farmhand(名词):农场雇工;农场帮工(通常从事体力劳动,如喂养牲畜、收割、维修围栏等)。
/ˈfɑːrmˌhænd/
A farmhand fed the chickens every morning.
一个农场帮工每天早上喂鸡。
After the storm, the farmhand worked late repairing fences and checking on the cattle, even though the fields were still flooded.
暴风雨过后,这名农场雇工加班修理围栏、查看牛群,尽管田地仍被水淹着。
由 farm(农场)+ hand(“工人、劳力”的引申义,如 hired hand“雇工”)构成的复合词,字面意思是“农场里的劳力”,用来指在农场做杂务与体力活的雇员。