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 jobs should be valued more than blue-collar jobs.
  白领的工作应比蓝领的更受人尊重。
• The target customers are white-collar workers and young people who are fond of online shopping.
  目标客户为白领阶层和喜爱网络购物的年轻人。
• 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。
• 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。
• I work as an export salesman, which is stable, tough and challenging, I am your choice if you want to have a white-collar boyfriend.
  我的工作是一个出口推销员，这个是稳定和富有挑战性的工作，如果你希望你有一个白领男朋友的话，我将是你的选择。
• 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。
• They are female white-collar workers.
  在这个群族之列的都是女性白领员工。
• 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。
• 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。