housekeeping
noun /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the work involved in taking care of a house, especially shopping and managing money
家务(尤指采购和管理开支) - My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.
我持家无方,使得经济状况更加糟糕。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- poor
- …
- allowance
- money
- My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.
- the department in a hotel, a hospital, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms, etc.
(旅馆、医院、写字楼等的)总务处,后勤部 - Call housekeeping and ask them to bring us some clean towels.
给总务处打电话,让他们给我们送些干净的毛巾来。
- Call housekeeping and ask them to bring us some clean towels.
- (also housekeeping money especially in British English)the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for taking care of a house
家务开支 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- poor
- …
- allowance
- money
- jobs that are done to enable an organization or computer system to work well
内务处理 - The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.
公司通过如避免浪费等有效的内部管理方法节约了数量可观的资金。 - Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.
多数大公司现在用计算机进行会计运算和内务操作。
- The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.