husband

• 指婚姻关系中的男性伴侣，即已婚女子的配偶。

A noun referring to a male partner in a marriage or marital relationship.

1. Married manA1formal

   A man who is married to a woman.

   丈夫

   • Her husband works as an engineer.
   • They have been husband and wife for ten years.
   • The husband helped his wife with the groceries.

   同义词better halfconsorthubbymateold manpartnerspouse

• 动词，指谨慎、节约地管理或使用资源；节省使用。

A verb meaning to manage or use resources carefully and economically; to conserve.

1. Manage resources carefullyC1formal

   To use or manage resources, such as money, time, or energy, in a careful and economical way.

   节俭使用

   • The farmer husbanded his water supply during the drought.
   • She husbanded her energy for the final sprint.
   • They husbanded their savings to buy a house.

   同义词budgetconserveeconomizemanagepreservesave

   反义词squanderwaste