navvy
名词
英 ['nævɪ] 美 ['nævi]
基本释义
n.工人,挖土机
词根词缀
词根
nav
船，航行
+
后缀
y
表人或物（双写v为拼写习惯）
nav + y = navvy
网络释义
工地劳工；河道开凿工人；修建运河的劳工
Wiktionary英语原文词典
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1、It was the navvies who constructed the railway through the mountains.
是劳工们修建了穿过山脉的铁路。
2、The navvy worked tirelessly to dig the canal.
这个工地劳工为了开凿运河而不知疲倦地工作着。
实用场景例句
商务邮件
The construction firm is looking to hire experienced navvies for the new tunnel project.
建筑公司正在为新隧道项目招聘有经验的挖掘工。
学术写作
The harsh working conditions of 19th-century navvies are well documented in historical archives.
19世纪土工恶劣的工作条件在历史档案中有详尽的记载。
旅游出行
This historic canal was dug by thousands of navvies over a decade.
这条历史悠久的运河是由数千名工人花了十多年时间开凿的。
日常对话
My grandfather worked as a navvy on the railways when he was young.
我爷爷年轻时在铁路上做过苦工。
社交媒体
Feeling like an absolute navvy after moving all those heavy boxes today! 😅
今天搬完那些重箱子后感觉自己完全就是个苦力！😅
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