job
柯林斯词典
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. 一旦我到了迈阿密就能找到工作。
Thousands have lost their jobs. 数千人都丢了工作。
2. N-COUNT A job is a particular task. 任务
He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time. 他说他希望结成联盟这项任务不会花太长时间。
3. N-COUNT The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function. 职责
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness. 他们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。
His first job will be to try and get talks going between the two sides. 他的首要职责将是设法让双方的谈话进行下去。
4. N-SING If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. 活儿
We could do a far better job of managing it than they have. 我们会比他们管理得好得多。
5. N-SING If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is. 难做的事情[强调]
He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors. 他要让投资者们接受那一观点可能是件难事。
6. PHRASE If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task. 在职; 在岗
The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour. 从事这一工作５年后最高薪金等级可达每小时$5。
7. the job in hand→see hand
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job /dʒɒb/ (jobs)
剑桥词典
- 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)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]the regular work that a person does to earn money
工作；职业；职位
a temporary /permanent job 临时的／固定的工作
When she left college , she got a job as an editor in a publishing company . 大学毕业后她在一家出版公司当编辑。
It's very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job. 一边抚育两个孩子一边做全职工作很困难。
He's never managed to hold down (= keep ) a steady (= permanent ) job. 他从来没能保住一份稳定的工作。
She's applied for a job with an insurance company . 她已向一家保险公司求职。
Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby ? 你有了小孩后会放弃工作吗？
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. 由于任职的第一个月表现很糟，许多人开始怀疑新总统是否胜任。
Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs. 成百上千的工人可能会失业。
out of a job
without a job
没有工作，失业
How long have you been out of a job? 你没有工作已有多久了？
同义词
unemployed adjective
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job noun (PIECE OF WORK)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a particular piece of work
（一件）工作，零工，活计
The builders are aiming to get the job done by the end of the month . 施工人员打算在月末前将活儿干完。
He spent the afternoon doing jobs around the house . 他一下午都在家里干杂活儿。
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 )? 你能把买来的东西都用自行车带回家吗，是不是还得用汽车？
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job noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
[ 单数名词 ]something that is your responsibility
职责；任务
[ 动词后面接一个带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. 她认为自己身为政治家就是要做自己政党和选民的代言人。
I know it's not my job to tell you how to run your life , but I do think you've made a mistake . 我知道不该由我来告诉你如何生活，但我的确认为你犯了错。
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job noun (PROBLEM)
[ 单数名词 ] informala problem or an activity that is difficult
难做的工作，费力的事
[ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] It was a real job getting the wheel off the bike . 把自行车轮子卸下来可真费劲儿。
We were only given an hour for the exam , and I had a job finish ing it. 我们考试的时间只有1小时，我好不容易才做完。
job noun (EXAMPLE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] informalan example of a particular type
产品；东西
It's an original , not one of those imitation jobs. 这是原件，不是仿制品。
job noun (CRIME)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] slanga crime in which money or goods are stolen , or an action or activity that is dishonest or unpleasant
犯罪行为；勾当；伎俩
He was put in prison for five years for doing a bank job. 他因抢劫银行被判入狱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 . 他的确耍了她，告诉她自己会永远爱她，后来却和别人一起跑到斐济去了。
也见 hatchet job
习语
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
on-the-job 返回 job