roustabouts

roustabouts

美 [ˈraʊstəˌbaʊt] 　英

• n.〈美〉码头工人；(矿山,牧场等的)杂工
• 网络甲板工；油井杂工；场地工

词形变化

复数：roustabouts  

英汉解释

n.	1. 〈美〉码头工人;(矿山,牧场等的)杂工;(炼油厂的)非[半]熟练工人;〈美〉马戏团场地工 2. 干零碎杂活的人

英英解释

n.	1. a man whose job is to do work that needs strength but no special skills or qualifications, especially on an oil rig, on a ship, at a port, or in a circus

例句

The BLS expects the demand for roustabouts to decline slowly over the next decade.

劳工局预计下一时期对于码头工人的需求将会变慢。

A relatively specialized field, roustabouts perform maintenance on oil rigs and pipelines, using hand and power tools.

这是一个特殊的领域，他们一般用手工和电动工具维护码头平台和管道。

Call the roustabouts to help weight up mud.

叫甲板上帮助加重泥浆。

At about four o'clock, the roustabouts are roused by the sound of seabirds.

四点左右，海鸟的叫声将使水手从梦中惊醒。

Roustabouts routinely work 12-hour shifts in tough conditions, it said.

调查称，石油钻台工人的工作通常要12小时轮班制，而且工作环境及其艰苦。

Roustabouts routinely work 12-hour shiftsin tough conditions, it said.

调查称，石油钻台工人的工作通常要实行12小时轮班制，而且工作环境及其艰苦。

Roustabouts, on the other hand, who are oil rig or gas pipeline workers, have the worst job, it said.

但天天和石油钻台或天然气管道打交道的石油钻台工人则被评为最差职业。