单词 | career break |
释义 | > as lemmascareer break career break n. originally U.S. a change or hiatus in one's working life; esp. (a) originally Film a professional breakthrough; an opportunity that establishes one as a success; (b) a change of career; the start of a new job in a field unrelated to one's former occupation; (c) a period of time away from work, esp. to start or raise a family. ΚΠ 1940 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 8 May 11 Martha is not really complaining. This assignment with Cary Grant is a big career break for her. 1962 Los Angeles Times 10 June a13/3 (advt.) Make your own career breaks... You can master your own fate, and find higher income with greater job satisfaction. 1968 Times 11 Nov. 7/5 Women in fact need more than equality where education and training are concerned, to counterbalance the long career breaks that most of them have to take when looking after children. 1976 Economist 29 May 87/3 In a midlife career break, he hit trouble trying to run a college. 1980 Washington Post 8 Nov. b4 His decisive career break came in ‘The Great Escape’. 1995 Sci. & Public Affairs Winter 46/2 There are..re-entry fellowships to help scientists resume their work after a career break. 2008 Independent 12 Jan. (Traveller section) 7/4 The most apple-cheeked, blonde American hay-slinger in the tack room was Debbie, a London solicitor on a career break. < as lemmas |
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