wage slave
noun /ˈweɪdʒ sleɪv/
/ˈweɪdʒ sleɪv/
(informal)- a person who depends entirely on the money they receive for the job that they do. This term is usually used about people whose jobs are not seen as skilled or important.
工资奴隶:一个人,完全依赖于他们所从事的工作所获得的金钱。该术语通常用于那些工作不熟练或不重要的人。 - After a few years as a wage slave for a large corporation she decided to quit and set up her own business.
在一家大公司当了几年的工资奴隶后,她决定辞职,自己创业。 - Millions of people went to the cities, where they became paupers, beggars and wage slaves.
成千上万的人去了城市,在那里他们成了穷人、乞丐和工资奴隶。
- After a few years as a wage slave for a large corporation she decided to quit and set up her own business.