roughneck

🇺🇸 /ˈrʌfnek/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrʌfnek/
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标签 RARE
noun
R

A person, usually a man, who behaves in a loud, rude, and aggressive way.

The roughneck at the bar was causing trouble for everyone else.

在酒吧里惹麻烦的粗鲁工人

R

A man who works on an oil rig doing physically demanding tasks.

He worked as a roughneck on the oil rig for several years before getting a desk job.

他在钻井平台当了几年的粗鲁工人,后来得到了一份办公室工作。

translation

n. 粗鲁的人, 石油钻井工人

词形变化

Plural roughnecks