新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

white-collarIELTS重点词汇

[ADJ]

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拼写变体：

又拼作 white collar

ADJ. 形容词

1. 白领的
White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things.
近义词
clerical
双语例句
例：
White-collar workers now work longer hours.
白领员工现在工作的时间更长了。
例：
Low costs and high levels of efficiency are enticing firms to move white-collar jobs out of Britain.
受到低成本和高效率的吸引，各公司纷纷将白领的岗位转出英国。
2. （非法窃取公司或政府钱财的）白领（犯罪）
White-collar crime 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.
双语例句
例：
a New York lawyer who specializes in white-collar crime.
一位专门处理白领犯罪案的纽约律师。
例：
a notorious white-collar criminal who illegally took control of a Gold Coast company.
一名非法掌控黄金海岸公司的臭名昭著的白领罪犯。
例：
such white-collar crimes as price fixing and commercial bribery.
和价格垄断以及商业贿赂相似的白领犯罪行为。

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