blue-collar
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A blue-collar worker.
— In ways, these people defined what it was to be a really good lesbian or a really good dyke. For example: You needed to be articulate or aggressive […] You either needed to be a university or community college person, or a real sincere and hardworking blue collar. If you were from one of the outlying towns, you were likely to have a black mark against you in the first place.
形容词 adj.
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Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
— Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
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Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.
— Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From blue + collar.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
词源 2
From blue + collar.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
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