blue flu的中文含义、词性、音标和同义词

中文含义：不明原因的大规模病假（指警察等执法人员的集体请假抗议）

英语词性：noun

美式音标：blu flu (blu flʊ)

同义词：sickout, work slowdown

易混淆单词

blue flu和sickout都表示工人集体请病假的情况，但是sickout更普遍的是指工人在某个行业中停工抗议。

双语例句

例句1：The city is bracing for the possibility of a “blue flu,” a sickout staged by police officers or firefighters in protest of cuts to their benefits, in the coming weeks.（本市正准备迎接即将到来的警察或消防员抗议削减福利而发起的集体请病假行动）

例句2：Amid complaints of mistreatment from workers, Delta Air Lines pilots are said to be considering staging a “blue flu” this summer, in which they call in sick and refuse to work overtime.（在工人投诉受到不公正待遇的背景下，据说达美航空公司的飞行员正在考虑在今年夏天发起一个集体请病假、拒绝加班工作的“蓝流感”行动）