A–Z 索引
词汇列表
25 个词条wage theft
noun克扣工资
When an employer does not pay workers what they are legally owed.
Wage theft is a serious problem in some industries.
在一些行业中，克扣工资是个严重问题。waiting list
noun候诊名单
A list of people waiting for a service, such as surgery in a public hospital.
He has been on the waiting list for six months.
他已经在候诊名单上等了六个月。waiting period
noun等待期
The time you must wait after taking out insurance before you can claim certain benefits.
There is a twelve-month waiting period for some dental work.
部分牙科治疗有十二个月的等待期。walkabout
noun徒步游历；（口语）不见了
A journey on foot traditionally undertaken by some Aboriginal people; informally, something or someone that has wandered off.
My keys have gone walkabout again.
我的钥匙又不见了。wallaby
noun沙袋鼠
A smaller kangaroo-like marsupial.
A wallaby stood at the edge of the bush.
一只沙袋鼠站在丛林边上。waratah
noun帝王花（瓦拉塔）
An Australian flowering shrub known for large showy flower heads.
We saw a waratah on the bushwalk.
我们在丛林徒步时看到了帝王花。
warranty
noun保修
A promise from a business to repair or replace a product if it has a problem within a set time.
The laptop has a one-year warranty.
这台笔记本电脑有一年保修。water bill
noun水费账单
A bill for water use, paid by owners and sometimes partly passed on to tenants.
Tenants may pay water usage charges on the water bill.
租客可能需要支付水费账单上的用水费。限水令
Rules limiting certain uses of water during specified conditions.
The garden watering schedule follows water restrictions.
花园浇水时间遵守限水令。wattle
noun金合欢
An acacia plant, many species of which grow in Australia.
Yellow wattle flowers appeared in spring.
春天开出了黄色的金合欢花。传统土地欢迎仪式
A formal welcome delivered by an authorised Traditional Owner or Elder.
The event began with a Welcome to Country.
活动以传统土地欢迎仪式开场。西区人（常含贬义）
An often derogatory word for a person from the western suburbs of a city, especially Sydney.
He jokes about being a Westie from Penrith.
他开玩笑说自己是来自彭里斯的“西区人”。wheelie bin
noun带轮垃圾桶
A large wheeled rubbish or recycling bin.
Put the wheelie bin out tonight.
今晚把带轮垃圾桶推出去。whinge
verb发牢骚
To complain persistently, often about minor matters.
Stop whinging about the weather.
别再抱怨天气了。whinger
noun爱抱怨的人
Someone who complains frequently.
Nobody likes a constant whinger.
没人喜欢总是抱怨的人。white card
noun建筑工地安全培训卡
Evidence of general construction induction training for building-site work.
You need a white card before entering many construction sites.
进入许多建筑工地前需要白卡。
WHS
noun工作健康与安全
Work Health and Safety, the laws and practices that keep workplaces safe.
The new employee completed WHS training.
新员工完成了工作健康与安全培训。wombat
noun袋熊
A stocky burrowing Australian marsupial.
A wombat crossed the road at dusk.
黄昏时一只袋熊穿过马路。wop-wops
noun偏远地区（主要为新西兰俚语）
Chiefly New Zealand slang for a remote area; uncommon in Australia.
They live out in the wop-wops.
他们住在偏远地区。工伤赔偿
Insurance payments for workers injured or made ill because of their job.
He received workers' compensation after a back injury at work.
他在工作中背部受伤后获得了工伤赔偿。澳大利亚政府就业服务
The Australian Government's employment service that helps people find work.
He registered with Workforce Australia to look for work.
他在Workforce Australia注册找工作。working bee
noun义务劳动日
A group session where volunteers complete practical work together.
Parents joined the school working bee.
家长们参加了学校的义务劳动日。打工度假签证
A visa allowing eligible travellers to holiday and undertake permitted work.
He applied for a working holiday visa.
他申请了打工度假签证。儿童工作背景审查
A screening process required for certain work with children, depending on jurisdiction.
The volunteer applied for a working with children check.
志愿者申请了儿童工作背景审查。职场霸凌
Repeated unreasonable behaviour towards a worker that creates a risk to health and safety.
Report workplace bullying to your manager or HR.
向经理或人力资源部门举报职场霸凌。