单词 | roughnecking |
释义 | > as lemmasˈroughnecking ˈroughnecking n. (originally) the action of behaving like a roughneck; (later) the action of working as a roughneck. ΚΠ 1912 Fifth Year Rec., Class of 1906 (Princeton Univ.) 102 Overawed by your suggestions for reunions of ‘less vulgarity and “rough-necking”’. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 16 Feb. 3/1 About 200 a year are beginners ready to try roughnecking, the industry's term for the beginners' job. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 8 Oct. 6 At first Lowe raised the cash for climbing trips by bouts of roughnecking in the Wyoming oilfields. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。