blue-collar

IPA/ˌbluː ˈkɒlə(r)/
IPA/ˌbluː ˈkɑːlər/

blue-collar — 形容詞

1. describing jobs, workers, or communities centered on hands-on labour, tools, and

1.形容詞C1
釋義

藍領的

與勞力或技術工人有關

describing jobs, workers, or communities centered on hands-on labour, tools, and practical trade skills instead of desk-based office duties.

例句

Yumi trained for a blue-collar job repairing lifts in older buildings.

Yumi 接受訓練，去做維修老舊大樓電梯的藍領工作。

blue-collar + job

After the flood, blue-collar workers rebuilt the bridge for the village.

洪水過後，藍領工人為那個村子重建了橋樑。

blue-collar + workers

常見搭配
  • blue-collar job
  • blue-collar worker
  • blue-collar family
  • blue-collar background
  • blue-collar community
同義詞
  • manual

    narrower; focuses on work done with the hands, not the wider social identity

  • industrial

    narrower and more tied to factories or heavy industry

  • working-class

    broader; often refers to social class rather than a specific job type

反義詞
  • white-collar

    describes office or professional work rather than manual labour

文法句型

blue-collar + worker/job/family

blue-collar + background/community

be blue-collar

用法筆記

Often contrasts with white-collar. It can describe the work itself, the people who do it, or a social background connected with practical trade or industrial labour.

常見錯誤

My sister has a blue-collar office job downtown.
My sister has a white-collar office job downtown.
'blue-collar' usually refers to manual or trade work, not desk work.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • blue-collar job
  • blue-collar worker
  • blue-collar family
  • blue-collar background
  • blue-collar community

常用片語

  • be blue-collar
  • come from a blue-collar background
  • blue-collar part of the workforce