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 should be valued more than blue-collar jobs.
  白领的工作应比蓝领的更受人尊重。
• 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。
• 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。
• The challenge is evident for white-collar jobs, too.
  白领工作面临的挑战也同样明显。
• White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World
  蓝领世界中的白领人
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• How to reduce the white-collar crime? And that's what I want to talk with you the theme.
  如何才能减少白领犯罪呢，这就是我要跟大家谈的主题。
• 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。