coolie

coolie读音音标

英 [ˈku:li]

美 [\'kulɪ]

coolie意思解释

n.

苦力，小工（尤指旧时印度、中国等的）当地非熟练工人；

变形

复数：coolies

英英释义

n.

an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

同义词：cooly

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Many of the old \"coolie rooms\"have already been torn down.以前苦力的住屋现多已被拆除。For the sake of a few pence, almost any coolie will run an imminent risk of death.仅仅为了几便士，几乎所有苦力阶层的人都会把性命置之度外。“All right, come back tomorrow. We don\'t need a coolie right now.”“好吧，你明天再来吧。我们眼下不需要小工。”