"teamster" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 运输工人
• 卡车司机（美国）

Definition

Teamster 指驾驶动物队拉货的人，现在美国通常指卡车司机，尤其是属于工会的司机。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现代美国 'teamster' 主要指卡车司机，尤其是工会会员；历史上是指赶马（牛）车的人。北美以外地方少用此词。

Examples

The teamster drove the wagon across the field.

这位**运输工人**驾着马车穿过田野。

In America, a teamster can be a truck driver.

在美国，**卡车司机**有时叫 teamster。

The teamster worked long hours on the road.

**卡车司机**在路上工作很长时间。

He joined the union to become a teamster.

他加入工会成了一名**卡车司机**（Teamster）。

My grandfather was a teamster back when wagons were common.

我祖父在马车盛行时曾是**运输工人**。

You have to be tough to work as a teamster these days.

如今当**卡车司机**很辛苦，需要很坚强。