"butling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 做管家工作
• 擔任管家角色

Definition

執行管家的職責，例如服務、管理家務人員或招待賓客。通常在非正式語境中用來形容某人暫時或出於善意擔任管家角色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「butling」為非正式現代用語，常用於輕鬆或戲謔語境，非傳統動詞。一般指臨時、非專業的管家工作。

Examples

He spent the evening butling at his sister's dinner party.

他晚上在妹妹的晚宴上**做管家工作**。

At the hotel, she was butling for the VIP guests.

在飯店，她正在為貴賓**擔任管家角色**。

My father ended up butling when our friends came over for dinner.

我爸爸在朋友來家喫飯時**當起了管家**。

I’ve been butling all morning—setting the table, serving coffee, you name it.

我整個早上都在**做管家工作**，擺桌子、送咖啡，什麼都做了。

Stop laughing! I’m just butling so everyone’s comfortable.

別笑了！我只是**做管家工作**讓大家都舒服一點。

You’re really good at butling; maybe you should do this professionally!

你真的很擅長**做管家工作**，也許該做為職業！