tonks

/tɒŋks/

Meanings

noun

非法移民，偷渡客.

An illegal immigrant of any country.

Examples :

"The factory owner was fined heavily for knowingly employing several tonks and paying them below minimum wage. "

这家工厂的老板因为明知故用地雇佣了好几个非法移民/偷渡客, 并支付低于最低工资的薪水而被重罚.

noun

商品，货物

An item of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale.

Examples :

"How much tonk have we got to shift?"

我们有多少商品要卖出去？

item business commerce asset value thing economy

Related Words

heavily adverb

/ˈhɛvɪli/

沉重地，厉害地

"He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots."

他穿着靴子，沉重地踏着脚步走上楼梯。

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

minimum noun

/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/

最低限度，最小值

"We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."

我们至少需要三名员工随时值班。

immigrant noun

/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/

移民，移居者

"My neighbor is an immigrant who came to the United States from Mexico to start a new life with her family. "

我的邻居是一位移民，她从墨西哥来到美国，为了和家人一起开始新的生活。

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

感知，觉察，意识到。

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

学生从老师的语气中察觉到了她的沮丧。

illegal noun

/ɪˈliːɡəl/ /ɪˈli.ɡəl/

非法行为，违法行为

"Using a fake ID was the illegal that got him expelled from school. "

使用假身份证是他被学校开除的那个非法行为。

knowingly adverb

/ˈnoʊɪŋli/ /ˈnoʊɪŋlɪ/

心知肚明地，会意地

"She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret."

她心知肚明地笑了笑，但还是保守了秘密。

employing verb

/ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ/ /ɛmˈplɔɪɪŋ/

雇用，聘用

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

昨天我们当地的车库聘用了一位新的机械师。

paying verb

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

支付，付款

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

他尽可能地以实物支付，并且以不入账的方式支付了她。

factory noun

/ˈfæktəɹi/

商馆，贸易站。

"The family-owned factory in China handled the export of toys to many countries. "

这家在中国的家族商馆负责将玩具出口到许多国家。

country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

地区，区域。

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "

我们小村庄周围的地区大多是农田。