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

• As the financial crisis squeezes the real economy, urban white-collar workers speak of shrinking bonuses and frozen wages.
  金融危机真正的紧压了经济，都市白领谈到他们收缩的奖金和冻结的薪水。
• 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。
• But in today's economy, educated, white-collar workers also are vulnerable to downsizing.
  但是，在今天的经济中，受过教育的白领工人也同样容易受到裁员的攻击。
• 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。
• They are female white-collar workers.
  在这个群族之列的都是女性白领员工。
• 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。
• He has a white-collar job.
  他有份白领工作。
• It's a white-collar job. I think you've good future.
  这是白领工作，你一定会很有前途。
• In addition, many white-collar workers are suffering from career pressures and health problems.
  此外，除了房子，许多白领还承受职场压力和健康问题。
• White-collar workers now work longer hours.
  如今白领工人的工作时间比以前更长了。