roughneck

英 [ˈrʌfnek]

美 [ˈrʌfnek]

n.  吵闹而粗鲁的人; 石油钻井工; 油井工人

复数：roughnecks　

COCA.29926

牛津词典

noun

• 吵闹而粗鲁的人
  a man who is noisy, rude and aggressive
• 石油钻井工；油井工人
  a man who works on an oil rig

柯林斯词典

• 油井工人
  Aroughneckis a man who operates an oil well.
• 粗鲁的人;无礼的人;粗暴的人
  If you describe a man as aroughneck, you disapprove of him because you think he is not gentle or polite, and can be violent.

英英释义

noun

• a cruel and brutal fellow
  Synonym:bullytoughhooliganruffianrowdyyobyoboyobbo

双语例句

• Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions.
  天生拥有好奇心，在十多年来，总待在得克萨斯州西部油田，他和十一个硬科学博士培养了他设计和建造、修复各种致命小玩儿的技巧。
• I was looking at an elegant young roughneck, a year or two over thirty.
  我看着的不过是一个风度翩翩的年轻汉子，三十一、二岁的年纪。
• This roughneck washed and cleaned drill floor this morning.
  今天早上这个钻工冲洗了钻台。