white-collar
adjective /ˌwaɪt ˈkɒlə(r)/
/ˌwaɪt ˈkɑːlər/
[usually before noun]- working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in offices
白领的；文职的；脑力劳动的 - white-collar workers
白领工作者 - a white-collar job
白领工作 - white-collar crime (= in which office workers steal from their company, etc.)
白领犯罪 - Identity theft is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the country.
身分盗窃是这个国家增长最快的白领犯罪。
Collocations DictionaryWhite-collar is used with these nouns:- crime
- criminal
- employee
- …
- white-collar workers