英语词汇“low-paid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

low-paid workers
a low-paid mechanic
The jobs centre seems to list only low-paid temporary jobs.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But as part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little.
But the company did not want the hassle - or embarrassment - of dealing direct with its own low-paid work force.
Moreover, this welfare-only approach ignores the opinions of low-paid workers themselves.
Most low-paid jobs are part-time or temporary.
Rate for the job Brighter prospects for low-paid women workers.
Sorting rubbish is still done largely by hand, often by low-paid or immigrant labour, and is filthy and dangerous work.
They depend on larger companies for a market niche, and often provide low-paid and insecure jobs.
Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension.

Longman Language Activatornot earning much money► low-paid

low-paid workers do not earn much money for their work. Low-paid work is work that people do not get paid much money for: · a low-paid mechaniclow-paid job: · The jobs centre seems to list only low-paid temporary jobs.

► be badly-paid

if someone is badly paid, they do not earn much money for their work - use this when you think someone should earn much more money: · A lot of people think that nurses are badly-paid.

► get peanuts/work for peanuts

informal to be paid very little money: · Jobs are so hard to find that people are willing to work for peanuts.

► not pay well

if work or a job does not pay well , the people who do it do not receive much money, especially considering the amount of work they have to do, the amount of knowledge they need to have etc: · It used to be accepted that teaching didn't pay very well, but things have changed a lot.

► slave labour

British /slave labor American if you say that what someone is paid is slave labour , you mean that they are paid very little money even though they have to work extremely hard, and this is unfair: · £50 a week? That's slave labour!· Working for them is slave labor - they only pay five bucks an hour.

WORD SETS► Wages

bonus, noundanger money, noundirect deposit, noundouble time, nounearnings, nounincrement, nounindex-linked, adjectiveliving wage, nounlow-paid, adjectivemeans, nounovertime, nounpay, verbpay, nounpaycheque, nounpayday, nounPAYE, nounpay packet, nounpay rise, nounpayroll, nounpayslip, nounper diem, nounperformance-related pay, nounraise, nounredundancy pay, nounrise, nounsalaried, adjectivesalary, nounsub, nounsub, verbsuperannuation, nounsuperannuation scheme, nountake-home pay, nounwage, nounwage-earner, nounwage-packet, nounweighting, nounwell-paid, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► job

· Most low-paid jobs are part-time or temporary.· Most women are forced through economic necessity to work in part-time low-paid jobs with quite a large number in the black economy.· Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension.· Their spouses may not have been able to save much during their lives; they may have had low-paid jobs.· Many of those working in the formal care sector are women in low-paid jobs.· Questions were asked: Why do most women work in unskilled, low-paid jobs?

► worker

· That would take more low-paid workers out of the tax net and encourage more part-time work.· But as part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little.· Moreover, this welfare-only approach ignores the opinions of low-paid workers themselves.· The wages for many teenage and low-paid workers rose correspondingly.· It will be hard on nurses, teachers and low-paid workers but at least their jobs are not at risk.

单词	low-paid
释义	low-paidˌlow-ˈpaid adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES low-paid workers a low-paid mechanic The jobs centre seems to list only low-paid temporary jobs. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But as part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little. But the company did not want the hassle - or embarrassment - of dealing direct with its own low-paid work force. Moreover, this welfare-only approach ignores the opinions of low-paid workers themselves. Most low-paid jobs are part-time or temporary. Rate for the job Brighter prospects for low-paid women workers. Sorting rubbish is still done largely by hand, often by low-paid or immigrant labour, and is filthy and dangerous work. They depend on larger companies for a market niche, and often provide low-paid and insecure jobs. Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot earning much money► low-paid low-paid workers do not earn much money for their work. Low-paid work is work that people do not get paid much money for: · a low-paid mechaniclow-paid job: · The jobs centre seems to list only low-paid temporary jobs. ► be badly-paid if someone is badly paid, they do not earn much money for their work - use this when you think someone should earn much more money: · A lot of people think that nurses are badly-paid. ► get peanuts/work for peanuts informal to be paid very little money: · Jobs are so hard to find that people are willing to work for peanuts. ► not pay well if work or a job does not pay well , the people who do it do not receive much money, especially considering the amount of work they have to do, the amount of knowledge they need to have etc: · It used to be accepted that teaching didn't pay very well, but things have changed a lot. ► slave labour British /slave labor American if you say that what someone is paid is slave labour , you mean that they are paid very little money even though they have to work extremely hard, and this is unfair: · £50 a week? That's slave labour!· Working for them is slave labor - they only pay five bucks an hour. WORD SETS► Wages bonus, noundanger money, noundirect deposit, noundouble time, nounearnings, nounincrement, nounindex-linked, adjectiveliving wage, nounlow-paid, adjectivemeans, nounovertime, nounpay, verbpay, nounpaycheque, nounpayday, nounPAYE, nounpay packet, nounpay rise, nounpayroll, nounpayslip, nounper diem, nounperformance-related pay, nounraise, nounredundancy pay, nounrise, nounsalaried, adjectivesalary, nounsub, nounsub, verbsuperannuation, nounsuperannuation scheme, nountake-home pay, nounwage, nounwage-earner, nounwage-packet, nounweighting, nounwell-paid, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► job · Most low-paid jobs are part-time or temporary.· Most women are forced through economic necessity to work in part-time low-paid jobs with quite a large number in the black economy.· Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension.· Their spouses may not have been able to save much during their lives; they may have had low-paid jobs.· Many of those working in the formal care sector are women in low-paid jobs.· Questions were asked: Why do most women work in unskilled, low-paid jobs? ► worker · That would take more low-paid workers out of the tax net and encourage more part-time work.· But as part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little.· Moreover, this welfare-only approach ignores the opinions of low-paid workers themselves.· The wages for many teenage and low-paid workers rose correspondingly.· It will be hard on nurses, teachers and low-paid workers but at least their jobs are not at risk. providing or earning only a small amount of money: As part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little.
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