| 释义 |
au pairau pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/ noun [countable]   au pairOrigin: 1800-1900 French ‘on equal terms’ - The au pair may have a different view of her status in the household than her employers do.
someone who is paid to look after children► babysitter also sitter American someone who is paid to look after children when their parents go out for the evening: · I'll come with you if I can get a babysitter for Friday.· I guess we should have some snacks around for the sitter. ► childminder British /babysitteror sitter American someone who is paid to look after children while their parents are at work: · Sheila's setting up in business as a registered childminder (=on a special list of childminders that have been approved by the authorities).· I asked my childminder to do what I do when Laura is naughty. ► nanny a woman who is paid to look after someone else's children, and who sometimes lives in the house with the family: · He turned and flung himself into his nanny's arms.· I can't afford a nanny. ► au pair someone, usually a young person from a foreign country, who lives with a family and helps with work around the house and with looking after the children. Au pairs often do this kind of work in order to learn about another country and its language: · Working as an au pair, I spend most of my time with young children, so I dress casually.· Don't worry, the au pair will clean it up. ► childcare/child care also day care American an arrangement in which young children are looked after during the day while their parents are at work: · Even women in well-paid jobs, who can afford childcare, are faced with managing the home and a career.· After-school childcare is an area of particular importance to many working mothers.· How much does it cost an employer to provide daycare facilities?childcare/daycare center: · She works in a daycare center.in daycare: · Jordan's been in daycare since he was six months old. a young person, usually a woman, who stays with a family in a foreign country to learn the language, and looks after their children for a small wage |