coolies是coolie的复数
coolie
美 ['kuli]
英 ['kuːli]
- n.苦力(特指东方的廉价劳动力)
- 网络细薄如小甜饼
复数:coolies
n. | 1. 苦力(特指东方的廉价劳动力) |
n. | 1. in South Asia, China, and parts of East and Southeast Asia, an offensive term for a local man hired cheaply to do manual labor 2. an offensive term for somebody brought to the United States from China during the 19th century to construct railroads 3. an offensive term for an employee who is treated as merely one of many unworthy of concern 4. an insulting word used in the past for a worker with no special skills in China, India, and other parts of Asia 1. in South Asia, China, and parts of East and Southeast Asia, an offensive term for a local man hired cheaply to do manual labor 2. an offensive term for somebody brought to the United States from China during the 19th century to construct railroads 3. an offensive term for an employee who is treated as merely one of many unworthy of concern 4. an insulting word used in the past for a worker with no special skills in China, India, and other parts of Asia |