caretaker

英 ['keəteɪkə(r)] 美 ['kerteɪkər]

• adj. 临时代理的
• n. 看门人；看管人

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]看门人

   person who is employed to look after a house,building,etc.

2. [C]（主人外出时房地产的）看管人，代管人

   a person who looks after a house or land when the owner is absent

3. [C]照看人；监护人；护理人员

   a person such as a teacher, parent, nurse, etc. who takes care of other people

adj. (形容词)

1. 暂时代理的；临时的

   holding power temporarily;interim

英英释义

Noun:

1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily;

   "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This block of flats has a non-resident caretaker.
   这座公寓的管理员不在公寓里住。
2. The caretaker stokes up twice a day.
   管理员每天往火里加两次煤。
3. The caretaker of the warehouse was trustworthy.
   那个看管仓库的人是很可靠的。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. At the end of the day, the children put their chairs on their desks so that the caretaker could sweep the floor of the classroom.
   当一天结束时，孩子们将椅子放到桌子上以便管理员清扫教室地板。
2. The children can help clear up after a school event if the caretaker is ill.
   在管理员生病的情况下，学校活动之后孩子们可以帮忙收拾。
3. He is the caretaker of our school.
   他是我们学校的管理员。
4. He's the caretaker of a huge mansion in California.
   他是加利福尼亚一座大厦的管理人。
5. Large houses often have a caretaker who does the gardening and repairs.
   大宅子常有个管理人，负责侍弄花园和修缮工作。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. For a year he held the premiership in a caretaker capacity.
   他担任了一年的临时代总理。
2. The club has recently appointed a caretaker manager.
   俱乐部最近任命了一名临时代理经理。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• caretaker government 看守政府
• caretaker manager 代经理

近反义词

【近义词】

• custodian 管理人
• steward 乘务员
• concierge 门房
• warden 看守人
• porter 搬运工