单词 | nine-to-five |
释义 | nine-to-five[ nahyn-tuh-fahyv ] / ˈnaɪn təˈfaɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nine-to-five ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Informal.of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind. of, reflecting, or exhibiting a lack of willingness to work beyond the required amount of time or with more than minimal effort: With your nine-to-five mentality, you'll never get a promotion. Origin of nine-to-fiveFirst recorded in 1955–60 OTHER WORDS FROM nine-to-fivenine-to-fiver, nounWords nearby nine-to-fivenineteenth, Nineteenth Amendment, nineteenth hole, nineteenth man, ninetieth, nine-to-five, Ninette, ninety, ninety-day wonder, ninety-eight, ninety-eighth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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