfits. (1500-1600) seamster “person who sews”, from Old English seamestre, from seam |
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