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roughneck

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Gas, coal, oil
rough·neck /ˈrʌfnek/ noun [countable] especially American English informal  1. BOTPGsomeone who works on an oil well 油井工人2. RUDE/IMPOLITEa man who usually behaves in a rough, rude, or angry way 粗暴的人,脾气暴躁的人
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roughneckI liked playing dodgeball, tossing snowballs, being a roughneck.A stream of complaints to Bloomsbury House led to the sacking of the more objectionable roughnecks.
rough·neck nounChineseSyllable
oil on who works an well Corpus someone


roughneck
roughneck /ˈrʌfnek/ noun [countable] especially American English informal
1. someone who works on an oil well
2. a man who usually behaves in a rough, rude, or angry way


rough·neckBrE /ˈrʌfnek/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌfnek/ 🔊 noun (informal) (especially NAmE) a man who is noisy, rude and aggressive 吵闹而粗鲁的人a man who works on an oil rig 石油钻井工;油井工人