"stokers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 司爐工

Definition

「Stokers」指的是專門負責將煤投入鍋爐以維持火焰燃燒的人，特別是在蒸汽船或火車上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

以歷史、技術或航海語境為主，現今少見。單數為「stoker」。經常出現在描述蒸汽時代的文學或電影裡。

Examples

The stokers worked in the engine room of the old ship.

這些**司爐工**在老船的機艙裡工作。

Steam trains needed stokers to keep the fire burning.

蒸汽火車需要**司爐工**來保持火焰燃燒。

The captain thanked the stokers for their hard work.

船長感謝了這些**司爐工**的辛勞。

Without the stokers, the ship would have stopped in the middle of the ocean.

沒有**司爐工**，船早就在海上停下來了。

Movies about old steamships often show the tough lives of stokers.

舊時蒸汽船的電影常常呈現**司爐工**的艱苦生活。

Back then, being stokers meant working in extreme heat for hours.

那時候當**司爐工**，就代表要在極熱中工作好幾個小時。