roustabout

英 [ˈraʊstəbaʊt]

美 [ˈraʊstəbaʊt]

n.  (石油钻井平台或马戏场等处的)杂工，非技术工

复数：roustabouts　

经济

COCA.37337

牛津词典

noun

• （石油钻井平台或马戏场等处的）杂工，非技术工
  a man with no special skills who does temporary work, for example on an oil rig or in a circus

柯林斯词典

• (尤指在码头或油井工作的)普通工，非技术工，非熟练工
  Aroustaboutis a unskilled worker, especially one who works in a port or at an oil well.

英英释义

noun

• a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
  Synonym:deckhand

双语例句

• Being a roustabout was rated the worst, followed by lumberjack, ironworker, dairy farmer and welder, it said.
  该网站说，油井工人是最不理想的职业，其次是伐木工人、铁匠、奶农和焊工。
• A roustabout's job is dangerous, as shown by the explosion aboard the Transocean Ltd. oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers in April.
  石油钻台工人的工作很危险。去年4月，越洋有限公司位于墨西哥湾的钻井平台发生爆炸，导致11名工人死亡就是个例子。
• Calculating statistics to determine probability and risk, is the best job to have in2010, while working on an oil rig as a roustabout is the worst, according to a study released on Tuesday.
  本周二发布的一项研究报告称，2010年的最佳职业是从事数据计算、确定可能性和风险的精算师，最差职业是油井工人。
• The least desirable jobs along with roustabout for 2011 are iron worker, lumberjack, roofer and taxi driver, it said.
  除了石油钻台工人外，2011年最差职业还有钢铁工、伐木工、屋顶建筑工、和出租车司机。
• However, if it were a matter of a vampire to me or mine, I think I could overcome my squeamishness long enough to do a little roustabout work on the stroke of twelve.
  无论如何，大概我是吸血鬼的话，我想我能克服自己长期以来的神经质，在钟声敲响十二点的时候去码头找点活干。
• A roustabout is a dangerous job that typically pays about$ 31,000 a year, with high unemployment and a negative outlook for growth, the study said.
  研究称，油井工人是一个很危险的职业，一年的收入一般为3.1万美元，而且不稳定、收入增长前景也不好。