breadwinner /ˈbrɛdˌwɪnə/ (also bread-winner) 1.N-COUNT The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things. 养家糊口的人 [1]
2、bread-earner. 中文:养家糊口的人. 例句: You have to bear in mind that you are the only bread-earner in the family and that you shouldthink twice before doing anything. 你必须要牢记,你是家里唯一的顶梁柱,你做任何事情之前都要三思。
You have to bear in mind that you are the only bread-earner in the family and that you should think twice before doing anything. 你 必须 要 牢记 , 你 是 家里 唯一 的 顶梁柱 , 你 做 任何 事情 之前 都 要 三思 。
顶梁柱:backbone, 本义脊椎,主脊,中流砥柱,,可以作为顶梁柱讲;“母亲埃伦是家里的顶梁柱:Mother Ellen is the backbone of the whole family". 除此之外,pillar(本义柱子,栋梁),breadwinner(养家糊口的人)也可以。比如说“他是我的精神支柱 He is my spiritual pillar."