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IELTS BNC: 272 COCA: 243

job

job /ˈʤɑːb/ noun
plural jobs
job
/ˈʤɑːb/
noun
plural jobs
Learner's definition of JOB
[count]
: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money工作;职业
: a duty, task, or function that someone or something has职责;任务;功能
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
Synonyms see: task
used to describe how well or badly something has been done用于说明干得好或差W
◊ 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
: something that requires very great effort费力的事
informal : a thing of some kind某种东西
informal : a criminal act such as robbery(如抢劫等)犯罪行为

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

: while working on a job在上班时;在工作岗位上
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]
IELTS BNC: 272 COCA: 243

job

1 of 4

noun (1)

plural jobs
1
a
: a regular remunerative position
got a part-time job as a waiter
she quit her job
b
: a specific duty, role, or function
The heart's job is to circulate blood.
c(1)
: something that has to be done : task
was given the job of delivering the bad news
(2)
: an undertaking requiring unusual exertion
it was a real job to talk over that noise
2
a
: a piece of work
doing odd jobs around the house
Repairing the roof was a big job.
especially : a small miscellaneous piece of work undertaken on order at a stated rate
a car that needs a brake job
b
: the object or material on which work is being done
c
: something produced by or as if by work
did a nice job
d
: an example of a usually specified type : item
the limousine was a long white job
3
a
: something done for private advantage
the whole incident was a put-up job
b
: a criminal enterprise
specifically : robbery
There comes a time in everyone's life when you need a lawyer. And I'm not implying that you're going to hold up a liquor store or pull a bank job anytime soon. Stephen Fenech
c
: a damaging or destructive bit of work
did a job on him
4
chiefly British : state of affairs
usually used with bad or good
it was a good job you didn't hit the old man E. L. Thomas
5
: plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes
an eye job
see nose job

job

2 of 4

verb

jobbed; jobbing

intransitive verb

1
: to do odd or occasional pieces of work for hire
supported himself by jobbing in local orchestras
2
: to carry on public business for private gain
3
: to carry on the business of a middleman or wholesaler

transitive verb

1
: to buy and sell (something, such as stock) for profit : speculate
2
: to hire or let by the job or for a period of service
job a carriage
3
: to get, deal with, or effect by jobbery
4
: to do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots : subcontract
often used with out
a publisher who knew the market might have jobbed out the work to factories in Asia Michael Shnayerson
5
: to penalize or deprive unfairly
… fans and players who may still believe that … they were jobbed out of a World Championship … Roger Angell

job

3 of 4

adjective

1
: of or relating to a job or to employment
a guarantee of job security
2
: used in, engaged in, or done as job work
a job shop
3
British : that is for hire for a given service or period
a job gardener

Job

4 of 4

noun (2)

1
: the hero of the book of Job who endures afflictions with fortitude and faith
2
: a narrative and poetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
Phrases
on the job
: at work : while working
was injured on the job
Choose the Right Synonym for job

task, duty, job, chore, stint, assignment mean a piece of work to be done.

task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

charged with a variety of tasks

duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

the duties of a lifeguard

job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

the job of turning the company around

chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

every child was assigned chores

stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

a 2-month stint as a reporter

assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

a reporter's assignment

Example Sentences

Noun (1) He took a job as a waiter. She has a high-paying job on Wall Street. She's trying to get a job in New York. The new factory will create thousands of jobs. They offered him the job but he turned it down. The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body. Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
To Ronnie Sewell, owning a Christmas tree farm is the best job in the world. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 More often than not, investigating claims of abuse and neglectof psychiatric patients in Michigan hospitals is just a part-time job. Jennifer Dixon, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2022 As politicians and CEOs often learn the hard way, showing up on time and dressing well can be half the job. WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 All of y'all who have problems because there are Black hobbits, get a job! Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 First of all, the 40-year-old daughter should get her own place and get a full-time job. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 The system operator is in charge of managing and maintaining reliability on the electric grid, a challenging job during hot weather when energy demand soars as people crank up their air conditioners. CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 Loughran, though, said the U.S. Postal Inspector has worked with Norridge police to investigate current and former postal employees, on the theory the thefts might be an inside job. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Norman administrators met with her about the display, but she was never suspended nor was her job ever in jeopardy, Moody said. Nuria Martinez-keel, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022
Verb
Should job losses become significant, demand for apartments in Manhattan may drop as people double up or leave the city, resulting in less pressure on prices. Anna Bahney For Cnn Business, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 And many are willing to job hop to find the best fit. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 The Great Resignation is still going strong, and Gen Z is more likely to job hop than generations before them. Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The Masters champion, buoyed by an eagle that came courtesy of a 157-yard can job on the 560-yard par-5 eighth, sat solo atop the US Open leaderboard at 6-under par. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022 The asphalt mix is then loaded onto 18-ton trucks that transport the mix to job sites. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 Employees have resisted – savoring the flexibility afforded by remote work – and many are prepared to job hop if their company mandates in-person work. Fortune, 26 May 2022 The asphalt mix is then loaded onto 18-ton trucks that transport the mix to job sites. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 How can job environments be places that help people thrive rather than wearing them down? Christina Maslach, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
Adjective
The students Cruzvergara work with often underplay their non-job experiences. Fortune, 1 June 2022 The City Council has been taking numerous anti-job actions, driving out employment from the city. Star Tribune, 21 May 2021 That's where the Supreme Court's anti-job discrimination decision could play a critical role. Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 15 June 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1), Verb, and Adjective

perhaps from obsolete English job lump

Noun (2)

Latin, from Greek Iōb, from Hebrew Iyyōbh

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1558, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb

1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Adjective

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of job was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 272 COCA: 243
job

noun¹

1employment工作ADJECTIVE | VERB + JOB | JOB + VERB | JOB + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdecent, good, great, worthwhile體面的/不錯的/出色的/有價值的工作interesting有趣的工作high-powered, top權力大的工作;最高職位It's one of the top jobs in management.那是管理層最高級別的崗位之一。plum稱心如意的工作The plum jobs all went to friends of the prime minister.美差都派給了首相的朋友們。cushy輕鬆的工作His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a big salary.他父親給他在辦事處找了份輕鬆的工作,幾乎無所事事卻薪水豐厚。dream, ideal夢寐以求的/理想的工作What would be your dream job?你理想的工作是什麼?boring, dead-end, lousy (informal, especially NAmE) , menial, routine, undemanding乏味的/沒有出路的/討厭的/枯燥的/平淡的/要求不高的工作He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.他被迫去做了一連串瑣碎的工作。rewarding有益的工作challenging, demanding, difficult, taxing富有挑戰性的/要求高的/有難度的/費心費力的工作dangerous危險的工作It's often immigrants who do the dangerous jobs.經常都是移民在從事危險工作。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.這家工廠將提供近 300 個新的工作崗位。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 年前轉而幹上了現在的工作。full-time, part-time全職/兼職工作9-to-5朝九晚五的工作regular, steady固定的/穩定的工作He was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular job.他很想放棄現在的自由職業而找一份固定的工作。permanent, temporary固定/臨時工作holiday, summer假日/暑期工作evening, Saturday, weekend晚間的/週六的/週末的工作paid, unpaid有償的/無償的工作manual (especially BrE) 體力活兒semi-skilled, skilled, unskilled半技術性/技術性/無技術含量的工作blue-collar, white-collar藍領/白領職業desk案頭工作a desk job in the police housing department警察局住房科的文案工作factory, office工廠的/辦公室的工作coaching, construction, manufacturing, teaching, etc.教練、建築、生產、教學等工作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.他做過許多兼職,但這是他的第一份正式工作。VERB + JOBhave有工作She has a very good job with a local law firm.她在當地一家律師事務所有一份很好的工作。carry out, do, perform, work (NAmE) 執行任務;幹活兒;幹工作I'm only doing my job (= doing what I am paid to do).我不過是在做自己分內的工作。They are paid according to how well they perform their job.他們的薪酬依據各人的工作業績而定。look for, want找工作;需要工作apply for, go for申請/爭取工作be offered收到聘用通知accept, take接受工作find, get, land, win找到工作;謀得職位She got a temporary job stacking shelves.她得到了一份整理貨架的臨時工作。He's just landed himself a highly paid job in banking.他剛剛在銀行業謀得了一份高薪工作。lose失去工作He's frightened of losing his job.他害怕失業。give up, leave, pack in, quit, resign from放棄工作;離職;辭職hold down, keep保住工作He's always had difficulty holding down a job.他總是難以保住工作。start開始工作She's starting a new job on Monday.星期一她將開始一份新的工作。like, love喜歡/熱愛工作advertise做廣告招聘I saw the job advertised on the Internet.我在網上看到這個招聘廣告。interview (sb) for(對某人)進行招聘面試We're interviewing for the job in the Sales Department.我們正在進行銷售部的招聘面試。give sb, offer sb給某人工作;提出聘用某人create, generate, provide (sb with)創造就業崗位;(為某人)提供工作It is hoped that the development will create new jobs in the region.希望此項開發能為該地區創造新的就業崗位。axe, cut, eliminate, shed裁員;取消工作崗位The company is hoping to shed 200 jobs.該公司希望削減 200 個工作崗位。export, outsource輸出工作崗位;外包工作Companies export jobs because it is cheaper to pay foreign workers.許多公司會把工作外包,因為外國勞動力成本低廉。protect, safeguard (especially BrE) 保護/保證工作崗位The deal between the union and management should safeguard 6 000 jobs.工會與資方達成的協議應該能保住 6,000 個工作崗位。know精通(自己的)工作He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).他對自己的工作當然在行。JOB + VERBpay工作付工資The job doesn't pay very well.這份工作報酬不太高。disappear, go工作沒了/丟掉250 jobs are to go at the local steel plant.當地鋼廠將裁員 250 人。entail, require工作要求The job requires honesty, intelligence, and vision.這份工作要求應聘人員為人誠實、頭腦靈活並且有遠見。JOB + NOUNsearch求職It's important to devise a job search strategy when looking for work.找工作的時候設計一套求職戰略是很重要的。ad, advertisement, listings (especially NAmE) 招聘廣告;職位列表Check our website for the latest job listings.請瀏覽我們的網站查看最新的招聘職位列表。vacancy職位空缺application求職申請applicant求職者interview求職面試offer工作機會Within weeks of graduation she had several job offers.畢業後幾個星期內她就得到了幾個工作機會。title職位名稱His job title is Chief Hygiene Operative.他的職位名稱是衞生工作主任。description, specifications (especially BrE) 職位說明;崗位詳細說明Cleaning the office is not in my job description.打掃辦公室不在我的職責範圍內。market就業市場There is an enormous job market for teachers at the moment.目前教師就業市場需求旺盛。cuts, losses職位削減;失業growth (NAmE) 職位增加We have seen job growth in a number of areas.我們已經看到一些地區出現了崗位增長。creation新增工作崗位openings, opportunities, prospects職位空缺;就業機會;就業前景satisfaction工作滿意度How would you rate your job satisfaction?你的工作滿意度有多高?security工作保障Workers questioned rated job security as being more important than high salary.接受詢問的工人認為工作穩定比高薪更重要。hunter, seeker (especially BrE) 找工作的人;求職者Local companies are holding an open day for job seekers.當地公司正在為求職者舉行開放日活動。share, sharing職位共享Their boss agreed to a job share.他們老闆同意職位共享。The introduction of job sharing could prevent the need for job losses.實行工作分享制可以避免裁員。PREPOSITIONin a/the job就工作而言There's not much chance of promotion in a job like that.那樣一份工作沒有多少晉升的機會。on the job在職You will receive training on the job.你將接受在職培訓。out of a job失業She found herself out of a job when her boss died.老闆去世以後她就失業了。job as擔任⋯的工作She has a job as a waitress.她有一份當服務員的工作。job at在⋯的工作She got a teaching job at the university.她得到了一份在大學教書的工作。job for適合⋯的工作jobs for women適合女性的工作job in⋯領域的工作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就職於⋯He moved to a better-paid job with another employer.他跳槽換了一份薪水更高的工作。PHRASESchange jobs, move jobs變換/變動工作Nowadays many people change jobs every few years.如今許多人每隔幾年就換個工作。a loss of jobs工作崗位的喪失The closure of the cement factory will mean the loss of over 800 jobs.這家水泥廠的關閉將意味着 800 多個工作崗位的喪失。the right person for the job工作的合適人選Despite the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the job.雖然求職人數很少,他們還是找到了適合這個崗位的人。
job

noun²

2task任務ADJECTIVE | VERB + JOB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEadequate, decent, good, nice, professional, thorough差強人意的/說得過去的/不錯的/令人滿意的/專業的/細緻的活兒admirable, amazing, awesome (informal, especially NAmE) , brilliant, excellent, fantastic, fine, grand, great, incredible, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, masterful, outstanding, remarkable, superb, terrific, tremendous, wonderful極好的工作;令人歎服的工作;出色的工作;精湛的工作bad, lousy (informal, especially NAmE) , poor, terrible糟糕的活兒;差勁的工作They've done a poor job of managing their finances.他們的財務管理一塌糊塗。difficult, hard, tough困難的/艱難的/棘手的任務They gave me the tough job of telling applicants that they'd been rejected.他們把難辦的差事交給了我,要我通知求職者他們的申請被拒了。easy容易的任務important重要的任務big, long重任;耗時的任務little, small微不足道的任務;小差事fiddly, tedious麻煩的/單調乏味的活兒fiddly little jobs like wiring plugs給插頭接線之類的麻煩活兒dirty髒活兒unenviable不值得羨慕的任務Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the bad news.庫珀領受了負責宣佈壞消息這個沒人願意幹的差事。thankless吃力不討好的差事Keeping the house clean can be a thankless job.保持房屋清潔可是份受累不討好的差事。VERB + JOBcarry out, do執行任務;幹活兒You've done a great job with that decorating.你那個裝修的活兒幹得棒極了。Try wedging it open-that should do the job (= be effective).找個楔子把它撑開 - 應該管用。handle處理工作I was very pleased with the way she handled the job.我對她處理工作的方式很滿意。have, have on有工作要做;承擔着任務You'll have a hard job convincing them that you're right.想說服他們你是對的可得費點兒勁兒。The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment.目前這位建築商有幾項工程正在進行。give sb給某人任務take on接受任務She's taken on the job of organizing the Christmas party.她承擔起了組織聖誕聚會的任務。get on with繼續幹⋯I want to get on with the job of painting my room today.我想今天繼續粉刷我的房間。complete, finish完成任務We finished the job in five hours.我們用時 5 小時完成了任務。PREPOSITIONjob in關於⋯的任務The author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material.作者彙編了所有這些材料,真令人讚歎。job on⋯的任務You've done a good job on the car.你把車子弄得很好。PHRASESget the job done把工作做完We're hoping to get the job done this weekend.我們希望本週末把這活兒幹完。You can count on him-he gets the job done (= he is reliable).你可以信賴他 - 他會把這事兒幹好的。make a good, poor, etc. job of sth (especially BrE) 把⋯幹得很好/很糟等She made a very good job of covering up the damage.她把破損處掩蓋得很好。He made a very professional job of replacing the windows.他很專業地更換了窗戶。odd jobs (= small, practical jobs) 雜活兒I spend most Saturdays doing odd jobs around the house.星期六我大多在家裏幹些雜活兒。
job

noun³

3crime罪行ADJECTIVE | VERB + JOB ADJECTIVEbank銀行搶劫案inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens) 內部人員作案VERB + JOBdo犯罪He got six months for that last job he did.他上次犯罪獲刑 6 個月。bungle使罪行敗露The gang bungled the job and got caught.這個團夥因罪行敗露而被捕。

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