navvy

n. 苦工, 挖土机

发音

其它 /ˈnævi/

词形变化

navvies 复数 navvies navvied navvies 三单 navvying navvying 现在分词 navvied 过去式 navvied 过去分词

别名

navvie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

    英国 历史
  2. 2.

    an unskilled laborer

v.
  1. 1.

    To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.

    英国 历史 不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

peon drudge galley slave

上位词 4

jack laborer labourer manual laborer

相关短语

French navvy steam navvy

词源

Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.

来源：wiktionary