husbands
husbands — noun
1. the male partners in marriages; the plural form of husband, used when referring
the male partners in marriages; the plural form of husband, used when referring to more than one married man.
Both husbands cooked dinner together while their wives watched a movie.
plural subject: both husbands + verb
Ada and Mira complained that their husbands always forgot to take out the trash.
possessive: their husbands
The two husbands at the dinner party discussed soccer for an hour.
Shirin's mother had three husbands during her long life in Tehran.
Many husbands now stay home to look after the children while their wives work.
- wives
the female counterpart
文法句型
plural of husband
用法筆記
Plural inflection of 'husband'. Treat as a regular countable noun; use 'their husbands' when each subject in a plural group has one husband each.
常見錯誤
husbands — verb
1. manages a limited resource with great care, using only small amounts so that the
manages a limited resource with great care, using only small amounts so that the supply lasts a long time; the third person singular form of the verb husband.
Faisal husbands his water carefully during the long trek across the desert.
husbands + resource noun (water)
The old farmer husbands every drop of rain that falls on his small field.
husbands + every + countable resource
Joon husbands her energy by taking short naps between her hospital shifts.
Élise husbands her savings so that she can pay for college without loans.
Marco husbands the firewood, knowing that winter has only just begun.
文法句型
husbands + noun (resource)
用法筆記
Formal and somewhat literary; common in writing about farming, finance, or survival. The object is almost always a finite resource (water, money, energy, food, strength).