peonage怎么读/peonage的发音
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peonage是什么意思
n. 当劳役偿债, 服劳役(法)
[法] 劳役偿债, 雇用日工, 做日工
n. the condition of a peon
n. the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
peonage的用法和双语例句
1. The new laws were designed to abolish the system of peonage that trapped many workers.
新法律旨在废除困住许多工人的债务奴役制度。
2. After the war, many landowners used peonage to maintain a cheap labor force.
战后,许多地主使用债务奴役制来维持廉价的劳动力。
3. The workers were trapped in a cycle of peonage, unable to pay off the debt they owed to the company.
工人们陷入了债务奴役的循环,无法偿还他们欠公司的债务。
4. Historical documents reveal the harsh reality of peonage on the plantations.
历史文献揭示了种植园里债务奴役的残酷现实。
5. He was convicted for holding migrant workers in peonage.
他因将外来工人置于债务奴役状态而被定罪。
6. The practice of peonage was a form of involuntary servitude that persisted long after slavery was abolished.
债务奴役这种非自愿奴役的形式,在奴隶制被废除后仍长期存在。
7. Activists fought tirelessly to bring an end to peonage in the agricultural sector.
活动家们不知疲倦地斗争,以结束农业领域的债务奴役。
8. The company's policy of charging workers for tools and housing was a thinly veiled form of peonage.
公司向工人收取工具和住宿费的政策是一种变相的债务奴役。
9. The court ruled that the contracts were illegal and constituted peonage.
法院裁定这些合同是非法的,并构成了债务奴役。
10. The novel vividly depicts the life of a family struggling to escape peonage.
这部小说生动地描绘了一个家庭努力摆脱债务奴役的生活。