English Dictionary

two-tier

adj

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

The wedding cake was a beautiful two-tier creation.

意味（1）

Having or consisting of two tiers.

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.

意味（2）

(labor) 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