| 单词 | blue-collar |
| 释义 | blue-collar adjective[before noun] uk/ˌbluːˈkɒl.ər/us/ˌbluːˈkɑː.lɚ/Blue-collarworkersdoworkneedingstrengthorphysicalskillratherthanofficework. 蓝领阶级的，从事体力劳动的Compare white-collar pink-collarmainlyUS See also collarnoun Types of employment
blue-collar| American Dictionaryblue-collar adjective us/ˈbluˈkɑl·ər/relatingtopeoplewho dophysicalworkratherthanmentalwork, and who usually do notworkin anoffice: blue-collarworkers. blue-collar| Business Englishblue-collar adjective[before noun] ECONOMICSuk/ˌbluːˈkɒlər/usrelatingtojobsthatinvolvephysicalwork,especiallyworkthat you do not need anyspecialskillsto beableto do: blue-collarjobs blue-collarworkers Compare white-collar Examplesofblue-collarblue-collar Another drawback was that day care proved to be used more by whitecollar thanblue-collargroups. From theCambridge English Corpus All the regional funds had combined into a national health fund forblue-collarworkers. From theCambridge English Corpus There were, however, some differences between white-collar andblue-collaremployees. From theCambridge English Corpus It initially covered onlyblue-collarworkers, representing only 3% of the population. From theCambridge English Corpus The unusual feature of this scheme was thatblue-collarworkers in small firms were covered at the same time as large-firm employees. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, strikes remained local and sectional, rarely involvingblue-collarworkers, and often taking physical forms. From theCambridge English Corpus Until recently, white-collar have been more eager thanblue-collargroups to live according to the two-earner model with the children in day-care centres. From theCambridge English Corpus Companies with lower average wages and a higher percentage of unskilledblue-collarworkers might participate more in order to gain cheap labour. From theCambridge English Corpus A hallmark of a post-industrial society is the prevalence of the white-collar, service sector rather than theblue-collar, industrial sector in its economy. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1973 there were only three health insurance funds forblue-collarworkers, down from the 73 existing in 1903. From theCambridge English Corpus Others remained committed to the provision of low-cost benefits to ablue-collarclientele, and continued to be known as hospital contributory schemes. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand,blue-collarcannot be inflected for number like a noun or be used as a prepositional phrase complement. From theCambridge English Corpus White-collar workers tended to be twice as satisfied asblue-collarworkers (40per cent and 2 0 per cent respectively). From theCambridge English Corpus The source of income of the breadwinner in such households would usually be wage-work, either in ablue-collaror a white-collar occupation. From theCambridge English Corpus When we restricted the analysis to people withblue-collaroccupations, a similar pattern emerged. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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