| 词汇 | peon |
| 释义 | peon noun[ C ] uk /ˈpiː.ən/ us /ˈpiː.ən/ a farm worker in South America who does jobs that do not need any particular skill（南美）没有技术的农业雇工 USinformal a person who does work that does not need any particular skill, often one who is not paid well or treated well: 非技术工人，劳工，苦工 The boss just never talked to peons like us. It was beneath her.老板从来不会和我们这些低级工人说话，有失她的身份。 Indian English someone whose job is to work in an office doing jobs that do not need any particular skill（办公室）勤杂工，勤务工 Farmers & farm workers crofter dairymaid farmer farmhand gentleman farmer homesteader landholder market gardener non-farmer orchardist pastoralist peasant picker ploughman poulterer rancher sharecropper smallholder truck farmer yeoman You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Workers in general Employees & colleagues Examples of peonpeon He sent his peons to burn it. He traveled with an interpreter and two peons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Both of these units are collectively referred to as peons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most people were on farms, either as landless peons or as holders of small properties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ranking officers wear black, peons wear white leather coats. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Patrol officers in the shape of village watchmen or patels in villages and peons, horse patrolmen and such other like men in the towns were present. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To rivet the shackles more firmly on him, the landlord keeps a shop and entices the peon to get into debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He stops and asks a peon where he can find the marshal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In this sense, "peon" can be used in either a derogatory or self-effacing context. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The peon is shown dead on the floor with blood on his face. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They range in power from the weak and cowardly peon goblins to the mighty goblin warlords. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the meantime, the peon creates a ruckus at the homes of the trio and reveals to the wives the details of the debts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The peon would pour water from way high up, lest our hands touch the glass. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A peon is one who is compelled to work for his creditor until his debt is paid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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