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churls

/tʃɜːrlz/

Meanings
noun

农夫，乡下人，自由农民。

A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).

Examples :

"The village thrived because the churls worked the land diligently, providing food for everyone. "
这个村庄之所以兴旺，是因为那些自由农民辛勤耕作，为大家提供了食物。
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noun

吝啬鬼，守财奴。

A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.

Examples :

"Even though he was wealthy, the townspeople considered Mr. Peterson and his family to be churls because they refused to donate to any local charities or help those in need. "
即使彼得森先生很富有，镇上的人们仍然认为他和他的家人是吝啬鬼，因为他们拒绝向当地任何慈善机构捐款，也不愿帮助需要帮助的人。
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noun

自由民，农奴。

(Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.

Examples :

"In the Anglo-Saxon village hierarchy, the churls, as free farmers, had more rights than the enslaved thralls, but owed loyalty to the higher-ranking thanes. "
在盎格鲁-撒克逊村庄的等级制度中，自由民作为自由农，比被奴役的农奴拥有更多的权利，但要效忠于地位更高的贵族。
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Related Words

Illustration illiberal

illiberal noun

/ɪˈlɪbərəl/ /ɪˈlɪbrəl/

保守主义者，专制主义者

"The professor was labeled an illiberal for his insistence on banning certain books from the syllabus. "

那位教授因为坚持禁止某些书籍进入教学大纲，而被贴上了保守主义者的标签。

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providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

挣钱，养家糊口。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

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hierarchy noun

/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/

等级制度，层级结构

"The school's hierarchy is clear: the principal is at the top, followed by the vice-principals, then teachers, and finally, the students. "

学校的等级制度很明确：校长在最顶层，其次是副校长，然后是老师，最后是学生。

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diligently adverb

/ˈdɪlɪdʒəntli/ /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/

勤奋地，努力地.

"The student diligently studied for the exam, carefully reviewing all the notes. "

那个学生勤奋地为考试做准备，认真复习了所有的笔记。

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considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

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townspeople noun

/ˈtaʊnzˌpiːpl/ /ˈtaʊnzpɪpl/

镇民，市民。

"The townspeople gathered in the park for the annual summer festival. "

镇民们聚集在公园里参加一年一度的夏季节日。

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customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

顾客，客户

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

每个路过的人都可能是潜在的顾客。

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complained verb

/kəmˈpleɪnd/

抱怨，埋怨

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

乔总是抱怨邻居们制造的噪音。

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labourer noun

/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/

劳工，工人.

"The farm needed extra help during harvest season, so they hired several labourers to pick the crops. "

农场在收割季节需要额外的帮手，所以他们雇了几位劳工来采摘庄稼。

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everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

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charities noun

/ˈtʃæɹɪtiz/ /ˈtʃɛɹətiz/

慈善机构，慈善组织

"Many people donate money to charities that help children. "

很多人捐钱给帮助儿童的慈善机构。

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countryman noun

/ˈkʌntɹimən/

同胞，国民

"Even though we lived in different cities, I immediately felt a connection with him because he was a fellow countryman. "

虽然我们住在不同的城市，但我立刻感到和他很亲切，因为他也是个同胞。