wetback
['wetbæk]
n. <美口>湿背人(尤指非法进入美国的墨西哥人)
n.
【美】【口】非法入境的农业劳工(尤指非法入境的墨西哥劳工)
wetbackwetbackD.J.:[ˈwetbæk]K.K.:[ˈwɛtˌbæk]n.1.■〈美口〉“湿背人”(尤指非法进入美国的墨西哥人)
wetback['wetbæk]n.1.■[美国俚语]偷渡者,湿背人,“湿背”越境者,非法进入美国的墨西哥流动工人
见:wet: wetback
wetbacknoun- (US informal, derogatory)a Mexican living in the US, especially one who is an illegal immigrant
(美,非正式,贬)湿背人(对生活在美国的墨西哥人的蔑称,尤指非法进入美国的墨西哥人)
语源- 1920s: so named from the practice of swimming the Rio Grande to reach the US
wetback
名词 wetback:
offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent
同义词:greaser, taco
wetback
■We want to buy a wetback boiler.
我们想买一台湿背式锅炉。
■I know what it feels like...People have called me names like spic and wetback.
我知道那滋味...有人曾经叫我西班牙佬和湿背人。