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school-leaver

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈschool-ˌleaver noun [countable] British English  SESsomeone who has just left school, especially to do or look for a job rather than going to college, university etc 〔中学的〕离校生,毕业生 a shortage of jobs for school-leavers 中学毕业生就业岗位的短缺
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school-leaverThe executive grade undertakes a wide range of management tasks and is drawn from both graduates and the more able school-leavers.If they borrow money, they are much more likely than early school-leavers to do so from a bank.Fashion retailer seeks Sales Assistant - would suit enthusiastic school-leaver.Mr Cormack foresees school-leavers having to fight even harder for a place here.Most towns have a careers service to help school-leavers find suitable jobs.Surely London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers?Other recommendations: more status for vocational qualifications, and training credits for every 16-year-old school-leaver.In 1966 she was a 17-year-old school-leaver living in a furnished room in Blackheath.The focus is on school-leavers from Bury who have attended a three work residential course in Cumbria.We do not want, as our school-leavers, a lot of people who can talk about mathematics.
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school-leaver
ˈschool-ˌleaver noun [countable] British English
someone who has just left school, especially to do or look for a job rather than going to college, university etc:
    a shortage of jobs for school-leavers


school-leaverBrE /ˌskuːl ˈliːvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌskuːl ˈliːvər/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a person who has just left school, especially when they are looking for a job (尤指待业的)中学毕业生,应届生the problem of rising unemployment among school-leavers毕业生失业人数不断增长的问题