white-collar

英 [ˌwaɪt ˈkɒlə(r)]

美 [ˌwaɪt ˈkɑːlər]

adj.  白领的; 文职的; 脑力劳动的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 白领的；文职的；脑力劳动的
  working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in offices
  1. white-collar workers
     白领工作者
  2. a white-collar job
     白领工作
  3. white-collar crime (= in which office workers steal from their company, etc.)
     白领犯罪

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 白领的;文职的;脑力劳动的
  White-collarworkers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things.
  1. White-collar workers now work longer hours.
     如今白领工人的工作时间比以前更长了。
• (犯罪)白领的(指非法窃取公司、政府钱财等)
  White-collarcrime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way.

英英释义

adj

• of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers
  1. the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper

双语例句

• White-collar jobs are starting to follow manufacturing jobs overseas.
  白领阶层工作已开始随著制造业工作外移。
• White-collar workers now work longer hours.
  如今白领工人的工作时间比以前更长了。
• The challenge is evident for white-collar jobs, too.
  白领工作面临的挑战也同样明显。
• You should learn from those female white-collar workers to wear radiation protection mask.
  你应该学那些女白领一样，带上防辐射面罩。
• University prepared me for a good white-collar job.
  大学帮助我得到一个好的白领的工作。
• Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.
  许多白领，像股票经纪人和投资银行家，发现自己也失业了。
• The young white-collar couple expects that they can sooner move into their own apartment.
  这对年轻白领夫妇盼望尽快搬进自己的公寓。
• White-collar federal workers have almost total job security after a few years on the job.
  在工作几年之后，联邦白领雇员会有几乎为100%的工作稳定率。
• In addition to college graduates, some white-collar employees are also feeling the pressure of rising rent prices.
  除大学毕业生外，部分白领同样感到了房租上涨所带来的压力。
• Despite all the advantages of being a white-collar, I have a strong desire to be a civil servant.
  尽管做一个白领有许多优点，我却有一个强烈的愿望做一名公务人员。