"roughneck" in Chinese (Simplified)
油田工人粗暴的人
Definition
粗暴工(roughneck)指的是在油田或钻井平台工作的工人,口语中也指性格粗鲁、行为强硬的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Roughneck' 在美国和加拿大正式指油田工人,非正式时常带有贬义,指性格粗暴或爱惹事的人。除职业称谓外通常不是赞美。
Examples
My uncle works as a roughneck on an oil rig.
我叔叔是一名油田**工人**(**roughneck**)。
It takes a lot of strength to be a roughneck.
成为一名**roughneck**需要很大的力气。
The movie was about a team of roughnecks.
这部电影讲的是一组**roughneck**的故事。
He always acted like a roughneck, starting fights and causing trouble.
他总是像个**roughneck**一样惹事生非、寻衅滋事。
After years as a roughneck, he decided to settle down and open a shop.
做了多年**roughneck**后,他决定安定下来开家店。
Don't mess with him—he's a real roughneck when he's angry.
别惹他——他生气时就是个真正的**roughneck**。