job
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A job is the work that someone does to earn money. 工作
Once I'm in Miami I can get a job. 一旦我到了邁阿密就能找到工作。
Thousands have lost their jobs. 數(shù)千人都丟了工作。
2. N-COUNT A job is a particular task. 任務(wù)
He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time. 他說他希望結(jié)成聯(lián)盟這項任務(wù)不會花太長時間。
3. N-COUNT The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function. 職責(zé)
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness. 他們的主要職責(zé)是保健而不是治病。
His first job will be to try and get talks going between the two sides. 他的首要職責(zé)將是設(shè)法讓雙方的談話進(jìn)行下去。
4. N-SING If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. 活兒
We could do a far better job of managing it than they have. 我們會比他們管理得好得多。
5. N-SING If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is. 難做的事情[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors. 他要讓投資者們接受那一觀點(diǎn)可能是件難事。
6. PHRASE If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task. 在職; 在崗
The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour. 從事這一工作５年后最高薪金等級可達(dá)每小時$5。
7. the job in hand→see hand
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job /d??b/ (jobs)
劍橋詞典
- I've applied for an office job I saw advertised in the paper .
- How is Mary enjoying her new job?
- It's a tragedy that so many young people are unable to find jobs.
- The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10 000 jobs.
- Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow process .
- They were working like crazy to get the job done on time .
- I've got plenty of jobs to keep you busy .
- He's really good at tricky painting jobs.
- I spent the afternoon pottering around the garden doing a few odd jobs.
- Hey - you did a great job tidying your bedroom . Well done!
- It's my job to keep a check on stock levels .
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations .
- I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people .
- Whose job was it to bring the tickets ?
- It was my job to make sure there was enough food to go round.
job noun (EMPLOYMENT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the regular work that a person does to earn money
工作；職業(yè)；職位
a temporary /permanent job 臨時的／固定的工作
When she left college , she got a job as an editor in a publishing company . 大學(xué)畢業(yè)后她在一家出版公司當(dāng)編輯。
It's very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job. 一邊撫育兩個孩子一邊做全職工作很困難。
He's never managed to hold down (= keep ) a steady (= permanent ) job. 他從來沒能保住一份穩(wěn)定的工作。
She's applied for a job with an insurance company . 她已向一家保險公司求職。
Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby ? 你有了小孩后會放棄工作嗎？
After a disastrous first month in office , many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to (= able to do) the job. 由于任職的第一個月表現(xiàn)很糟，許多人開始懷疑新總統(tǒng)是否勝任。
Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs. 成百上千的工人可能會失業(yè)。
?out of a job
without a job
沒有工作，失業(yè)
How long have you been out of a job? 你沒有工作已有多久了？
同義詞
unemployed adjective
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job noun (PIECE OF WORK)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a particular piece of work
（一件）工作，零工，活計
The builders are aiming to get the job done by the end of the month . 施工人員打算在月末前將活兒干完。
He spent the afternoon doing jobs around the house . 他一下午都在家里干雜活兒。
informal Will you be able to carry all the shopping back home on your bike , or will it have to be a car job (= will you need the car )? 你能把買來的東西都用自行車帶回家嗎，是不是還得用汽車？
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job noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]something that is your responsibility
職責(zé)；任務(wù)
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] She believed her job as a politician was to represent the views of her party and the people who voted for her. 她認(rèn)為自己身為政治家就是要做自己政黨和選民的代言人。
I know it's not my job to tell you how to run your life , but I do think you've made a mistake . 我知道不該由我來告訴你如何生活，但我的確認(rèn)為你犯了錯。
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job noun (PROBLEM)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] informala problem or an activity that is difficult
難做的工作，費(fèi)力的事
[ 動詞后面接一個動詞ing結(jié)構(gòu) ] It was a real job getting the wheel off the bike . 把自行車輪子卸下來可真費(fèi)勁兒。
We were only given an hour for the exam , and I had a job finish ing it. 我們考試的時間只有1小時，我好不容易才做完。
job noun (EXAMPLE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] informalan example of a particular type
產(chǎn)品；東西
It's an original , not one of those imitation jobs. 這是原件，不是仿制品。
job noun (CRIME)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] slanga crime in which money or goods are stolen , or an action or activity that is dishonest or unpleasant
犯罪行為；勾當(dāng)；伎倆
He was put in prison for five years for doing a bank job. 他因搶劫銀行被判入獄5年。
US He really did a job on her, telling her that he would always love her and then moving to Fiji with someone else . 他的確耍了她，告訴她自己會永遠(yuǎn)愛她，后來卻和別人一起跑到斐濟(jì)去了。
也見 hatchet job
習(xí)語
be just the jobdo a good/bad job
do the job
do/make a good/bad job of sth
good job!
it's more than my job's worth
job done
jobs for the boys
just the man/woman for the job
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