landlady

landlady

英 ['læn(d)leɪdɪ]
　　美 ['lændledi]

n. 女房東；女地主；女店主

中文詞源：

landlady 女地主，女房東

比喻用法。

例句：

1. The landlady sighed contentedly.
房東太太心滿意足地嘆瞭口氣。

2. I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.
我聽到我的女房東偷偷地來到我的門前.

3. The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat.
女房東發現他們一直在違法轉租公寓.

4. The landlady came over to serve me.
女店主過來接待我.

5. I would not, if I were you, be inclined to discuss private business with the landlady.
我要是你，就不會跟房東太太談私事。