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单词 shoeblack
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shoeblack

/ˈʃuːblak /
noun dated, chiefly British
A person who cleans the shoes of passers-by for payment.We see shoeblacks and lamplighters with their tools and utensils; and milkmaids, fruit sellers and prostitutes touting their wares....
  • Two seemingly harmless and careless shoeblacks turn out to be gloomy crooks with a dirty plan to rob a bank courier.
  • Unemployment is high and many people support themselves with badly paid work in the ‘informal sector’ as shoeblacks or street vendors.
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