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。
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。
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。
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。
After graduating with aviation management major, Liu Yuan became a white-collar.
从航空管理专业毕业后，柳渊成了一名白领。
Rental object: white-collar couples or working in Nantong for foreign friends.
出租对象：白领夫妻或者在南通工作的外国朋友。
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。
He has a white-collar job.
他有份白领工作。
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。