coolie
英 [ˈku:li] 美 ['kulɪ]

n.

苦力，小工（尤指旧时印度、中国等的）当地非熟练工人；

变形

复数：coolies

英英释义

coolie[ 'ku:li ]

• n.an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

  同义词：cooly

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Many of the old "coolie rooms"have already been torn down.
   以前苦力的住屋现多已被拆除。
2. For the sake of a few pence, almost any coolie will run an imminent risk of death.
   仅仅为了几便士，几乎所有苦力阶层的人都会把性命置之度外。
3. “All right, come back tomorrow. We don't need a coolie right now.”
   “好吧，你明天再来吧。我们眼下不需要小工。”

权威例句

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FROM COOLIE TO MODEL MINORITY
Coolie woman: the odyssey of indenture
Conclusion: The making of a coolie
Rickshaw coolie : a people's history of Singapore, 1880-1940
The Coolie Speaks:Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba
The Coolie Speaks: Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba
The Coolie Speaks: Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba by Lisa Yun
Taming the Coolie Beast: Plantation Society and the Colonial Order in Southeast Asia by Jan Breman
Chinese Bondage in Peru: A History of the Chinese Coolie in Peru, 1849-1874
Saros Cowasjee. Mulk Raj Anand. Coolie. An assessment. Delhi: Oxford University Press (College and University Texts), 1976