Peasant ˈpeznt Poor Noun Person Social Countries S
A 'peasant' is defined as a poor person of low social status who works the land, commonly found in countries with predominantly agricultural lifestyles. The term can also be used informally and disapprovingly to describe someone as rude or uneducated.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]农民 A peasant is a poor person of low social status who works on the land; used of people who live in countries where farming is still a common way of life.
[oft supp N]
...the peasants in the Peruvian highlands...
秘鲁高地的农民
Chinese peasants farm their own plots.
中国农民在他们自己的土地上耕作。
Oxford
peas·ant/ˈpeznt; NAmEˈpeznt/noun1(especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land (尤指旧时或贫穷国家的)农民,小农,佃农◆peasant farmers自耕农2( informal,disapproving) a person who is rude, behaves badly, or has little education 老粗;土包子;没教养的人SYN
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peasantpeasantspeas·ant/ˈpeznt; NAmEˈpeznt/
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peasantpeas‧ant /ˈpezənt/ noun [countable]
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1a poor farmer who owns or rents a small amount of land, either in past times or in poor countries: Most villagers are peasant farmers.2old-fashioned informal an insulting word for someone who does not behave politely in social situations or is not well educated
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peasant
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农民(100%)
n.农民;乡下人
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