"desk jockey" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 办公室职员
• 整天坐办公室的人

Definition

指整天坐办公室工作，很少从事体力劳动的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、略带幽默色彩的表达，有时也含轻微的贬义。常用来调侃办公室工作人员，与体力劳动者作对比。

Examples

My brother is a desk jockey in a big company.

我哥哥是大公司的**办公室职员**。

She doesn't want to be a desk jockey all her life.

她不想一辈子当个**办公室职员**。

A firefighter is very different from a desk jockey.

消防员和**办公室职员**非常不同。

I'm tired of being a desk jockey—I want a job where I'm more active.

我厌倦了做**办公室职员**，想找更有活力的工作。

As a desk jockey, I sit at the computer for eight hours straight.

作为**办公室职员**，我一坐就是八小时电脑前。

You can tell he's a desk jockey by the number of coffee cups on his table.

从他桌上的咖啡杯数量就能看出他是个**办公室职员**。