blackleg
US /ˈblæk.leɡ/
UK /ˈblæk.leɡ/
名词
1.
工贼
a person who continues to work when fellow workers are on strike; a scab
示例:
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The striking workers jeered at the blackleg crossing the picket line.
罢工工人对越过纠察线的工贼发出嘘声。
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No one wants to be seen as a blackleg by their colleagues.
没有人愿意被同事视为工贼。
2.
黑腿病, 气肿疽
a disease of cattle and sheep, especially young stock, caused by a bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei) and characterized by lameness and swelling of the muscles
示例:
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The farmer quickly isolated the calf showing symptoms of blackleg.
农民迅速隔离了出现黑腿病症状的小牛。
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Vaccination is crucial for preventing blackleg in livestock.
疫苗接种对于预防牲畜的黑腿病至关重要。
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