roustabout

n. 码头工人, 甲板水手 [经] 码头工人, 非熟练工, 半熟

发音

US

词形变化

roustabouts 复数 roustabouts roustabouted roustabouting roustabouts 三单 roustabouting 现在分词 roustabouted 过去式 roustabouted 过去分词

别名

rouseabout

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship.

    美国

    See also quotations under rouseabout.

v.
  1. 1.

    To work as a roustabout.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

deckhand

上位词 9

jack tar gob seaman mariner seafarer jacktar old salt sea dog

词源

From roust + about.

来源：wiktionary