semi-skilled

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ˌsemi-ˈskilled, semiskilled /ˌsemiˈskɪld◂/ adjectiveadj

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-skilled• The 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 Dictionary

semi-skilledˌsemi-ˈskilled adjectiveadj

semi-skilled workers are not in highly skilled or professional jobs, but need some special skills to do their job

It would sometimes take months to fillsemi-skilled assembly jobs.

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