| 单词 | high-paid |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh-paid high-paid adj. and n. (a) adj. that is paid a high wage; earning good pay; (of a job, etc.) that pays well; (b) n. (with the and plural agreement) high-paid employees as a class. ΚΠ 1739 ‘Philalethes’ Case between Clothiers, Weavers, & Other Manufacturers 25 Such is the Difference between the high-paid, idle, debauch'd Manufacturer,..and the low-paid diligent and sober Husbandman. ?1795 T. J. Mathias Imperial Epist. from Kien Long 18 Forced..From all the hallowed dignities of life, His high-paid duties, and his sacred home, Exiled in lewd Italian climes to roam. 1887 G. E. McNeill Labor Movement v. 171 The skilled and the unskilled, the high-paid and the low-paid, all joined hands. 1888 Boston Daily Globe 16 Aug. 4/5 We do compete with them to the extent of over $100,000,000 worth a year of manufactures, produced by your high-paid labor. 1946 Life 25 Nov. 138/2 The opening to women of high-paid jobs outside the home led to flight from the kitchen. 1970 Guardian 9 Jan. 10/2 It would be reasonable to demand some restraint on the part of the high-paid to limit the inflationary cost of total wage rises. 2003 E. Winslow Blind Faith Introd. 4 Stock options grant high-paid executives a free lottery ticket to riches beyond imagination. < as lemmas |
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