单词 | blackleg |
释义 | blackleg From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Labour relations, unionsblacklegblack‧leg /ˈblækleɡ/ noun [countable] British EnglishBELsomeone who continues to work when other workers are on strike – used to show disapprovalExamples from the Corpusblackleg• Across the road in a secure compound are the buildings that house the mostly out-of-state blacklegs.• The blackleg buses disappeared off the streets and other vehicles which had been beginning to return to the roads.From Longman Business Dictionaryblacklegblack‧leg /ˈblækleg/ noun [countable] British English a worker who continues to work during a strike or who does the work of someone who is on strikeChinese seamen were brought in from outside and used as blacklegs by the employers. → see also strikebreaker |
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