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

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。
They are female white-collar workers.
在这个群族之列的都是女性白领员工。
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。
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。
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。
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。
The challenge is evident for white-collar jobs, too.
白领工作面临的挑战也同样明显。
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 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。
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。