blackleg
US /ˈblæk.leɡ/
UK /ˈblæk.leɡ/
1.
工賊
a person who continues to work when fellow workers are on strike; a scab
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The striking workers jeered at the blackleg crossing the picket line.
罷工工人對越過糾察線的工賊發出噓聲。
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No one wants to be seen as a blackleg by their colleagues.
沒有人願意被同事視為工賊。
2.
黑腿病, 氣腫疽
a disease of cattle and sheep, especially young stock, caused by a bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei) and characterized by lameness and swelling of the muscles
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The farmer quickly isolated the calf showing symptoms of blackleg.
農民迅速隔離了出現黑腿病症狀的小牛。
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Vaccination is crucial for preventing blackleg in livestock.
疫苗接種對於預防牲畜的黑腿病至關重要。