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nonworking

/non-wur-king/US // nɒnˈwɜr kɪŋ //UK // (nɒnˈwɜːkɪŋ) //

非工作,不工作,不工作的,非工作的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
    • : not involved in or deriving from labor; not engaged in or directed toward work, especially as an employee: What are some of your nonworking activities?
    • : not functioning or operating: a nonworking coffee grinder.

Examples

  • Meanwhile, nonworking, college-educated mothers decreased time spent with children by 7 percent, from 176 minutes to 164 minutes on average.

  • For instance, nonworking mothers without a high school degree spent, on average, 120 minutes per day parenting in the earlier surveys.

  • For instance, the researchers found that the decline in child-care time was bigger for nonworking, college-educated mothers of young children than older children.

  • A nonworking working class may not be immiserated; neither will its members ever find a way to rise above their station.

  • A group of nonworking Lithuanian women heard that neglected children were reported to the settlement in the neighborhood.

  • A trend downward in employment—nonworking population increasing by about .0001 per cent annually.

  • All election dates are set on weekends or nonworking days to ensure continuous work production.