roughneck
noun[C]
uk/ˈrʌf.nek/us/ˈrʌf.nek/aworkeron anoilrig(= alargepieceofequipmentfor gettingoilfromunderground)
石油钻井工，油井工人mainlyUSandAustralian Englishinformal
aperson, usually a man, who isroughandrude
（通常指男性）粗鲁的人，粗暴的人Examplesofroughneck
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are roughnecks on the other side as well, unfortunately.
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The roughnecks, as they are called on the rig, endure exhausting and dangerous work demands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once the sport of roughnecks, roller-skating has been taken up by the best people of all ages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I am afraid that in a force of that sort theroughneckwho might go in might increase, rather than decrease, the difficulties of the disturbed area.
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However, it is aroughneckindustry.
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The objective of the show is to make the transformation from aroughneckto a sophisticated gentleman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On more than one occasion, the bailiff would be forced to clear the courtroom in theroughneckmanner of a nightclub bouncer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although a dynamic communicator, his unconventional delivery, born out of an oilfieldroughneckupbringing, made him an ill fit for the traditional pastorate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He worked as aroughneckin the oil exploration and drilling industry and eventually became a drilling foreman, and oilman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The objective of the show is to make the transformation from aroughneckto a sophisticated gentleman within the given time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ideal of the hard-working, toughroughneckhas been adopted by several sports teams who use the phrase as part of their name or logo.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He joined his father as a pipeliner androughneckin the oil and gas fields.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After that he worked on farms, as aroughneckand later as an insurance broker.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During this period he worked as a farm hand, salesman, cowboy, aroughneckon oil rigs, and as a maritime seaman.
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