释义
n.
〈史〉（战舰上）划桨的奴隶（或囚犯）。
a person who works very hard, typically performing menial or thankless tasks
（尤指吃力不讨好的）苦力，做苦工的人
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call-centre workers are the galley slaves of the twenty-first century. 呼叫中心的工作人员是２１世纪吃力不讨好的苦力。