
sweated
词源
源自古英语 swætan(出汗),与古高地德语 sweiz、拉丁语 sudor 同源,原始印欧语词根 *sweyd-(出汗)。工业革命时期衍生出剥削劳动的含义。
verb
❶ 指因高温、运动或紧张而通过皮肤排出汗液的过程,是 sweat 的过去式和过去分词形式。
“He sweated profusely after running the marathon.”
(跑完马拉松后他大汗淋漓。)
“The workers sweated under the scorching sun.”
(工人们在烈日下汗流浃背地工作。)
❶ 形容因过度劳动或恶劣条件而辛苦工作,常带有被剥削的含义。
“The factory sweated its workers with 12-hour shifts.”
(这家工厂让工人每天工作12小时进行血汗劳动。)
“In the 19th century, children were sweated in textile mills.”
(19世纪时,儿童在纺织厂里遭受血汗剥削。)
adjective
❶ 描述通过强制劳动或恶劣条件生产的产品,通常指服装类商品。
“They boycotted sweated goods from unethical factories.”
(他们抵制不道德工厂生产的血汗商品。)
“The label guarantees this is not a sweated product.”
(标签保证这不是血汗工厂产品。)
常见短语
sweated labor — 指在恶劣条件下被过度剥削的劳动力,常见于服装制造业等劳动密集型产业。
“The union fought against sweated labor in the garment industry.”
(工会为反对服装行业的血汗劳工而斗争。)
sweated out — 通过出汗排出体内毒素或度过难关的非正式表达,常见于疾病恢复或压力情境。
“He sweated out the flu with lots of rest and fluids.”
(他通过充分休息和补水出汗治愈了流感。)