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the shop floor
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌʃɒp ˈflɔːr/ us /ˌʃɑːp ˈflɔːr/
the ordinary workers in a factory, or the place where they work（工厂的）普通工人；工作车间
on the shop floor
among the ordinary workers at a factory: 在普通工人当中
There are worries on the shop floor about job security.基层工人非常担心自己的工作是否有保障。
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the shop floor | Business English
the shop floor
noun
WORKPLACEukus
→ factory floor
PRODUCTION
the ordinary workers in a factory, rather than the managers:
The pay gap between the boardroom and the shop floor in Britain is now the widest in Europe.
Union membership is low at this plant - about 35% of total employment and 50% of the shop floor.
COMMERCE
the part of a store where products are sold, rather than the offices or other parts of it:
My first job was on the shop floor of a major retailer.
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