plural jobs
plural jobs
Learner's definition of JOB
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: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money工作;职业 -
He took/got a job as a waiter.他找了一份服务生的工作。
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She has a high-paying job on Wall Street.她在华尔街有一份高薪工作。
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She's trying to get/land/find a job in New York.她正试图在纽约找一份工作。
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The new factory will create thousands of jobs.这家新工厂将创造数千个就业机会。
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They offered him the job but he turned it down.他们给他这个工作机会,但他拒绝了。
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a part-time/full-time job兼职/全职工作
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a job interview/offer/description工作面试;录用机会;职能描述
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job-hunting求职
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job-hunters求职者
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My teenage son is looking for a summer job. [=a job for the summer only]我那十几岁的儿子正在找一份暑期工作。
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If the restaurant closes, she'll lose her job. = If the restaurant closes, she'll be out of a job. [=she will no longer have a job]如果餐馆倒闭,她将会失业。
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Although he plays music at night, he hasn't been able to give up his day job. [=the regular job that he does during the day]尽管他晚上演奏音乐,但仍不足以使他放弃白天的固定工作。
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You shouldn't blame her for what happened. She was just/only doing her job. [=she was doing things that her job requires her to do]你不该为所发生的事责备她。她不过是在做自己的分内之事。
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We wouldn't be having these problems if everyone had just done their job/jobs. [=if everyone had properly done the work they were supposed to do]当时如果每个人都各尽其职,我们就不会有这些问题了。
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: a duty, task, or function that someone or something has职责;任务;功能 -
It was your job to mow the lawn. = You had the job of mowing the lawn.修剪草坪是你的职责。
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The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body.血液的功能是将氧气输送到身体的各个部位。
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When I asked her to clean up the mess, she said, “That's not my job.” [=I'm not supposed to do that]我让她收拾这个烂摊子,她却说:“那不归我管。
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Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected.原来,架设桥梁比他们预想的更复杂。
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a small job小事一桩
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It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.这是个脏活儿,但必须得有人干。
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The computer was processing a print job. [=the computer was printing a document or file]电脑正在打印文档。
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The car needs a brake/valve job. [=the car needs to have its brakes/valves repaired]这辆车的刹车/阀门该修了!
◊ Odd jobs are small tasks of different kinds that are not planned and do not happen regularly.零散的工作;杂活;零活儿
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used to describe how well or badly something has been done用于说明干得好或差W -
Whoever planned the party did a good/great job. [=that person planned the party very well]不管是谁策划的晚会,这件事儿做得漂亮。
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He did a bad job of explaining his reasons. [=he did not explain his reasons well]他没把理由说清楚。
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“I finished the project ahead of schedule.” “Good job!”“我提前完成了项目。”“干得好!”
◊ The phrase a good job is used in informal British English to refer to something fortunate.幸运的事
◊ The phrase a bad job is used in informal British English to refer to something that is very difficult or impossible to do.很难或不可能做到的事
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: something that requires very great effort费力的事 5
informal : a thing of some kind某种东西 6
informal : a criminal act such as robbery(如抢劫等)犯罪行为 -
They've finally caught the gang that pulled the bank job. [=the gang that robbed the bank]他们终于抓获了那帮抢银行的歹徒。
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Police suspect that the bank robbery may have been an inside job. [=that the bank robbery was done by or with the help of someone who works in the bank]警方怀疑这起银行抢劫案可能是内鬼干的。
do a job on
US, informal
: to damage (something or someone) badly严重损害;损毁
do the job
informal
: to achieve a desired result起作用;有效
fall down on the job
— see 1fall
on the job
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: while working on a job在上班时;在工作岗位上 2
British slang : having sex在性交;在干那事儿
walk off the/your job
— see 1walk — jobless
/ˈjɑːbləs/ adjective
— joblessness
noun [noncount]