peasant

['pezənt]

n.农民

例句与用法:

He sprang from peasant stock.

他是农民出身。

The failure of their crops spelt disaster for the peasant farmers.

作物歉收农民就要受灾。

The poor peasant was thrown into a dungeon.

那个可怜的农民被投进了地牢。

The local lords often treated the peasants badly.

当地地主常常虐待农民。

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 农夫, 小耕农

Just before sunset the peasants quit laboring in the fields.

农民们直到日落方结束在田间的劳动。

2. 【口】乡下人; 粗野的人

He is a real peasant.

他是一个十足的乡巴佬。