two-tier

短语

a. 双重的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the two-tier system, a payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or benefits than another.

    the two-tier regime

    a two-tier accounting structure

  2. 2.

    Having or consisting of two tiers.

  3. 3.

    Giving preferential treatment to one group over another.

    英国 贬义 政治

    two-tier policing

    two-tier Keir (nickname for prime minister Keir Starmer)

    Under the rules, which have prompted a "two-tier" justice row, judges will be expected to consider the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment.