pink-collar
英 ['piŋk'kɔlə]
美
- adj. 职业妇女的；粉领的
- n. 粉领雇员
英英释义
- 1. of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally filled by women;
- "a pink-collar employee"
考试真题
- He laid off several hundred workers; especially hard hit were the blue- and pink-collar departments such as subscription fulfillment.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
实用场景例句
- A secretary has always been a pink collar job.
- 秘书总是粉红领阶层所从事的工作.
互联网
- Louise Kapp Howe interviewed several beauticians for Pink Collar Workers.
- 露易斯·凯普·豪为《粉领工人》杂志采访过几位美容师.
互联网
双语例句
- 1. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.
- 他正拿着一块布，布上粉红色的水滴落在地板上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A glass of red wine keeps you in the pink.
- 一杯红酒有益健康。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Businesses are now more aware of the importance of the "pink pound".
- 现在商家更加意识到同性恋族群消费力、即所谓“粉红英镑”的重要性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mr. Long was now cutting himself a piece of the pink cake.
- 朗先生正在给自己切一块粉色蛋糕。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She was wearing a flimsy pink dress that streamed out behind her.
- 她穿的那件轻薄的粉红色连衣裙在身后飘舞。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- pink-collar (adj.)
- in reference to jobs generally held by women, 1977, from pink (adj.), considered a characteristically feminine color, + collar (n.).