| 单词 | job |
| 释义 | job noun¹ 1employment工作adjective | verb + job | job + verb | job + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤decent, good, great, worthwhile体面的／不错的／出色的／有价值的工作▸➤interesting有趣的工作▸➤high-powered, top权力大的工作；最高职位◆it's one of the top jobs in management.那是管理层最高级别的岗位之一。➤plum称心如意的工作◆the plum jobs all went to friends of the prime minister.美差都派给了首相的朋友们。➤cushy轻松的工作◆his father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a big salary.他父亲给他在办事处找了份轻松的工作，几乎无所事事却薪水丰厚。➤dream, ideal梦寐以求的／理想的工作◆what would be your dream job?你理想的工作是什么？➤boring, dead-end, lousy (informal, especially name) , menial, routine, undemanding乏味的／没有出路的／讨厌的／枯燥的／平淡的／要求不高的工作◆he was forced to take a series of menial jobs.他被迫去做了一连串琐碎的工作。➤rewarding有益的工作▸➤challenging, demanding, difficult, taxing富有挑战性的／要求高的／有难度的／费心费力的工作➤dangerous危险的工作◆it's often immigrants who do the dangerous jobs.经常都是移民在从事危险工作。➤highly paid, high-paying, well-paid, well-paying (especially name) 高薪工作▸➤badly paid, low-paid, low-paying, poorly paid (especially bre) 低薪工作➤new新工作◆the plant will provide almost 300 new jobs.这家工厂将提供近 300 个新的工作岗位。➤current, first, previous目前的／第一份／以前的工作◆three years ago she moved into her current job.她 3 年前转而干上了现在的工作。➤full-time, part-time全职／兼职工作▸➤9-to-5朝九晚五的工作▸➤regular, steady固定的／稳定的工作◆he was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular job.他很想放弃现在的自由职业而找一份固定的工作。➤permanent, temporary固定／临时工作▸➤holiday, summer假日／暑期工作➤evening, saturday, weekend晚间的／周六的／周末的工作▸➤paid, unpaid有偿的／无偿的工作▸➤manual (especially bre) 体力活儿▸➤semi-skilled, skilled, unskilled半技术性／技术性／无技术含量的工作▸➤blue-collar, white-collar蓝领／白领职业▸➤desk案头工作◆a desk job in the police housing department警察局住房科的文案工作➤factory, office工厂的／办公室的工作▸➤coaching, construction, manufacturing, teaching, etc.教练、建筑、生产、教学等工作▸➤proper, real正式的／真正的工作◆he'd done lots of part-time work, but this was his first proper job.他做过许多兼职，但这是他的第一份正式工作。verb + job➤have有工作◆she has a very good job with a local law firm.她在当地一家律师事务所有一份很好的工作。➤carry out, do, perform, work (name) 执行任务；干活儿；干工作◆i'm only doing my job (= doing what i am paid to do).我不过是在做自己分内的工作。◆they are paid according to how well they perform their job.他们的薪酬依据各人的工作业绩而定。➤look for, want找工作；需要工作▸➤apply for, go for申请／争取工作➤be offered收到聘用通知➤accept, take接受工作▸➤find, get, land, win找到工作；谋得职位◆she got a temporary job stacking shelves.她得到了一份整理货架的临时工作。◆he's just landed himself a highly paid job in banking.他刚刚在银行业谋得了一份高薪工作。➤lose失去工作◆he's frightened of losing his job.他害怕失业。➤give up, leave, pack in, quit, resign from放弃工作；离职；辞职▸➤hold down, keep保住工作◆he's always had difficulty holding down a job.他总是难以保住工作。➤start开始工作◆she's starting a new job on monday.星期一她将开始一份新的工作。➤like, love喜欢／热爱工作▸➤advertise做广告招聘◆i saw the job advertised on the internet.我在网上看到这个招聘广告。➤interview (sb) for（对某人）进行招聘面试◆we're interviewing for the job in the sales department.我们正在进行销售部的招聘面试。➤give sb, offer sb给某人工作；提出聘用某人▸➤create, generate, provide (sb with)创造就业岗位；（为某人）提供工作◆it is hoped that the development will create new jobs in the region.希望此项开发能为该地区创造新的就业岗位。➤axe, cut, eliminate, shed裁员；取消工作岗位◆the company is hoping to shed 200 jobs.该公司希望削减 200 个工作岗位。➤export, outsource输出工作岗位；外包工作◆companies export jobs because it is cheaper to pay foreign workers.许多公司会把工作外包，因为外国劳动力成本低廉。➤protect, safeguard (especially bre) 保护／保证工作岗位◆the deal between the union and management should safeguard 6 000 jobs.工会与资方达成的协议应该能保住 6,000 个工作岗位。➤know精通（自己的）工作◆he certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).他对自己的工作当然在行。job + verb➤pay工作付工资◆the job doesn't pay very well.这份工作报酬不太高。➤disappear, go工作没了／丢掉◆250 jobs are to go at the local steel plant.当地钢厂将裁员 250 人。➤entail, require工作要求◆the job requires honesty, intelligence, and vision.这份工作要求应聘人员为人诚实、头脑灵活并且有远见。job + noun➤search求职◆it's important to devise a job search strategy when looking for work.找工作的时候设计一套求职战略是很重要的。➤ad, advertisement, listings (especially name) 招聘广告；职位列表◆check our website for the latest job listings.请浏览我们的网站查看最新的招聘职位列表。➤vacancy职位空缺▸➤application求职申请➤applicant求职者▸➤interview求职面试➤offer工作机会◆within weeks of graduation she had several job offers.毕业后几个星期内她就得到了几个工作机会。➤title职位名称◆his job title is chief hygiene operative.他的职位名称是卫生工作主任。➤description, specifications (especially bre) 职位说明；岗位详细说明◆cleaning the office is not in my job description.打扫办公室不在我的职责范围内。➤market就业市场◆there is an enormous job market for teachers at the moment.目前教师就业市场需求旺盛。➤cuts, losses职位削减；失业➤growth (name) 职位增加◆we have seen job growth in a number of areas.我们已经看到一些地区出现了岗位增长。➤creation新增工作岗位▸➤openings, opportunities, prospects职位空缺；就业机会；就业前景➤satisfaction工作满意度◆how would you rate your job satisfaction?你的工作满意度有多高？➤security工作保障◆workers questioned rated job security as being more important than high salary.接受询问的工人认为工作稳定比高薪更重要。➤hunter, seeker (especially bre) 找工作的人；求职者◆local companies are holding an open day for job seekers.当地公司正在为求职者举行开放日活动。➤share, sharing职位共享◆their boss agreed to a job share.他们老板同意职位共享。◆the introduction of job sharing could prevent the need for job losses.实行工作分享制可以避免裁员。preposition➤in a/the job就工作而言◆there's not much chance of promotion in a job like that.那样一份工作没有多少晋升的机会。➤on the job在职◆you will receive training on the job.你将接受在职培训。➤out of a job失业◆she found herself out of a job when her boss died.老板去世以后她就失业了。➤job as担任⋯的工作◆she has a job as a waitress.她有一份当服务员的工作。➤job at在⋯的工作◆she got a teaching job at the university.她得到了一份在大学教书的工作。➤job for适合⋯的工作◆jobs for women适合女性的工作➤job in⋯领域的工作◆a job in food retailing食品零售工作◆a job in a large company在一家大公司的工作➤job with就职于⋯◆he moved to a better-paid job with another employer.他跳槽换了一份薪水更高的工作。phrases➤change jobs, move jobs变换／变动工作◆nowadays many people change jobs every few years.如今许多人每隔几年就换个工作。➤a loss of jobs工作岗位的丧失◆the closure of the cement factory will mean the loss of over 800 jobs.这家水泥厂的关闭将意味着 800 多个工作岗位的丧失。➤the right person for the job工作的合适人选◆despite the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the job.虽然求职人数很少，他们还是找到了适合这个岗位的人。job noun² 2task任务adjective | verb + job | preposition | phrases adjective➤adequate, decent, good, nice, professional, thorough差强人意的／说得过去的／不错的／令人满意的／专业的／细致的活儿▸➤admirable, amazing, awesome (informal, especially name) , brilliant, excellent, fantastic, fine, grand, great, incredible, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, masterful, outstanding, remarkable, superb, terrific, tremendous, wonderful极好的工作；令人叹服的工作；出色的工作；精湛的工作➤bad, lousy (informal, especially name) , poor, terrible糟糕的活儿；差劲的工作◆they've done a poor job of managing their finances.他们的财务管理一塌糊涂。➤difficult, hard, tough困难的／艰难的／棘手的任务◆they gave me the tough job of telling applicants that they'd been rejected.他们把难办的差事交给了我，要我通知求职者他们的申请被拒了。➤easy容易的任务▸➤important重要的任务▸➤big, long重任；耗时的任务▸➤little, small微不足道的任务；小差事▸➤fiddly, tedious麻烦的／单调乏味的活儿◆fiddly little jobs like wiring plugs给插头接线之类的麻烦活儿➤dirty脏活儿▸➤unenviable不值得羡慕的任务◆cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the bad news.库珀领受了负责宣布坏消息这个没人愿意干的差事。➤thankless吃力不讨好的差事◆keeping the house clean can be a thankless job.保持房屋清洁可是份受累不讨好的差事。verb + job➤carry out, do执行任务；干活儿◆you've done a great job with that decorating.你那个装修的活儿干得棒极了。◆try wedging it open－that should do the job (= be effective).找个楔子把它撑开 － 应该管用。➤handle处理工作◆i was very pleased with the way she handled the job.我对她处理工作的方式很满意。➤have, have on有工作要做；承担着任务◆you'll have a hard job convincing them that you're right.想说服他们你是对的可得费点儿劲儿。◆the builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment.目前这位建筑商有几项工程正在进行。➤give sb给某人任务▸➤take on接受任务◆she's taken on the job of organizing the christmas party.她承担起了组织圣诞聚会的任务。➤get on with继续干⋯◆i want to get on with the job of painting my room today.我想今天继续粉刷我的房间。➤complete, finish完成任务◆we finished the job in five hours.我们用时 5 小时完成了任务。preposition➤job in关于⋯的任务◆the author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material.作者汇编了所有这些材料，真令人赞叹。➤job on⋯的任务◆you've done a good job on the car.你把车子弄得很好。phrases➤get the job done把工作做完◆we're hoping to get the job done this weekend.我们希望本周末把这活儿干完。◆you can count on him－he gets the job done (= he is reliable).你可以信赖他 － 他会把这事儿干好的。➤make a good, poor, etc. job of sth (especially bre) 把⋯干得很好／很糟等◆she made a very good job of covering up the damage.她把破损处掩盖得很好。◆he made a very professional job of replacing the windows.他很专业地更换了窗户。➤odd jobs (= small, practical jobs) 杂活儿◆i spend most saturdays doing odd jobs around the house.星期六我大多在家里干些杂活儿。job noun³ 3crime罪行adjective | verb + job adjective➤bank银行抢劫案▸➤inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens) 内部人员作案verb + job➤do犯罪◆he got six months for that last job he did.他上次犯罪获刑 6 个月。➤bungle使罪行败露◆the gang bungled the job and got caught.这个团伙因罪行败露而被捕。☞ jobsjob /dʒɒb; name dʒɑːb/ noun [countable] 1.work for which you receive regular payment 工作；职业；职位◆she applied for a job as director of marketing. 她申请营销总监一职。◆who is likely to get the top job at the bank? 谁有可能在银行谋到高职？◆jobs in the auto industry 汽车行业的职位◆he's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now. 他现已失业了六个月。◆the plan involves about 10 000 job losses. 这个计划涉及裁减大约 1 万个职位。⨁ to apply for / look for a job申请／寻找工作 ⨁ to find / get / have / keep / take a job找／得到／有／保住／接受工作 ⨁ to leave / lose / quit a job离职；失业；辞职 ⨁ to offer sb / fill a job聘请某人工作；找工作 ⨁ a full-time / part-time / permanent / steady / temporary job全职／兼职／固定／稳定／临时工作 ⨁ to create / cut / shed jobs创造就业；裁员；削减职位 ⨁ job cuts / losses裁员 ⨁ job offers / openings / opportunities工作邀请；职位名额；工作机会 2.a particular task or piece of work （一项）任务；（一件）工作，活儿◆fighting inflation is the bank's main job. 打击通货膨胀是银行的主要工作。◆two men have been given the job of pushing up the company's sales and profits. 两个男人所要做的工作就是提高公司的销售额和利润。◆they have done a couple of design jobs for us. 他们为我们干了几件设计的活儿。◆clients pay professional advisers by the hour, not by the job. 客户支付的专业顾问费用是按小时而不是按每件工作计算的。3.a responsibility or duty 职责；责任◆the broker's job is to act in the best interests of their investors. 经纪人的职责是要为投资者谋求最大利益。◆it's not my job to lock up! 锁好门窗不是我的责任！4. (it 信息技术) an item of work which is processed by a computer as a single unit （作为一个单元由电脑处理的）作业，工作◆the job can be processed overnight. 这个活儿连夜就可以处理完。 syn task ●do a good, great, bad, etc. job (on sth) ●make a good, bad, etc. job of sthto do sth well, badly, etc. 干得好（或干得差等）◆they did a very professional job. 他们干得非常专业。◆the authors make an excellent job of summarizing their approach to management. 这些作者将管理方法总结得好极了。●don't give up the day jobused to tell sb in a humorous way that you do not think they are very good at sth they are doing that is not their real job 不要放弃自己的专长（以幽默的方式告诉某人你对他们目前所做的工作并不满意，不是他们应做的工作）●a job of work (bre) (old-fashioned or formal) work that you are paid to do or that must be done 分内的事；必须做的工作●jobs for the boys (bre) (informal) people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that sb in power has given work to friends or relatives 为亲信安排的工作；任人唯亲●more than your job's worth (to do sth) (bre) (only used in spoken english 只用于口语英语) not worth doing because it is against the rules or because it might cause you to lose your job 工作所不允许的事；违反原则的事；有可能丢饭碗的事●on the jobwhile doing a particular job 在上班时；在干活时；在工作岗位上◆no sleeping on the job! 上班时不准睡觉！◆on-the-job training 在职培训 ➡ idiom at walk verb desk job ◇ off-the-job ◇ on-the-job job /dʒɒb; name dʒɑːb/ verb (-bb-) [intransitive] to do work for different people that is not regular or permanent 打零工；干杂活◆he jobbed as a truck driver for some time. 他有段时间当卡车司机打零工。 ●job sth out (especially name) to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own 分包◆some of the work was jobbed out to other printers. 有些工作分包给了其他的印刷厂。 syn contract sth out ☞ job☞ job☞ job/career/position/post/vocation/work☞ job/career/position/post/vocation/work job noun ➡ see also work noun 2 job ♦︎ position ♦︎ post ♦︎ vacancy ♦︎ opening ♦︎ appointment ♦︎ postingthese are all words for a position doing work for which you receive regular payment.这些词均表示职位或职位空缺。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a vacancy / an opening for sb◆a temporary job / position / post / vacancy / appointment / posting◆a permanent / full-time / part-time job / position / post / vacancy / appointment◆a good / top job / position / post / appointment◆a well-paid / highly-paid job / position / post◆to have / have got a job / a position / a post / a vacancy / an opening / an appointment / a posting◆to apply for a job / a position / a post / a vacancy / a posting◆to hold / seek a job / a position / a post / an appointment◆to look for / give sb a job / position / post / posting◆to find a job / position / post◆to get a job / a position / a post / an appointment / a posting◆to offer sb / take a job / a position / a post / an appointment / a posting◆to fill a job / position / post / vacancy◆to land / resign from / leave / quit / keep / lose a job / position / post◆to create / provide jobs / positions / posts / vacancies / openings■ job [countable] a position doing work for which you receive regular payment工作；职业；职位◆he's trying to get a job in teaching.他正在找一份教师工作。◆i'm only doing my job (= i'm doing what i'm paid to do).我只是在做自己分内的事而已。◆he certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).他无疑对自己的工作很在行。◆we provide training on the job (= while sb is actually doing the job).我们提供在职培训。◆she's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now.如今她已经失业六个月了。◆she's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly).她从未有过稳定的工作。◆her job title is senior advisor.她的职称是高级顾问。◆job satisfaction (= being happy with the job you do) is very important to me.工作上的满足感对我来说非常重要。■ position [countable] (rather formal) a job职位；职务◆she holds a senior position in a large corporation.她在一家大公司担任高层。◆i would like to apply for the position of sales director.我想申请销售部总监一职。ⓘ position usually refers to a particular job within an organization, especially at a high level, and is not usually used about jobs generally. it is also often used in job applications, descriptions and advertisements. * position 通常指机构内部的特定职务，特别是高层职位，不用来泛指工作。该词也常用于求职、职务说明和招聘广告中。 ➡ see also office → role ■ post [countable] (especially bre) a job, especially an important one in a large organization职位；（尤指）要职◆ideally i'm looking for an academic post.我心中最理想的是谋求一个教学职位。◆she was offered a key post in the new government.她获委任在新政府中担任要职。ⓘ in american english post is only really used for an appointed government job; in other cases where british english uses post, american english uses position.在美式英语中 post 仅指委任的政府职务，在其他场合中英式英语用 post，美式英语用 position◆a cabinet post内阁职务◆an academic position教学职位■ vacancy /veɪkənsi/ [countable] a job that is available for sb to do职位空缺；空职；空额◆we have several vacancies for casual workers.我们缺几名临时工。◆we'll let you know if any more vacancies come up.如果再有职位空缺，我们会通知你。■ opening [countable] a job that is available for sb to do职位空缺；空职；空额◆there are several openings in the sales departments.销售部有几个职位空缺。note 辨析 vacancy or opening?these words have the same meaning and there is very little difference in their use. vacancy is more frequent, especially in british english. opening is slightly more informal and is used more in american english and in financial journalism.这两个词含义相同，用法上也没什么差别。vacancy 比较常用，尤用于英式英语； opening 稍欠正式，更多用于美式英语和财经新闻。■ appointment [countable] (especially bre, rather formal) a job or position of responsibility职务；职位◆this is a permanent appointment, requiring commitment and hard work.这是一个固定职位，需要奉献精神和辛勤工作。 ➡ see also appoint → appoint ■ posting [countable] (especially bre) an act of sending sb to a particular place to do their job, especially for a limited period of time; the job that sb is sent to do派驻；派驻的职位◆he asked for a posting to the middle east.他申请派驻中东。◆staff will work abroad on 2-5 year postings.员工将被派往海外工作 2 至 5 年。ⓘ posting is also used in american english, but usually only to refer to limited-term government jobs. * posting 也用于美式英语中，但通常仅指有期限的政府驻外职务。 ➡ see also post → send 2 job [singular] (bre, rather informal) the difficulty or effort involved in doing sth费劲；气力；辛劳◆you'll have a job convincing them you're right.要让他们相信你是对的还得费点劲。◆she had a hard job to make herself heard above the noise.在一片嘈杂声中，她好不容易才使别人听见自己的声音。ⓘ in this meaning job is always used with the verb have.表达此义时，job 总是与动词 have 连用。job [countable] a position doing work for which you receive regular payment工作；职业；职位◆he's trying to get a job in teaching.他正在找一份教师工作。◆i'm only doing my job (= i'm doing what i'm paid to do).我只是在做自己分内的事而已。◆he certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).他无疑对自己的工作很在行。◆we provide training on the job (= while sb is actually doing the job).我们提供在职培训。◆she's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now.如今她已经失业六个月了。◆she's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly).她从未有过稳定的工作。◆her job title is senior advisor.她的职称是高级顾问。◆job satisfaction (= being happy with the job you do) is very important to me.工作上的满足感对我来说非常重要。job [countable, usually singular] (rather informal, especially spoken) a responsibility or duty责任；职责；义务◆it's not my job to lock up!上锁不是我的事儿！◆it's the job of the press to expose wrongdoing.揭露丑恶行为是新闻界的职责。ⓘ in this meaning job is usually used in the phrase it's my/your/his/her, etc. job to do sth or it's the job of sb/sth to do sth.表达此义时，job 通常用于短语 it's my/your/his/her, etc. job to do sth 或 it's the job of sb/sth to do sth。job [countable] a piece of work that sb has to do（一项）事务；（一件）工作，活儿，事情◆i've got various jobs around the house to do.我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。◆sorting these papers is going to be a long job.整理这些文件是件很费工夫的事。◆bringing up kids is a full-time job.带孩子是一个全职工作。◆he spends his time doing odd jobs (= various jobs in the home).他把时间用在干家里的杂活。note 辨析 task or job?a task may be more difficult than a job and require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. a job may be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or it can be sth that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience. * task 可能比 job 艰巨，需要仔细思考如何去做； job 可指几件要做的事情中的一件小事，尤指家务活； job 有时指费时、沉闷或需要极大耐心的工作。job/dʒɒb ||; dʒɑb/noun[c] 1. the work that you do regularly to earn money 职业；工作: ◇she took/got a job as a waitress. 她找了个女服务员的工作。◇a lot of people will lose their jobsif the factory closes. 要是那工厂倒闭，许多人会失去工作。 we look for, apply for or find a job. a job can be well paid / highly paid or badly paid / low-paid. a job can be full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary. job sharing is becoming popular with people who want to work part-time. 找工作叫look for a job；申请工作叫apply for a job；找到工作叫find a job。高薪工作可以用well paid或highly paid形容；低薪的就说badly paid或low-paid。工作又分全职的(full-time)或兼职、半职的(part-time)、固定的(permanent)或临时的(temporary)。两人分担一份全职工作(job sharing)日渐受不想全职工作的人士欢迎。 ☞look at the note at work. 参看work的注译 。 2. a task or a piece of work 任务；工作: ◇i always have a lot of jobs to do in the house at weekends. 每到周末我总要做很多家务。◇the garage has done a good/bad job on our car. 我们的汽车在修车厂修了一下，修得不错╱很差。 3. [usu.sing] a duty or responsibility 责任；职责: ◇it's not his job to tell us what we can and can't do. 告诉我们可以做什么，不可以做什么，不是他的分内事。 do the job/trick(informal 非正式) to get the result that is wanted 达到所要求或期望的效果: ◇this extra strong glue should do the job. 用这种加强强力胶一黏该就行了。 have a hard job to do sth/doing sth→hard¹it's a good job(spoken 口语) it is a good or lucky thing 好事；幸运事: ◇it's a good job you reminded me -- i had completely forgotten! 幸亏你提醒我，我已经完全忘了！ just the job/ticket(informal 非正式) exactly what is needed in a particular situation 正是需要的东西: ◇this dress will be just the job for helen's party. 这条连衣裙正好穿着去参加海伦的舞会。 make a bad, good, etc job of sth to do sth badly, well, etc 做得不好╱好… make the best of a bad job→best³out of a job without paid work 失业 [syn] a more formal word is unemployed. 较正式的用语为unemployed。job1 a job2 a job in a company or organization3 relating to a job4 to have a job5 to not have a job6 a job that is available7 to give someone a job8 to move to a more important job9 doing something for a job, rather than for enjoyment10 a job that you have in addition to your main jobrelated wordsleave your job 离职 leave,not accept someone for a job 不接受某人做某一工作 reject (6),when someone does someone else's job 某人做另一人的工作 replace (1-4),you are responsible for something as part of your job 作为工作的一部分你对某事负责 responsible,see alsowork,company,business,earn,position/rank,in charge of,1. a job 职业，工作 job /dʒɒbǁdʒɑːb/ [countable noun] the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for an employer ［尤指受雇于人的］工作，职业 my first job was in a record store. 我的第一份工作是在一家唱片店上班。 daniel starts his new job on monday. 丹尼尔周一去上新工。 she has a well-paid job in the tax department. 她在税务部门干着一份收入丰厚的工作。get a job ted got a job as a bartender. 泰德得到一份当酒保的工作。find a job get a job after trying to get a lot of different jobs 找到工作 her son still hasn't been able to find a job. 她儿子仍未能找到工作。look for a job try to get one 找工作 she's looking for a job in the music business. 她正在音乐圈内找工作。hold a job have a job 担任工作 if a woman is qualified, she should hold any job in government she wants. 女性如果条件符合，就应该可以担任政府部门内任何她想要的职位。part-time job when you work less than the usual number of hours each week 兼职工作 i had a part-time job while i was in college. 我上大学时做过一份兼职工作。job losses/job cuts when a lot of people lose their jobs 裁员 the company announced 74,000 job cuts and 21 factory closures. 这家公司宣布裁员74,000人，并关闭21家工厂。 work /wɜːʳk/ [uncountable noun] work that someone does regularly to earn money, either by working for an employer or working for themselves ［受雇于人或为自己干的］工作 my father started work when he was 14. 我父亲14岁开始工作。 most people stop work when they are 65. 大多数人65岁就不再工作了。 i usually start work each day around 9 am and finish about 6 pm. 我一般每天早上9点左右上班，下午6点左右下班。 the work's really interesting but the pay's lousy. 这工作确实很有趣，可报酬很低。look for work to try to get work 找工作 lena graduated from college six months ago and she's still looking for work. 莉娜大学毕业已六个月，但仍在找工作。find work to get work 找到工作 he eventually found work as a labourer on a construction site. 他最终在一个建筑工地上找到一份体力活。return to work/go back to work to start work again after several weeks, months, or years 回去工作 women often return to work after they have had children. 妇女生了孩子后通常会回去工作。！ his injuries have made it impossible for him to go back to work. 他的伤使他不可能再回去工作了。at work at the place where you work 在工作的地方 her mother tried to call her at home and then at work. 她母亲试图打电话到家里找她，然后又打到她工作的地方。to work to the place where you work 去工作的地方 alexander commutes 30 miles to work each day. 亚历山大每天乘车30英里去上班。after/before work before you start or after you finish your work each day 下班后/上班前 they sometimes play tennis after work. 他们有时在下班后打网球。 profession /prəˈfeʃən/ [countable noun] work such as law, medicine, or teaching, for which you need special training and education ［需要受过专门训练的］职业［如律师、医生、教师等］ many teachers are thinking about leaving the profession for more highly paid careers. 许多教师在考虑辞职去从事薪酬更高的工作。the teaching/medical/legal etc profession there are now a lot more women in the legal profession. 现在从事法律职业的女性多得多了。go into/enter a profession there was a big demand for accountants in the 1980s, and many graduates entered the profession at this time. 20世纪80年代对会计师的需求量很大，当时许多毕业生投身这一行业。 occupation /ˌɒkjɑˈpeɪʃənǁˌɑːk-/ [countable noun] the type of work that someone usually does - used especially on official forms ［某人平时从事的］工作，职业［尤用于正式表格］ please write your name, address, and occupation in the spaces below. 请在下面空白处填上你的姓名、地址和职业。 part-time workers often work in low-paid occupations. 兼职员工通常从事的是低薪职位。 business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [countable/uncountable noun] the general type of work that you do, such as buying and selling a particular type of thing 行业 in our business the first rule is that the customer is always right. 我们这一行第一条守则就是顾客永远是对的。 ‘what type of business are you in?’ ‘i run a catering company.’ “你做哪一行？”“我开一家酒席承办公司。”the newspaper/used-car/movie etc business the used-car business has a pretty bad reputation. 旧车买卖行业的声誉相当不好。 what somebody does /ˌwɒt somebody ˈdʌz/ spoken use this to ask what someone's job is 【口】某人做什么工作的 what does your husband do? 你丈夫是干什么的? she used to work for an accounting firm, but i'm not sure what she does now. 她以前在一家会计事务所工作，但我不清楚现在她在做什么。 trade /treɪd/ [countable noun] a skilled job in which you use your hands to do things, such as building houses, making furniture, or repairing cars 行业；手艺［如建筑、家具制作、汽车修理等］ most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing. 当时大多数人都从事手工行业，如木工或印刷。 young men and women can learn a trade in the military. 军队里的青年男女可以学一门手艺。be a bricklayer/carpenter etc by trade his father had been a bricklayer by trade. 他父亲以前的职业是砖瓦工。 career /kəˈrɪəʳ/ [countable noun] the type of work that you do for most of your working life, which involves several similar jobs over a long period of time 事业，职业 like his father, tommy chose a career in the army. 跟父亲一样，汤米选择了军旅生涯。 later on in his career he became first secretary at the british embassy in washington. 在他的职业生涯中，他后来成了英国驻华盛顿大使馆的一等秘书。 the scandal destroyed his career as a politician. 这件丑闻毁了他的政治生涯。career in i wanted to find out more about careers in publishing. 我想对出版业多作了解。 vocation /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/ [countable noun] a job such as being a nurse, priest, or teacher that you do because you have a strong feeling that you want to do it, especially because you want to help people 工作，职业；使命［如护士、牧师、教师等尤希望帮助别人的工作］ nursing is hard work and often low paid, but for many people it is a vocation. 护理是件很辛苦的工作，报酬往往很低，但对许多人来说这是一种使命。 he was quite young when he decided he had a religious vocation. 他决定以宗教为使命时还相当年轻。 livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ [countable noun] the work that you do in order to earn enough money to live on or the thing that provides the work for you to do 生计 most of the people here depend on tourism for their livelihood. 这里大部分人都以旅游业为生。 fishermen are angry about the new ec fishing regulations because they feel that their livelihood is being threatened. 渔民对欧盟的新捕鱼规定非常不满，因为他们觉得自己的生计受到了威胁。 line of work/business /ˌlaɪn əv ˈwɜːʳk, ˈbɪznə̇s/ [noun phrase] the type of work or job that you do 行业 i meet some interesting people in my line of work. 做我这行会遇到一些有趣的人。 henson had to leave real-estate, which had been his line of business since 1969. 汉森只得离开房地产行业，他从1969年开始就一直在从事这一行。 employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ [uncountable noun] when people work or have jobs - used especially in official documents, news reports etc 就业［尤用于正式文件、新闻报道等］ i have not yet signed a contract of employment. 我还没有签雇佣合同。 a japanese company plans to set up a factory in the area, so this should provide some employment for local people. 一家日本公司计划在该地区兴建工厂，这样应该能给当地居民提供一些就业机会。be in employment have a job 有工作 are you in full-time employment, mr edwards? 你有全职工作吗，爱德华兹先生？2. a job in a company or organization 在某公司或组织内的一份工作 post /pəʊst/ [countable noun] an important job in a company or organization, especially in an organization that moves its workers to different jobs ［重要的］工作；职位 post of she has been offered the post of director of unicef. 她被委任为联合国儿童基金会总干事。take up a post start doing a particular job 开始担任一个职务 when he took up his present post at the bbc he was only 23. 他到英国广播公司出任目前的职位时才23岁。teaching/government/director's etc post environmentalists supported murphy as the best candidate for the director's post. 环境保护者支持墨菲，认为他是会长的最佳人选。 position /pəˈzɪʃən/ [countable noun] a job at a particular level in a company or organization 职位，职务 position of we have decided to offer you the position of sales assistant starting next monday. 我们已决定下星期一开始让你出任销售助理一职。hold a position have a particular job 担任职务 what position did you hold at your previous company? 你在前一家公司担任什么职务？fill a position to give someone a particular job 填补［担当］职位 always look for the best person to fill any position, regardless of age, race, or gender. 总要找最优秀的人来担当任何职位，不管年龄、种族或性别如何。 capacity /kəˈpæsɪti, kəˈpæsəti/ [singular noun] formal if someone does something in a particular capacity, they do it because they have a particular job and it is part of that job 【正式】职位；身份 in somebody's capacity as something i'm here in my capacity as union representative. 我以工会代表的身份出席。 in her capacity as war correspondent for abc news, she has traveled all over the world. 她以美国广播公司战地记者的身份去过世界各国。in an advisory legal/financial etc capacity he works for this firm in a legal capacity, giving advice on international law. 他以律师身份为这家公司提供国际法方面的建议。3. relating to a job 与工作有关的 job /dʒɒbǁdʒɑːb/ [adjective only before noun] the salary's not very good, but there's a lot of job satisfaction. 薪水不是很高，但这工作会给你带来很大的满足感。 it says in the job description that we're only supposed to work 35 hours a week. 职务说明里写明我们一周只要工作35小时。 the bad thing about working at holiday resorts is that there's no job security. 在度假胜地工作的缺点是就业没有保障。 professional /prəˈfeʃənəl/ [adjective only before noun] relating to a job such as teaching, medicine, or law, for which you need special training and have to pass special examinations 职业的；专业的 the rsa course in teaching is a recognized professional qualification. 皇家艺术学会的教师培训课程是公认的专业资历。 lawyers have their own professional association, which operates a strict code of conduct. 律师有他们自己的专业协会，协会有一套严格的行为准则。 you are advised to seek professional legal advice if in any doubt about the contract details. 如对合同细则有任何疑问，应该寻求专业法律咨询。 occupational /ˌɒkjɑˈpeɪʃənəl◂ǁˌɑːk-/ [adjective only before noun] relating to the particular type of job that you do 职业的 occupational injuries and even deaths are quite common in the coal mining industry. 在采煤业中，工伤甚至是死亡事故都颇为普遍。 the survey studied the incidence of cancer among different occupational groups. 这次调查研究了不同职业组别中的癌症发病率。 vocational /vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ [adjective usually before noun] vocational training or schools teach you the skills to do a particular job 职业的［培训或学校］ not all the courses are purely vocational. 并非所有的课程都是纯粹与职业有关的。 the job corps is a vocational training program for low-income youths. 职业培训团是一项为低收入青年提供职业培训的计划。4. to have a job 有工作 have a job /hæv ə ˈdʒɒbǁ-ˈdʒɑːb/ [verb phrase not in progressive] i've had a job since the day i left high school. 我高中毕业那天起就开始工作了。 george had a well-paid job in a computer firm. 乔治在一家电脑公司有份薪金丰厚的工作。have a steady job one that seems certain to last 有份稳定的工作 if you have a decent salary and a steady job, you can usually get a loan. 如果你有不错的薪水和稳定的工作，通常都能申请到贷款。 be employed /biː ɪmˈplɔɪd/ [verb phrase] to have a job - used especially in official contexts or in writing 被雇用，有工作［尤用于正式文体或书面语中］ to qualify for the program, at least one parent must be employed. 至少要一个家长有工作才有资格参加这项计划。be employed by curtis was employed by a car rental agency. 柯蒂斯受雇于一家汽车出租代理行。be employed at a graduate of stanford, she is employed at jackson, cole, roberts & green, a respected law firm. 她是斯坦福大学的毕业生，受雇于有名望的杰克逊一科尔一罗伯茨和格林法律事务所。 self-employed /ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd◂/ [adjective] someone who is self-employed works for a business that they own or gets paid for work by various companies or people, and is not directly employed by a single company or organization 自己经营的，自雇的 he is a self-employed music teacher. 他是个自己单干的音乐教师。 i've been self-employed for over 10 years. 我做自由职业已有十年多了。 hold (down) a job /ˌhəʊld (daʊn) ə ˈdʒɒbǁ-ˈdʒɑːb/ [verb phrase] to have a job, especially one that is for a particular period of time, or when it is difficult to keep working ［尤某一段期间］拥有工作；保住工作 she was the first woman to hold the job of mayor. 她是第一个当上市长的女性。 even men who had always been able to hold down a job found themselves unemployed. 即使是那些总能保住饭碗的人也失业了。 be in work /biː ɪn ˈwɜːʳk/ [verb phrase] british to have a job - use this when you are comparing someone who has a job with other people who do not have jobs 【英】有工作［用于跟失业的人相比］ she was the only one in the family to be in work. 她是家里唯一一个有工作的人。 it's often difficult for people who are in work to appreciate the problems of the unemployed. 在职的人往往难以体会到失业者的苦恼。5. to not have a job 没有工作 not have a job/be without a job /nɒt hæv ə ˈdʒɒb, biː wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈdʒɒbǁ-ˈdʒɑːb/ [verb phrase not in progressive] i don't have a job yet, but i'm going for an interview tomorrow. 我还没有工作，不过明天我会去参加面试。 she's been without a job now for three months. 到现在为止她已有三个月没有工作了。 many of the students who leave the course this summer won't have a job to go to. 今年夏季完成这门课程的学生中有许多人不会有工作。 be out of work /biː ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːʳk/ [verb phrase] to not have a job, especially for a long period of time 没有工作，失业［尤指很长一段时间］ i've been out of work for two years. 我已失业两年了。 at the age of 33, he suddenly found himself out of work and without much hope of finding any. 33岁那年他突然失业了，而且没有多大希望能找到工作。be thrown out of work to suddenly lose your job 突遭解雇 the company's bankruptcy meant that 5,000 people were thrown out of work. 公司破产意味着5,000人突然间失去了工作。 out-of-work [adjective phrase] she is an out-of-work actress. 她是一名失业的演员。 unemployed /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd◂/ [adjective] an unemployed person does not have a job 失业的 fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed. 这个镇上50%的男人都失业了。unemployed teacher/clerk/factory worker etc some one who usually works as a teacher etc 失业的教师/文员/工厂工人等 the accused man is an unemployed labourer from south london. 被告是一名来自伦敦南部的无业劳工。the unemployed people who are unemployed 失业人士 the government is not doing enough to help the unemployed. 政府没有尽力帮助失业者。 unemployment [uncountable noun] there has been a sharp rise in unemployment. 失业人数激增。 jobless /ˈdʒɒbləsǁˈdʒɑːb-/ [adjective] people who are jobless do not have jobs - used especially in news reports 无业的，失业的［尤用于新闻报道］ the factory closure will leave 3,000 workers jobless. 这家工厂的关闭将使3,000名工人失业。 jobless youths are a major cause of concern. 青年失业是人们主要担心的事。the jobless people who do not have jobs 失业者 the bill would allow the jobless to collect 4 to 20 weeks of additional benefits. 这项法案将使失业者多领取到4至20周的救济金。 be on the dole british /be on welfare/on unemployment american /biː ɒn ðə ˈdəʊl, biː ɒn ˈwelfeəʳ, ɒn ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ [verb phrase] to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job 领取失业救济金 many people on welfare don't have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job. 许多领取失业救济金的人在接受就业培训时没有人帮忙照看孩子。 just about everyone on the estate is one the dole. jobs are scarce. 这一住宅区里几乎人人都在领取失业救济。工作机会十分紧缺。 he spent five months on unemployment before finding a job that paid much less than his previous job. 他领了五个月的失业救济金，然后才找到薪水比前一份工作低得多的工作。go on the dole/go on welfare start getting money from the government because you do not have a job 开始领失业救济 students used to be allowed to go on the dole in the summer holidays, but the government has stopped that. 学生以前可以在暑假里领取失业救济金，但现在政府已停止这样发放救济金了。 rivera lost his job, and the family had to go on welfare. 里韦拉失业了，他的家人因此要领失业救济金。6. a job that is available 职位空缺 vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ [countable noun] a job that is available, and that someone could start doing immediately 空缺，空职 there might be some vacancies at the hospital. 这家医院可能有几个空缺。vacancy for a vacancy exists for an import/export sales manager at our paris office. 我们巴黎办事处有个进出口销售经理的职位空缺。fill a vacancy find someone to do the job 填补空缺 skilled workers are few, and employers are having trouble filling vacancies. 熟练的工人很少，雇主要人填补空缺甚为困难。 opening /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ [countable noun] a job that is available - used especially by managers or by people asking about jobs 空缺［尤为经理或打听职位情况的人使用］ of the fourteen openings, only one went to a minority candidate. 十四个职位空缺中仅有一个给了少数民族求职者。opening for i was wondering if you had any openings for sales staff? 我想知道你们的销售部门有空缺吗?job openings the journal has been a good way to publicize job openings. 这份杂志是刊登职位空缺的好途径。 opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪti, ˌɒpəˈtjuːnətiǁˌɑːpərˈtuː-/ [countable noun usually plural] the chance to do a job that you want to do, which could lead to a good permanent job 就业机会 opportunity for there are several opportunities for experienced designers and researchers. 有好几个职位需要经验丰富的设计师和研究员。career opportunities career opportunities for nurses have improved in the last 10 years. 近十年来护士的就业机会增加了。7. to give someone a job 给某人一份工作 give somebody a job /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˈdʒɒbǁ-ˈdʒɑːb/ [verb phrase] if i give you the job, how soon can you begin? 如果我把这份工作给你，你最快何时可以来上班？ after law school, he was given a job in the city's legal department. 法学院毕业后他在市司法部门获得一份工作。give sb a job as goldman gave her a job as his assistant. 戈德曼给了她一份工作，就是当他的助理。 employ also hire especially american /ɪmˈplɔɪ, haɪəʳ/ [transitive verb] to give someone a job and pay them for the work they do for you 雇用 since he came out of prison no one will employ him. 自从他出狱之后，没人愿意雇用他。 the company has been accused of not hiring enough women. 这家公司因没有雇用足够数量女性职员而受到指责。employ as i was employed as a night-watchman by the local hospital. 我受雇于当地那家医院当夜间守卫。 she was hired as marketing director for a biotechnology firm. 她获聘为一家生物技术公司的市场部董事。 employment [uncountable noun] this letter outlines the terms and conditions of employment the conditions of your job. 这封信大致说明了雇用的条件。 take on /ˌteɪk ˈɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb] if a company takes on someone, it gives them a job - use this especially about a job that might not be permanent or when a lot of people are given jobs at the same time 雇用［尤指可能不是长期的工作，或许多人同时得到工作时］ take on somebody we're not taking on any more staff at the moment. 目前我们不打算再招聘员工。take somebody etc on franklin needed an assistant, and he got funding from the department to take one on. 富兰克林需要一名助手，他从部门拿到拨款雇用了一个。take somebody on as something the director took me on as a messenger while they were filming in my village. 他们在我们村子里拍片时，导演雇我当通信员。 engage /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ [transitive verb] british formal to give someone a job 【英，正式】雇用，聘请 the vet was increasingly busy and had to engage two new assistants. 这位兽医越来越忙，不得不聘请两名新助手。engage somebody as something paul was engaged as a junior clerk at a very low wage. 保罗被雇用为初级文员，薪水微薄。 appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ [transitive verb] to choose someone for a job, especially an important job 选派；委任；任命［尤指重要的工作］ the french president has appointed a new minister for culture. 法国总统任命了新的文化部长。 the committee was appointed to make recommendations on housing development in the area. 该委员会被任命对这一地区的房屋发展提出建议。appoint somebody as director/manager etc when he was governor, brown appointed rose bird as chief justice of the california supreme court. 布朗任州长时曾委任罗斯·伯德担任加州最高法院首席法官。appoint somebody director/manager etc schreiber was appointed director of human resources. 施赖伯被任命为人力资源总监。appoint somebody to a job/post/ position etc this is the first time that a woman has been appointed to the post. 这是女性首次获此职位任命。 appointment [countable noun] his appointment to the position of senior surgeon was unexpected. 他获任命高级外科医生令人意外。 recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to find new people to work for a company or organization such as the army ［公司或军队等］招聘，吸收［新成员］ the police department is trying to recruit more black officers. 警察局打算招聘更多的黑人当警察。 it's getting more and more difficult to recruit experienced staff. 聘请有经验的员工越来越难了。 recruit [countable noun] someone who has been recruited 新成员；新兵 at many banks, young recruits first work as tellers. 在许多银行里，新招聘的年轻员工先要当出纳员。 sign up also sign american /ˌsaɪn ˈʌp, saɪn/ [transitive phrasal verb] if a football team, record company, film company etc signs up or signs someone, they agree to give them a job and make them sign an official contract ［足球队、唱片公司、电影公司等］［与…］签约 allegre was signed by the new york jets. 阿莱格尔与纽约喷气机队签了约。 six episodes of the show have been taped, and the actors have been signed for six more. 该剧已拍了六集，演员已签约再拍六集。sign up somebody england soccer star paul gascoigne was signed up by a top italian club. 英格兰足球明星保罗·加斯科因已签约加盟意大利一家顶级俱乐部。sign somebody up the band have just completed a highly successful us tour, and several record companies have offered to sign them up. 这支乐队刚刚圆满地结束了在美国的巡回演出，有几家唱片公司已经提出希望跟他们签约。8. to move to a more important job 升迁至更重要的职位 promote /prəˈməʊt/ [transitive verb usually passive] to give someone who works in an organization a more important job than the one they had before 提升，擢升 the company promotes women and minorities whenever possible. 该公司只要有机会就会提升女性和少数民族员工。be promoted did you hear that david's been promoted? 你听说戴维得到提升了吗?promote somebody to something shula was promoted to head coach of the cincinnati bengals in 1991. 1991年舒拉被擢升为辛辛那提猛虎队的主教练。 make somebody something /meɪk somebody something/ [verb phrase] to move someone to another job, usually a better, more important one within the same organization 提升某人至某职位 no-one thought they would make him manager so soon after joining the company. 没有人想到他们在他加入公司后没多久就提升他为经理。 he's been made head of security at the chicago national bank. 他被提升为芝加哥国民银行的保安主管。 promotion /prəˈməʊʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone is given a more important job in an organization 提升，晋升 civil service tests determine promotion in government jobs. 文职公务员考试决定政府部门职位的提升。 what are my chances of promotion if i stay here? 如果我留在这里有多大的晋升机会?get a promotion she got a promotion last year. 去年她得到了擢升。 advancement /ədˈvɑːnsməntǁədˈvæn-/ [uncountable noun] formal when someone moves up to a better, more important job 【正式】升职，擢升 many people are forced to move from one city to another in search of better jobs or career advancement. 许多人为了得到更好的工作或提升，不得不从一个城市迁往另一个城市。 move/go/climb up the ladder also work your way up the ladder /ˌmuːv, ˌgəʊ, ˌklaɪm ʌp ðə ˈlædəʳ, ˌwɜːʳk jɔːʳ weɪ ʌp ðə ˈlædəʳ/ [verb phrase] to gradually become more and more successful, and get better, more important jobs ［事业上］得到成功，获得高位，爬上［事业上晋升的］阶梯 feldman started working for the company at age 18, and slowly worked his way up the ladder. 费尔德曼18岁起为公司工作，慢慢地攀上了高位。 education is vital to help these children to move up the career ladder. 要帮助这些孩子获得事业上的成功，教育是至关重要的。 upgrade /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/ [transitive verb] to move someone up in a job, especially by making the job they are already doing more important, and by paying them more for it 提升［雇员］，给［某人］升职 the women demanded that their work be upgraded. 这些女性要求升职。upgrade somebody to something after the inspector's visit all temporary workers were upgraded to permanent status. 督察员来访后，所有的临时工都被转为正式工了。9. doing something for a job, rather than for enjoyment 作为一项工作而不是为了取乐而做某事 for a living /fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ/ [adverb] if someone does something for a living, they do it as a job in order to get money to live - use this especially about something that other people do only for fun 为了谋生［尤用于表示别人做这件事只是为了取乐］ she actually tastes wine for a living! 她以品尝酒为职业！ no one in the show acts or sings for a living. 这个节目中表演或唱歌的人没有一个是以此谋生的。 professional also pro informal /prəˈfeʃənəl, prəʊ/ [adjective] a professional musician, tennis player, photographer etc is one who plays music etc as their job and earns money from it 职业的 professional basketball players can earn huge sums of money. 职业篮球运动员能赚巨额的钱。turn professional become a professional musician, player etc 转为职业的［乐师、运动员等］ he was a keen amateur photographer for many years before he turned professional. 多年来他一直是个热心的业余摄影师，是后来才成为专业摄影师的。 professional [countable noun] most athletes these days are highly-trained professionals, who spend their whole time practising or competing. 如今大多数的运动员都是受过高水准训练的职业运动员，他们把所有时间都用于训练或比赛。10. a job that you have in addition to your main job 主要工作之外的一份工作 sideline /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ [countable noun usually singular] a job that you do in addition to your main job, especially because it is something that you enjoy or are interested in 兼职，副业［尤因喜欢或对此感兴趣］ i sometimes take wedding photographs on saturdays -- it's a nice little sideline and it gives me a bit of extra cash. 星期六我有时给人拍拍结婚照—这是个不错的小副业，还可以得到点额外的收入。as a sideline tracy intended to run the seed business as a sideline, but it soon became her full-time job. 特蕾西打算把种子生意当成副业来做，但很快它就成了她的全职工作。 on the side /ɒn ðə ˈsaɪd/ [adverb] if you do a job on the side, you do it secretly or unofficially, in addition to your main job ［秘密地或未经正式批准地］作为兼职 it is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side. 从事兼职工作的人数难以估计。 he sometimes does a bit of gardening on the side when he is short of money. 他缺钱用时有时也会兼职做点园艺工作。 moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ [intransitive verb] to do another job, usually in the evenings or at night, in addition to your main job ［通常在晚上做的］兼职［赚外快］ carlos is an auto mechanic who moonlights fixing the cars of friends. 卡洛斯是一名汽车修理工，他晚上兼职给朋友修理汽车。 sarton has been moonlighting for five years to supplement his income. 萨顿五年来一直在晚上兼职以贴补收入。moonlight as some police officers moonlight as security guards. 有些警察晚上兼职做保安员。 job /dʒɑb; dʒɒb/n [c] 1. work that you do regularly in order to earn money 工作，职业:◇get/find a job i got a part-time job as a waitress. 我找到了一份当服务员的兼职工作。◇apply for a job (=try to get a job) 申请工作，求职: she applied for a job at a bank. 她向一家银行申请了工作。◇out of a job (=unemployed) 失业 2. a duty or responsibility 职责，责任; 任务:◇leave the dishes — that's my job. 把碗碟放着别洗，那是我的工作。 3. a piece of work that you must do, usually without being paid ［必需要做而通常没有报酬的］工作，杂务:◇i always end up doing the unpleasant jobs around the house. 最后总是由我来做屋子里的那些杂务。 4. on the job while doing work or at work 在上班时，工作时:◇all our employees get on the job training. 我们所有员工都得到在职培训。 5. make a good/bad job of sth bre to do something well or badly 【英】 某事做得好/糟:◇sarah made a good job of that presentation. 莎拉的那个报告做得很精彩。 6. do a nice/great etc job to do something very well 把某事做得很好:◇tina did a nice job on your hair. 蒂娜把你的头发做得真好。 7. it's a good job bre spoken used to say that it is lucky something happened 【英口】幸亏，幸好:◇it's a good job you were wearing your seat belt. 幸亏你当时系着安全带。 8. do the job informal to make something have the result that you want or need 【非正式】 就行了，就好了:◇a little more glue should do the job. 再加一点点胶水就行了。 9. just the job bre spoken exactly what is needed or wanted 【英口】正是所需要的:◇that table you gave us was just the job! 你给的那张桌子正合我们需要！usage note 用法说明: job, work, occupation, career, and 和 professionwork is what you do to earn money. work 是指为挣钱而做的工作:◇i have to go to work now. 我现在得去上班了。◇he can't find work. 他找不到工作。your job is the particular type of work that you do. job 是指你所做的某一种工作:◇jeff got a job as a waiter. 杰夫得到了一份当服务员的工作。occupation is a word used especially on official forms meaning the job that you do. occupation 也指你的工作、职业，尤用于正式表格中:◇please state your name, address, and occupation. 请写明你的姓名、地址和职业。a career is a professional job that you do for most of your life. career 是指你大半辈子在从事的职业:◇her political career began 20 years ago. 她的政治生涯于 20 年前开始。a profession is a job in an area of work such as law, medicine, or teaching, for which you need special training and education. profession 是指法律、医学或教育方面需要接受特殊训练和教育的专门职业:◇the medical profession 医务工作［职业］◇not enough people are entering the teaching profession. (=are becoming teachers) 从事教育工作的人太少。 ☞ job |
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