〈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。