英语词汇“job”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

job

(dʒɒb )

Word forms: jobs

1. countable noun A1

A job is the work that someone does to earn money.

Once I'm in America I can get a job.

Thousands have lost their jobs.

I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job.

...overseas job vacancies.

Synonyms: position, post, function, capacity

2. countable noun [noun NOUN] A2

A job is a particular task.

He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time. [+ of]

Save major painting jobs for the spring or summer.

3. countable noun [usually with poss] B2

The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function.

Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

His next job is to get us to the World Cup finals.

Drinking a lot helps the kidneys do their job.

Synonyms: task, concern, duty, charge

4. good job singular noun [usually adjective NOUN] B2

If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. In British English, you can also say that they are making a good job of something.

We could do a far better job of managing it than they have. [+ of]

You've done a fine job with Billy and Joey.

5. singular noun [usu N -ing, NOUN to-infinitive]

If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is. [emphasis]

He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors.

With all these different pensions, you're going to have a job to keep track.

Synonyms: difficulty, problem, hassle [informal], trouble

6. See also day job, hatchet job, jobbing, on-the-job

7. jobs for the boys phrase

If you refer to work as jobs for the boys, you mean that the work is unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations, even though they may not be the best qualified people to do it. [British, disapproval]

The Party has been accused of creating a 'jobs for the boys' system of government.

Synonyms: cronyism, favouritism, nepotism

8. just the job phrase

If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed. [British, informal]

Not only is it just the job for travelling, but it's handy for groceries too. [+ for]

Synonyms: perfect, excellent, ideal, supreme

9. on the job phrase

If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task.

The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour.

There was no formal training; they learned on the job.

10. it's a good job phrase B2

If you say it's a good thing, or in British English it's a good job, that something is the case, you mean that it is fortunate.

It's a good thing you aren't married.

It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road.

11. the job in hand phrase

In a competition, if someone has games or matches in hand, they have more games or matches left to play than their opponent and therefore have the possibility of scoring more points. [British]

They have a game in hand on two of the clubs above them.

Quotations:

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a jobMalcolm S. Forbes

Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal courtAlasdair GrayJanine

Idioms:

do a hatchet job on someone or something

to say or write a lot of bad things about someone or something in order to harm their reputation

Reporter Malcolm, he says, set out to do a hatchet job on him and succeeded.

have a devil of a job or have the devil's own job

to manage to do something, but only after a lot of difficulty

We got there just in time, but we had a devil of a job finding her in that place.

do a demolition job on someone [British, journalism]

to attack someone very strongly, or to defeat them completely

In his speech, Cook did a demolition job on the prime minister's strategy.

don't give up the day job

said to someone to mean that they should continue to do their normal job rather than trying something new which they may not be good at, or which is not as secure and which they might fail at. This expression is usually used humorously.

I started my business in the middle of a recession. People thought I was mad and said: `Don't give up the day job.'

a full-time job

a task that takes a great deal of time and effort

Deleting the flood of follow-on emails is becoming a full-time job.

do a job on someone [informal]

to defeat or harm someone in some way

Coetzer is a difficult opponent. But I'm equally sure I can do a job on him.

a snow job [mainly US]

lies and exaggerations, intended to deceive or flatter someone.

They have the experience to know the difference between getting information and getting a snow job.

Collocations:

accept a job

He accepted the job of interim manager.

The Sun (2013)

He refused to answer questions over whether he would have accepted the job for less money.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Boys find it particularly difficult to accept more menial jobs in call centres or as shop assistants, she added.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

another job

Does this mean I need to look for another job?

Christianity Today (2000)

He should put his son first and find another job that doesn't mean he has to spend so much time away.

The Sun (2007)

Some people who are made redundant get another job or become economically inactive.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

axe jobs

The oil company has previously said it will axe 10,000 jobs.

The Sun (2016)

More than 850 British jobs were axed yesterday in a double blow for the economic recovery.

The Sun (2012)

The embattled bank is preparing to axe 15,000 jobs worldwide.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

change jobs

People change jobs for all sorts of reasons.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Hundreds of thousands of people changed jobs this year.

Christianity Today (2000)

People are more likely to change jobs in their twenties and thirties than at any other time.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

construction job

Manufacturing and construction jobs are up by nearly a quarter in the last year.

The Sun (2011)

About 40,000 construction jobs nationwide will be supported by the Chancellor's scheme to boost first-time home buyers.

The Sun (2011)

Unemployment, already at 27 %, is expected to rise as thousands of construction jobs disappear.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

cost jobs

Campaigners said the plan would cost jobs.

The Sun (2015)

The benefits agency announced the closure of 17 call centres, costing 2,400 jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

The introduction of a minimum wage cost no jobs, which shows that companies were paying their staff less than they could afford.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

decent job

I actually thought I did a decent job given the circumstances I worked under.

The Sun (2014)

He had done a decent job building up the former brewer's hotel business.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

And when we come to look, we find that nature herself has supplied us with all the necessary resources to make a decent job of it.

Positive Parent Power (1991)

fine job

And the police did a fine job.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

They have done a fine job in raising the son who has made them so proud.

The Sun (2013)

She does a fine job explaining the nuances of the Gallic outlook.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

great job

He is doing a great job.

The Sun (2013)

They have done a great job, far beyond what was expected of them.

The Sun (2007)

Of course, there are many efficient councils with hard-working employees who do a great job in difficult circumstances.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

important job

But we still have an important job to do.

The Sun (2013)

Keep the ice nice and clean, it's a very important job.

The Sun (2010)

Its most important job is to protect the driver from fire in case the car crashes and the fuel tank is ruptured.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

impossible job

I don't think any job is impossible .

The Sun (2012)

Does that make the next governor's job impossible ?

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Because then there would be no flu epidemics or winter bed shortages to make my difficult job impossible .

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

lose a job

He is like any one of us who ends up losing a job.

The Sun (2011)

And many of them end up losing their jobs, their homes and their families during their short time in jail.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

His pay is obscene when you consider our country is in so much debt and hundreds of thousands are to set lose jobs.

The Sun (2010)

low-paid job

I have a low-paid job in a factory.

The Sun (2014)

She took a low-paid retail job to get by.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

The bigger issue is that some women are trapped in low-paid jobs because they are still shouldering a bigger share of the work at home.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

managerial job

I had a managerial job but the firm collapsed.

The Sun (2015)

The auto maker is cutting about 5,000 administrative and managerial jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Thousands of Britons working in managerial jobs are leaving the country each year, with the risk that the country will suffer skills shortages.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

menial job

After release from prison he was limited to menial jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

His father found him a menial job in a local factory.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Thousands are forced into menial jobs for which they get little or no pay.

The Sun (2014)

new job

She has a great sense of humour, which I'm sure will help her in the new job.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

If the case goes to court I am afraid I'll have a criminal record and lose my new job.

The Sun (2013)

She moved back home and got a new job - but I was still working away.

The Sun (2016)

permanent job

My bosses told me a permanent job might come up, but they're not sure when.

The Sun (2013)

He'd come down from the Midlands on a short internship, been kept on, and now had hopes of a permanent job.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

There are 89 permanent jobs available and 56 places for students looking for year-long placements or summer internships.

The Sun (2014)

plum job

It is one of the plum jobs in British radio.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

With 14m Americans looking for work, there is bound to be competition for the plum jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

And he was not alone in landing a plum job.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

previous job

He lasted only five months at his previous job after reportedly clashing with his boss.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

He had only one previous managerial job on his CV.

The Sun (2014)

You can admit to feeling a lack of challenge in your previous sales job, to feeling that it was too structured or not structured enough.

The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)

proper job

Why don't you get a proper job?

The Sun (2008)

It was not glamorous but it was a proper job.

Ford Madox Ford (1990)

But without a qualification, a proper job eludes him.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

protect jobs

The company will try to find a buyer and protect almost a thousand jobs at the refinery.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Few of these measures are, in themselves, likely to do much to protect jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

The rationale, of course, is that it will protect jobs in an industry where demand has collapsed.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

save jobs

Hundreds of jobs were saved by the deal.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

A former boss has bought two shops, saving ten jobs.

The Sun (2014)

Unions can't necessarily save jobs, but they can ensure that an employer follows correct procedures.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

shed jobs

He said that the company had shed 800 jobs in the quarter.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

It has also shed middle management jobs to show that it is trying to cut waste.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

Nearly a quarter of businesses surveyed are planning to shed jobs - 10 % of their workforce on average.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

skilled job

Overnight, we would lose thousands of highly skilled jobs in the defence sector.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Each year about 60,000 people in skilled jobs win the right to permanent settlement.

The Sun (2012)

Her book urged women not to trade down to lower skilled jobs through lack of confidence or domestic duties.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

take a job

My wife took a job in our local cafe for extra cash.

The Sun (2006)

He will be unable to take another job, as his new role is full-time.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

He was set to take the top job at Anglo American in April.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

temporary job

After various temporary jobs, she got a permanent position on a coronary care unit in Kettering.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

I didn't see it as a temporary job, I saw it as a calling.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

The number of people wanting permanent work who are in part-time or temporary jobs has leaped 53 per cent in two years.

The Sun (2010)

want a job

I went back on benefits, but I really wanted a job.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

There is no shortage of people wanting these jobs, with hundreds of applications for each position.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

So you want a better job?

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

well-paid job

It's all basic wages; there are no well-paid jobs.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

We want to show that there is another way for young people to progress into well-paid jobs with prospects.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

The long hours and lack of family time that accompany well-paid jobs appear to cancel out the potential emotional benefits of wealth.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Translations:

Chinese: 工作

Japanese: 職

单词	job
释义	job (dʒɒb ) Word forms: jobs 1. countable noun A1 A job is the work that someone does to earn money. Once I'm in America I can get a job. Thousands have lost their jobs. I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job. ...overseas job vacancies. Synonyms: position, post, function, capacity 2. countable noun [noun NOUN] A2 A job is a particular task. He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time. [+ of] Save major painting jobs for the spring or summer. 3. countable noun [usually with poss] B2 The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function. Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness. His next job is to get us to the World Cup finals. Drinking a lot helps the kidneys do their job. Synonyms: task, concern, duty, charge 4. good job singular noun [usually adjective NOUN] B2 If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. In British English, you can also say that they are making a good job of something. We could do a far better job of managing it than they have. [+ of] You've done a fine job with Billy and Joey. 5. singular noun [usu N -ing, NOUN to-infinitive] If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is. [emphasis] He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors. With all these different pensions, you're going to have a job to keep track. Synonyms: difficulty, problem, hassle [informal], trouble 6. See also day job, hatchet job, jobbing, on-the-job 7. jobs for the boys phrase If you refer to work as jobs for the boys, you mean that the work is unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations, even though they may not be the best qualified people to do it. [British, disapproval] The Party has been accused of creating a 'jobs for the boys' system of government. Synonyms: cronyism, favouritism, nepotism 8. just the job phrase If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed. [British, informal] Not only is it just the job for travelling, but it's handy for groceries too. [+ for] Synonyms: perfect, excellent, ideal, supreme 9. on the job phrase If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task. The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour. There was no formal training; they learned on the job. 10. it's a good job phrase B2 If you say it's a good thing, or in British English it's a good job, that something is the case, you mean that it is fortunate. It's a good thing you aren't married. It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road. 11. the job in hand phrase In a competition, if someone has games or matches in hand, they have more games or matches left to play than their opponent and therefore have the possibility of scoring more points. [British] They have a game in hand on two of the clubs above them. Quotations: If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a jobMalcolm S. Forbes Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal courtAlasdair GrayJanine Idioms: do a hatchet job on someone or something to say or write a lot of bad things about someone or something in order to harm their reputation Reporter Malcolm, he says, set out to do a hatchet job on him and succeeded. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a devil of a job or have the devil's own job to manage to do something, but only after a lot of difficulty We got there just in time, but we had a devil of a job finding her in that place. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do a demolition job on someone [British, journalism] to attack someone very strongly, or to defeat them completely In his speech, Cook did a demolition job on the prime minister's strategy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers don't give up the day job said to someone to mean that they should continue to do their normal job rather than trying something new which they may not be good at, or which is not as secure and which they might fail at. This expression is usually used humorously. I started my business in the middle of a recession. People thought I was mad and said: `Don't give up the day job.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a full-time job a task that takes a great deal of time and effort Deleting the flood of follow-on emails is becoming a full-time job. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do a job on someone [informal] to defeat or harm someone in some way Coetzer is a difficult opponent. But I'm equally sure I can do a job on him. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a snow job [mainly US] lies and exaggerations, intended to deceive or flatter someone. They have the experience to know the difference between getting information and getting a snow job. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: accept a job He accepted the job of interim manager. The Sun (2013) He refused to answer questions over whether he would have accepted the job for less money. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Boys find it particularly difficult to accept more menial jobs in call centres or as shop assistants, she added. Times, Sunday Times (2009) another job Does this mean I need to look for another job? Christianity Today (2000) He should put his son first and find another job that doesn't mean he has to spend so much time away. The Sun (2007) Some people who are made redundant get another job or become economically inactive. Times, Sunday Times (2009) axe jobs The oil company has previously said it will axe 10,000 jobs. The Sun (2016) More than 850 British jobs were axed yesterday in a double blow for the economic recovery. The Sun (2012) The embattled bank is preparing to axe 15,000 jobs worldwide. Times, Sunday Times (2015) change jobs People change jobs for all sorts of reasons. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Hundreds of thousands of people changed jobs this year. Christianity Today (2000) People are more likely to change jobs in their twenties and thirties than at any other time. Times, Sunday Times (2014) construction job Manufacturing and construction jobs are up by nearly a quarter in the last year. The Sun (2011) About 40,000 construction jobs nationwide will be supported by the Chancellor's scheme to boost first-time home buyers. The Sun (2011) Unemployment, already at 27 %, is expected to rise as thousands of construction jobs disappear. Times, Sunday Times (2010) cost jobs Campaigners said the plan would cost jobs. The Sun (2015) The benefits agency announced the closure of 17 call centres, costing 2,400 jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The introduction of a minimum wage cost no jobs, which shows that companies were paying their staff less than they could afford. Times, Sunday Times (2012) decent job I actually thought I did a decent job given the circumstances I worked under. The Sun (2014) He had done a decent job building up the former brewer's hotel business. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And when we come to look, we find that nature herself has supplied us with all the necessary resources to make a decent job of it. Positive Parent Power (1991) fine job And the police did a fine job. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They have done a fine job in raising the son who has made them so proud. The Sun (2013) She does a fine job explaining the nuances of the Gallic outlook. Times, Sunday Times (2013) great job He is doing a great job. The Sun (2013) They have done a great job, far beyond what was expected of them. The Sun (2007) Of course, there are many efficient councils with hard-working employees who do a great job in difficult circumstances. Times, Sunday Times (2008) important job But we still have an important job to do. The Sun (2013) Keep the ice nice and clean, it's a very important job. The Sun (2010) Its most important job is to protect the driver from fire in case the car crashes and the fuel tank is ruptured. Times, Sunday Times (2008) impossible job I don't think any job is impossible . The Sun (2012) Does that make the next governor's job impossible ? Times, Sunday Times (2012) Because then there would be no flu epidemics or winter bed shortages to make my difficult job impossible . Times, Sunday Times (2006) lose a job He is like any one of us who ends up losing a job. The Sun (2011) And many of them end up losing their jobs, their homes and their families during their short time in jail. Times, Sunday Times (2010) His pay is obscene when you consider our country is in so much debt and hundreds of thousands are to set lose jobs. The Sun (2010) low-paid job I have a low-paid job in a factory. The Sun (2014) She took a low-paid retail job to get by. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The bigger issue is that some women are trapped in low-paid jobs because they are still shouldering a bigger share of the work at home. Times, Sunday Times (2006) managerial job I had a managerial job but the firm collapsed. The Sun (2015) The auto maker is cutting about 5,000 administrative and managerial jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Thousands of Britons working in managerial jobs are leaving the country each year, with the risk that the country will suffer skills shortages. Times, Sunday Times (2012) menial job After release from prison he was limited to menial jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His father found him a menial job in a local factory. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Thousands are forced into menial jobs for which they get little or no pay. The Sun (2014) new job She has a great sense of humour, which I'm sure will help her in the new job. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If the case goes to court I am afraid I'll have a criminal record and lose my new job. The Sun (2013) She moved back home and got a new job - but I was still working away. The Sun (2016) permanent job My bosses told me a permanent job might come up, but they're not sure when. The Sun (2013) He'd come down from the Midlands on a short internship, been kept on, and now had hopes of a permanent job. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There are 89 permanent jobs available and 56 places for students looking for year-long placements or summer internships. The Sun (2014) plum job It is one of the plum jobs in British radio. Times, Sunday Times (2006) With 14m Americans looking for work, there is bound to be competition for the plum jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And he was not alone in landing a plum job. Times, Sunday Times (2007) previous job He lasted only five months at his previous job after reportedly clashing with his boss. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He had only one previous managerial job on his CV. The Sun (2014) You can admit to feeling a lack of challenge in your previous sales job, to feeling that it was too structured or not structured enough. The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994) proper job Why don't you get a proper job? The Sun (2008) It was not glamorous but it was a proper job. Ford Madox Ford (1990) But without a qualification, a proper job eludes him. Times, Sunday Times (2009) protect jobs The company will try to find a buyer and protect almost a thousand jobs at the refinery. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Few of these measures are, in themselves, likely to do much to protect jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The rationale, of course, is that it will protect jobs in an industry where demand has collapsed. Times, Sunday Times (2009) save jobs Hundreds of jobs were saved by the deal. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A former boss has bought two shops, saving ten jobs. The Sun (2014) Unions can't necessarily save jobs, but they can ensure that an employer follows correct procedures. Times, Sunday Times (2011) shed jobs He said that the company had shed 800 jobs in the quarter. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It has also shed middle management jobs to show that it is trying to cut waste. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Nearly a quarter of businesses surveyed are planning to shed jobs - 10 % of their workforce on average. Times, Sunday Times (2008) skilled job Overnight, we would lose thousands of highly skilled jobs in the defence sector. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Each year about 60,000 people in skilled jobs win the right to permanent settlement. The Sun (2012) Her book urged women not to trade down to lower skilled jobs through lack of confidence or domestic duties. Times, Sunday Times (2013) take a job My wife took a job in our local cafe for extra cash. The Sun (2006) He will be unable to take another job, as his new role is full-time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was set to take the top job at Anglo American in April. Times, Sunday Times (2013) temporary job After various temporary jobs, she got a permanent position on a coronary care unit in Kettering. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I didn't see it as a temporary job, I saw it as a calling. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The number of people wanting permanent work who are in part-time or temporary jobs has leaped 53 per cent in two years. The Sun (2010) want a job I went back on benefits, but I really wanted a job. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There is no shortage of people wanting these jobs, with hundreds of applications for each position. Times, Sunday Times (2013) So you want a better job? Times, Sunday Times (2013) well-paid job It's all basic wages; there are no well-paid jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We want to show that there is another way for young people to progress into well-paid jobs with prospects. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The long hours and lack of family time that accompany well-paid jobs appear to cancel out the potential emotional benefits of wealth. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 工作 Japanese: 職
随便看	out of the box out of the frying pan into the fire out of the loop out of the ordinary out of the picture out of the picture out of the question out of the running out of the top drawer out-of-the-way out of the way out-of-the-way place out of thin air out of thin air out of this world out of this world out of time out of touch out of touch out-of-town out of tune out of tune with out of wedlock out of whack out of work