单词 | low-paid |
释义 | low-paid From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Wageslow-paidˌlow-ˈpaid adjectiveBEWproviding or earning only a small amount of money As part-time, low-paid workers, the women earned very little.Examples from the Corpuslow-paid• They depend on larger companies for a market niche, and often provide low-paid and insecure jobs.• Most low-paid jobs are part-time or temporary.• Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension.• a low-paid mechanic• Sorting rubbish is still done largely by hand, often by low-paid or immigrant labour, and is filthy and dangerous work.• The jobs centre seems to list only low-paid temporary jobs.• Rate for the job Brighter prospects for low-paid women workers.• But the company did not want the hassle - or embarrassment - of dealing direct with its own low-paid work force.• 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.• low-paid workersFrom Longman Business Dictionarylow-paidˈlow-paid adjective1earning only a small amount from your jobpeople in low-paid jobs2the low-paid people in low-paid jobsWe shall continue to reduce tax, especially for the low-paid. |
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