For blacks to compromise means they risk being called Uncle Toms by their co-workers.
那些妥协的黑人面临被他们的同事叫做“汤姆大叔”的风险。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》Some of the men above were tragically called Uncle Toms, but now one of them is poised to be the most powerful man in the world.
上面提到的一些人被人悲情地叫做“汤姆叔叔”,但是其中一位却被当作世界最有影响力的人物之一。
In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Toms Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a vital antislavery tool.
最近几十年来,《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的这些消极成分,已在一定程度上弱化了这本书作为重要的反奴隶制工具的历史作用。