amah

US [ˈɑmə]
UK [ˈɑːmə]
  • n.阿嬷（东亚或南亚国家的女佣、保姆或奶妈）
  • Web老妈子；阿妈；妈妈娘
Plural Form：amahs  

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amah
n.
1.
阿嬷（东亚或南亚国家的女佣、保姆或奶妈）(in S or E Asia) a woman employed by a family to clean, care for children, etc.

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Definition:
AllAll,阿嬷阿嬷,老妈子老妈子,阿妈阿妈,妈妈娘妈妈娘
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1.
Strong Ba vomits to his amah and did a grimace, that facial expression is clear to say again: "It be receiving scolding again. "
强巴向他阿妈吐吐舌头，做了个鬼脸，MonclerGiubbottiDonna，那表情分明再说：“又要挨骂了。”
qiáng bā xiàng tā ā mā tǔ tǔ shé tou , zuò le gè guǐ liǎn , MonclerGiubbottiDonna , nà biǎo qíng fēn míng zài shuō : " yòu yào ái mà le 。 "
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2.
My amah, Li Ma, spoke with me often, but never as a friend or confidante, something she would have regarded as unpardonable on her part.
我的阿妈，李妈，经常和我说话。但决不是以一个伙伴或知心朋友的身份，对她来说，似乎有什么她认为不可饶恕事情。
wǒ de ā mā , lǐ mā , jīng cháng hé wǒ shuō huà 。 dàn jué bù shì yǐ yī gè huǒ bàn huò zhī xīn péng yǒu de shēn fèn , duì tā lái shuō , sì hū yǒu shén me tā rèn wéi bù kě ráo shù shì qíng 。
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3.
Just now I said hello to Amah in Tibetan.
大牛：刚才那是我用藏语跟阿妈问好。
dà niú : gāng cái nà shì wǒ yòng zàng yǔ gēn ā mā wèn hǎo 。
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4.
Amah Liu glanced with irritation of her face.
柳妈不耐烦的看着她的脸。
liǔ mā bù nài fán de kàn zhe tā de liǎn 。
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5.
You took advantage of the trust these children placed in you as their ex-amah.
你利用孩子们因你是他们的前度褓姆，对你信任而犯案。
nǐ lì yòng hái zi men yīn nǐ shì tā men de qián dù bǎo mǔ , duì nǐ xìn rèn ér fàn àn 。
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6.
Daniel, what were you talking about with Amah?
大牛，你刚才跟阿妈在说什么呀？
dà niú , nǐ gāng cái gēn ā mā zài shuō shén me ya ?
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7.
Han Jia, look, Amah is waiting for us.
韩佳你看，阿妈等着我们呢。
hán jiā nǐ kàn , ā mā děng zhe wǒ men ne 。
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8.
Many homes in Singapore, for example, are built with a room to accommodate an 'amah, ' or a live-in caretaker and housekeeper.
比方说，新加坡许多住房都有一个供“阿姨”居住的房间。阿姨身兼住家保姆和管家双重角色。
bǐ fāng shuō , xīn jiā pō xǔ duō zhù fáng dōu yǒu yī gè gōng " ā yí " jū zhù de fáng jiān 。 ā yí shēn jiān zhù jiā bǎo mǔ hé guǎn jiā shuāng chóng jué sè 。
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