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

• 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。
• I'm from the Princess into a charismatic white-collar family.
  我由小公主变成了魅力型的白领一族。
• 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。
• White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World
  蓝领世界中的白领人
• 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。
• 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。
• The challenge is evident for white-collar jobs, too.
  白领工作面临的挑战也同样明显。
• 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。
• You should learn from those female white-collar workers to wear radiation protection mask.
  你应该学那些女白领一样，带上防辐射面罩。
• 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。