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peon

/pee-uhn, pee-on/US // ˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn //UK // (ˈpiːən, ˈpiːɒn) //

同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
    • : a person held in servitude to work off debts or other obligations.
    • : any person of low social status, especially one who does work regarded as menial or unskilled; drudge.

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Examples

  • In the end, the one-trick peon has pulled off more literary tricks than David Copperfield.

  • She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.

  • I liked the place, and not long after got employment as a government Peon, in the service of the English.

  • One sallow, emaciated peon carried a crucifix, which he had evidently snatched as he flew to the rescue.

  • Of course if you should be so unfortunate as to have a peon lift his rifle, you would never reach the truck alive.

  • That, peon, is something you'll have to find out for yourself.