navvy

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad. UK,historical
    — Suppose two lads, fresh from school, go out into the world to earn their living; one becomes a navvy and one a clerk. In five years' time these two young men will probably be very different in appearance from one another. The navvy will have developed his muscles; he will be broad-built, broad-chested, and strong.
  2. an unskilled laborer
动词 v.
  1. To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project. UK,historical,intransitive
    — But by pretending to believe he's navvied before, I've given him double reason to drive himself hard.

词形变化

navvies plural navvies present,singular,third-person navvying participle,present navvied participle,past navvied past

词汇关系

衍生词
French navvy steam navvy
相关词
navigation navigator

词源

词源 1
Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.
词源 2
Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.
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