| 单词 | line of work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasline of work d. one's line of country, one's pursuit, field of interest, area of study, etc. (Frequently in neg. contexts.) Also, line of work. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > affair, business, concern > [noun] > field of interest mattera1387 campa1538 champian1596 domain1764 champaign1839 ground1847 one's line of country1861 society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > line of business or work line1638 way1642 lay1707 walk1715 slang1789 métier1792 Fach1838 lark1934 line of work1957 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. viii. 138 This sort of thing isn't my line of country at all. 1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. v. 115 I don't advise you to join it [sc. the R.C. church]. I don't think it's your line of country, exactly. 1943 N. Balchin Small Back Room viii. 94 What? Pinching strange females?.. That's more his line of country than yours. 1951 W. Empson Struct. Complex Words 15 A mistake made by Richards..is a great deal more illuminating than the successes of other writers in this line of country. 1957 G. Faber Jowett v. 94 Josephine's absorption in her new ‘line of work’. 1966 ‘M. Brewer’ Man against Fear i. 15 I'd like to help... But it's not my line of country. Only the police can catch them. 1972 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 30 Dec. 4/3 No one lives in the sticks or is asked his line of work very often. < as lemmas |
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