Valet

(noun.) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; 'Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man'.

(verb.) serve as a personal attendant to.

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• He brought a native servant with him, who was his valet and pipe-bearer and who wore the Sedley crest in silver on his turban. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I leave twenty pound a year to my valet; and I defy any man after I have gone to find anything against my character. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He threw out a gold coin for the valet to pick up, and all the heads craned forward that all the eyes might look down at it as it fell. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• He has been under his valet's hands this morning to be made presentable and is as well got up as the circumstances will allow. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• His valet stood behind him with a smelling-bottle ready in one hand, and a white handkerchief, saturated with eau-de-Cologne, in the other. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Oblige me by giving that man permission to withdraw, I said, pointing to the valet. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• No one is ever permitted to enter that room save the house-maid in the morning, and my valet, or my wife's maid, during the rest of the day. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• First he discharged her from her valet duties; he would dress himself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The butler was Jos's valet also, and never was more drunk than a butler in a small family should be who has a proper regard for his master's wine. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• And he left the valet busy in getting the horses ready, and went homewards himself to prepare for his departure. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• It will be no use, I believe, replied Lowther; for every valet will copy his master. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Well, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, as his valet appeared at his bedroom door, just as he was concluding his toilet; 'all alive to-day, I suppose? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• A mere lackey for Dr. John his valet, his foot-boy! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The valet on the box evidently quaked. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• I saw the porter give my note to a servant in livery, desiring him to take it to His Grace's valet. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The two valets sat aloof superciliously. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I vote for cutting all the grocers and valets who intrude themselves into good society. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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