| 单词 | henpecked |
| 释义 | henpecked From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhenpeckedhen‧pecked /ˈhenpekt/ adjectiveRELATIONSHIPOBEYa man who is henpecked is always being told what to do by his wife, and is afraid to disagree with hera henpecked husbandExamples from the Corpushenpecked• In some polygamous species, such as the patas monkey, the males become henpecked.• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Rip Van Winkle, a kindly, lazy, henpecked man, set out for a remote part of the Catskill Mountains. |
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