two-tier

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having or consisting of two tiers. not-comparable
    — Long before the final design for the Borders Railway was adopted and then implemented, CBR had argued that the 35-mile route - comprising 30 miles of new line extending southwards from Newcraighall - should be designed with a two-tier service in mind. This would comprise stopping services running as far as Gorebridge (12 miles south of Edinburgh), and faster limited-stop services covering the whole line to Tweedbank.
  2. Relating to the two-tier system, a payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or benefits than another. not-comparable
    — the two-tier regime
  3. Giving preferential treatment to one group over another. UK,derogatory,not-comparable
    — two-tier policing
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