"bootblack" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 擦鞋童
• 擦鞋工

Definition

经常指儿童或年轻人，为挣钱专门擦亮和上光皮鞋或靴子的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“bootblack” 是美国和英国以前街头常见的职业词语，现在多说“擦鞋工”。主要在历史或文学语境出现。

Examples

The bootblack polished my shoes quickly.

**擦鞋童**很快帮我擦亮了鞋子。

A young bootblack worked on the corner every day.

一位年轻的**擦鞋工**每天都在街角工作。

My grandfather was a bootblack when he was a boy.

我祖父小时候曾做过**擦鞋童**。

Back in the 1920s, you’d see a bootblack on nearly every city street.

在1920年代，几乎每条城市街道都有**擦鞋童**。

He started as a bootblack, but eventually opened his own shoe repair shop.

他最初是**擦鞋童**，后来开起了自己的修鞋店。

"Have you ever met a real bootblack?" she asked, curious about old city life.

她好奇地问：“你见过真正的**擦鞋工**吗？”