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semi-skilled

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsemi-ˈskilled, semiskilled /ˌsemiˈskɪld◂/ adjective  1 BECa semi-skilled worker has some skills related to the job they do, but is not fully skilled 〔工人〕半熟练的 semi-skilled workers 半熟练工人2 a semi-skilled job is one that you need some skills to do, but you do not have to be highly skilled 〔工作〕需要半熟练技术的 a semi-skilled job 需要半熟练技术的工作
Examples from the Corpus
semi-skilledThe working-class occupations may be divided into skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled strata, and life-chances broadly differ according to the skill level.But since the beginning of the seventies the semi-skilled became highly organized.A retired male semi-skilled home owner said: I can dress how I like and do what I like.Social class 4 consists of semi-skilled manual occupations.You're a semi-skilled mechanic, just like the municipal rat-catcher, on piecework.
From Longman Business Dictionarysemi-skilledˌsemi-ˈskilled adjective semi-skilled workers are not in highly skilled or professional jobs, but need some special skills to do their jobIt would sometimes take months to fillsemi-skilled assembly jobs. compare skilled, unskilled
ˌsemi-ˈskilled adjectiveChineseSyllable
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semi-skilled
ˌsemi-ˈskilled , sem‧i‧skilled /ˌsemiˈskɪld◂/ adjective
1. a semi-skilled worker has some skills related to the job they do, but is not fully skilled:
    semi-skilled workers
2. a semi-skilled job is one that you need some skills to do, but you do not have to be highly skilled:
    a semi-skilled job


semi-skilledBrE /ˌsemi ˈskɪld/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsemi ˈskɪld/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of workers 工人) having some special training or qualifications, but less than skilled people 半熟练的a semi-skilled machine operator半熟练机器操作员semi-skilled jobs (= for people who have some special training) 半技术工作


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