Word
blue-collar
adjective
蓝领的;体力劳动的
核心释义
Relating to manual or industrial work or workers, especially wage-earning ones.
- 1.
工人阶级;从事或受训于体力劳动。
Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
- 2.
指体力劳动或工业工作的
of or designating manual industrial work or workers
- 3.
关于蓝领工人文化的。
Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.
- 4.
指那些为工资工作的人,尤其是体力或工业工人
of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw
工人阶级;从事或受训于体力劳动。;指体力劳动或工业工作的;关于蓝领工人文化的。;指那些为工资工作的人,尤其是体力或工业工人;蓝领阶级的
用法In use
My uncle has worked in a blue-collar job at the factory for twenty years.
用法提示:blue-collar 作形容词放在 job 前,表示体力劳动性质的蓝领工作。
Many blue-collar workers earn overtime pay for night shifts.
用法提示:blue-collar 修饰 workers,指从事体力劳动的蓝领工人阶层。
She grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood where most people worked in construction.
用法提示:blue-collar 描述 neighborhood 的社会阶层属性,指以体力劳动者为主的社区。
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