navvy的读音 navvy中文意思

英音  ['nævɪ] 
美音  [ˈnævɪ] 
n. 工人,挖土机
复数: navvies
中文词源
navvy 壮工,苦力
来自navigator的口语,用来讥笑挖运河或修铁路的人。
navvy 用法和例句
His proper trade is a navvy .
他本来是个挖土的苦力。
Since the storm was drawing near , the navvy decided to call it a day .
因为暴风雨就要到来,那个挖土小工决定收工。