A sweatshop is a factory or small workshop where people work very long hours for very little money, in conditions that are hot, crowded, dirty, or dangerous — and the word always says the speaker thinks this is wrong. You cannot use it neutrally; calling a place a sweatshop is an accusation.

A sweatshop is Sweatshop是 a factory or small workshop一種工廠或小工作坊 where people work very long hours裡面的人做很長的工時 for very little money領很少的錢， in conditions that are hot, crowded, dirty, or dangerous環境又悶熱、擁擠、髒亂或危險 — and the word always says the speaker thinks this is wrong而且這個字永遠帶著講的人認為這是不對的立場。You cannot use it neutrally你不能中性地使用它； calling a place a sweatshop把一個地方叫做sweatshop is an accusation就是一種指控。

It is most often used about clothing, shoe, and toy factories that make goods cheaply for rich countries, which is why you meet it beside words like 'sweatshop labour', 'sweatshop conditions', and 'made in a sweatshop'.

It is most often used about它最常用來說 clothing, shoe, and toy factories成衣、鞋子和玩具工廠 that make goods cheaply for rich countries幫富裕國家便宜製造商品的， which is why you meet it beside words like這也是為什麼你會看到它跟這些詞放在一起 'sweatshop labour'『sweatshop labour』， 'sweatshop conditions'『sweatshop conditions』， and 'made in a sweatshop'和『made in a sweatshop』。

The word is old — it comes from the 1800s, when a middleman called a 'sweater' would squeeze work out of poor people at home or in tiny rooms — so the 'sweat' here is not really about heat; it is about the money and effort being squeezed out of the worker.

The word is old這個字很老 — it comes from the 1800s源自1800年代， when a middleman called a 'sweater'當時一種叫『sweater』的中間人 would squeeze work out of poor people會榨取窮人的勞力 at home or in tiny rooms在家裡或小房間裡 — so the 'sweat' here所以這裡的『sweat』 is not really about heat其實不是講熱； it is about而是講 the money and effort being squeezed out of the worker從工人身上榨出來的金錢和力氣。

People also stretch it in a joking, exaggerated way about an ordinary hard job: 'This office is a sweatshop' just means the boss asks too much. Everyone hearing that knows it is not literally true.

People也 also stretch it會把它套用 in a joking, exaggerated way用開玩笑、誇張的方式 about an ordinary hard job在普通的辛苦工作上： 'This office is a sweatshop'『This office is a sweatshop』 just means只是說 the boss asks too much老闆要求太多。Everyone hearing that聽到的人 knows it is not literally true都知道這不是字面上的意思。