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

• Businesses are losing millions of dollars, and products are more expensive due to white-collar crime.
  由于白领犯罪，企业界每年损失数百万美元，产品也因之更贵。
• They are female white-collar workers.
  在这个群族之列的都是女性白领员工。
• Many women whose husbands were blue-collar workers had white-collar jobs themselves.
  许多丈夫为蓝领劳工的妇女本身却从事白领的工作。
• And teaching is one of the lowest paying among white-collar professionals.
  教学是白领从业者中薪水最低的一个职业。
• White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World
  蓝领世界中的白领人
• White-collar jobs should be valued more than blue-collar jobs.
  白领的工作应比蓝领的更受人尊重。
• 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。
• 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。
• The challenge is evident for white-collar jobs, too.
  白领工作面临的挑战也同样明显。
• 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。