n. 1.(南美的)散工,日工;(墨西哥、美国西南部)以劳力抵债的奴隶式工人。 2.【印刷】步兵;巡警;跟班;侍役。 3.(象棋)卒。
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work 同义词:drudge, navvy, galley slave,
Peonage (, from Spanish peón ) is a type of involuntary servitude of laborers (peons) having little control over their employment conditions. Peonage existed historically during the colonial period, especially in Latin America and areas of Spanish rule, as well as in the Southern United States after the American Civil War.
例句与用法
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What are you gutless peons going to do about it 你们这些没胆量的下人又能怎么样?
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All you peons better scram out of my way , you worthless piece of scum 其实你爱我像谁任何表情我都能给
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The constructors of great pyramids and the great wall are all nameless peons 其实这道题从理论上可以说是:人民创造需求,人民又解决需求,而伟人只是成功了的幸运儿。
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Rallypointing my peon to the wood so fast , my fingers dancing over the keyboard and mouse faster than i can consciously follow 快速的指示我的苦工去采木头,我的手指在键盘上飞舞,鼠标移动的更快使得我不能有意识的跟随它。
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Fast map a map where the command centre / nexus / hatch has been moved right next to the minerals , so that the peons can deliver the minerals instantly . can be made with scxe 那种主机就在矿边的地图,农民不需要跑路就直接传矿到主机.可以用scxe制作这种地图
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The focus of the game will apparently be on fighting and winning battles , so real - time strategy fans who are sick of sending peon units to chop wood and mine gold in the faint hope of building a barracks someday will be relieved to hear that there will be no mining and no wood chopping 游戏重中之重是战斗并赢得胜利,所以那些厌烦了派农民区砍树挖矿然后满怀希望的建造兵营的即使战略玩家将会高兴的听到这里不会有采矿和砍树了。