roustabouts
英 [ˈraʊstəbaʊts]
美
n. (石油钻井平台或马戏场等处的)杂工，非技术工
roustabout的复数
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
A roustabout is a unskilled worker, especially one who works in a port or at an oil well.
双语例句
- The year 2011 is the best of times for software engineers and the worst of times for roustabouts, according to a survey of the nation's best and worst jobs released on Wednesday.
根据本周三发布的2011年度最佳和最差职业调查，软件工程师获评最佳职业，而石油钻台工人则排名垫底。 - Roustabouts routinely work 12-hour shifts in tough conditions, it said.
调查称，石油钻台工人的工作通常要实行12小时轮班制，而且工作环境及其艰苦。 - Roustabouts, on the other hand, who are oil rig or gas pipeline workers, have the worst job, it said.
但每天和石油钻台或天然气管道打交道的石油钻台工人则被评为最差职业。 - At about four o'clock, the roustabouts are roused by the sound of seabirds.
四点左右，海鸟的叫声将使水手从梦中惊醒。