coolie
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈkuː.li]
- 美式音标 [ˈkuː.li]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. (印度的)苦力;小工
- n. (Coolie)人名;(英)库利
英汉例句
- And afterwards I was very glad that the coolie had been killed; it put me legally in the right and it gave me a sufficient pretext for shooting the elephant.
我于是有些庆幸那个苦力死得正好,使我可以名正言顺地射杀那头大象,还能在法律上站得住脚。 - But step outside the meat-locker air-conditioning for a moment, and you might encounter a toothless peasant in a coolie hat carrying handmade baskets of fresh lychees balanced on a bamboo pole.
但是走出凉快的空调间一会,你就可能遇到一个牙齿掉光的农民戴着苦力帽,用竹制扁担挑着几个手工制作的篮子。 篮子里装满了新鲜荔枝。 - We don’t need a coolie right now.
我们眼下不需要小工。 - Nor does she have a stake in the Chinese mines where coolie labour struggles to produce the rare earths that make the windmills work.
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双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- coolie itch 钩虫皮病
- Coolie Charge 理货费
- station coolie 消防局杂役
- coolie car 卡轨车
- Coolie Killer 杀出西营盘;年杀出西营盘
短语
英英字典
- an unskilled and cheaply employed worker in Asia
- a cheaply hired unskilled Oriental labourer
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专业释义
- 苦力
- 苦力