roughneck

n. 粗暴的人, 横蛮的人, 无赖

发音

US /ˈɹʌfˌnɛk/

词形变化

roughnecks 复数 roughnecks roughnecked roughnecking roughnecks 三单 roughnecking 现在分词 roughnecked 过去式 roughnecked 过去分词

别名

ruffneck

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.

    美国 非正式
  2. 2.

    A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.

    美国 非正式 过时
  3. 3.

    Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.

    美国 非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To work as a laborer on an oil rig.

词汇关系

名词

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词源

From rough + neck, originally "someone who works a manual labour job".

来源：wiktionary