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单词 job
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job

UK /dʒɒb/

Word Forms

singularjob
pluraljobs


  1. 1
    countable work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone about their job, you usually say ‘What do you do?’, and not ‘What is your job?’ The answer would usually be ‘I am a ...’ or ‘I work as a...’, and not ‘My job is’...
    job as:

    She has a job as a restaurant manager.

    apply for a job:

    I’ve applied for several jobs without success.

    get a job:

    Andy got a holiday job at a factory in Bristol.

    find a job (=get a job after looking for one):

    Emma finally found a job in a bakery.

    offer someone a job:

    My son has been offered a job in Tokyo.

    take a job (=accept a job):

    I’ve taken a job at a hotel in the city centre.

    do a job:

    She’s very experienced – she’s been doing the job for years.

    I could never do your job!

    be in a job (=have a particular job):

    I’ve been in this job for five years now.

    leave your job:

    Dan left his job after an argument with his boss.

    jobs go (=are lost):

    Over 2000 jobs will go in the shipbuilding industry.

    lose your job:

    Many steelworkers are worried that they’ll lose their jobs.

    job losses:

    The car industry has faced massive job losses.

    out of a job (=without a job):

    I could be out of a job if things don’t improve.

    create jobs:

    The new venture will create over 1500 jobs in the area.

    job interview:

    He’s attending a job interview this morning.

    job opportunities/prospects:

    There are not many job opportunities in this part of the country.

    temporary/permanent job:

    I’ve got a temporary job for six months.

    part-time/full-time job:

    Many students have part-time jobs.

    top job (=an important or powerful job):

    She holds one of the top jobs in the industry.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to jobs and work

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with job
    ▪ dead-end, full-time, good, low-paid, menial, part-time, permanent, proper, semi-skilled, skilled, temporary, unskilled, well-paid

  2. 2
    countable something that you have to do or deal with

    The first job is to decide who to invite.

    the job of doing something:

    No one wanted the job of painting the ceiling.

    do a job:

    Our architects have done the job in record time.

    Synonyms and related words

    Responsibilities and responsibility
    See alsoodd jobs
  3. 3
    singular your duty in a particular situation or organization
    it is someone’s job to do something:

    It’s my job to welcome new members to the club.

    It’s the job of teachers to give their students confidence.

    take on a job (=start to do something as a duty):

    When I took on the job, I didn’t know what it would involve.

    Synonyms and related words

    Responsibilities and responsibility
  4. 4
    countable informala crime, especially one in which money is stolen

    a bank job

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for crimes
  5. 5

    job

    or

    jobby

    countable spokensomething of a particular type

    He’s bought one of those MP3 jobs.

    Synonyms and related words

    Categories and types
  6. 6
    countable something that a computer, printer etc does

    Your scan is the third job in the queue.

    Synonyms and related words

    Processes in computing
  7. 7

    between jobs

    temporarily unemployed
    The problem is that she is between jobs at the moment and hiring a lawyer is not on the cards.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 09/09/2015

phrases

be between jobs
be just the job
do a good/great etc job
do a job on
do the job
give something up as a bad job
good job
have a job doing/to do something
have a job on your hands
(it’s a) good job
it’s more than my job’s worth
jobs for the boys
make a good/bad job of (doing) something
make the best of a bad job
on the job

Job

UK /dʒəʊb/


phrase
  • have the patience of Job

    1
    to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry
    Synonyms and related words

    To be patient, and to not complain too much

job

US /dʒɑb/

Word Forms

singularjob
pluraljobs


  1. 1
    countable work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone about their job, you usually say “What do you do?”, and not “What is your job?” The answer would usually be “I am a ...” or “I work as a...”, and not “My job is...”
    job as:

    She has a job as a restaurant manager.

    apply for a job:

    I’ve applied for several jobs without success.

    get a job:

    Andy got a job at Krispy Kreme.

    find a job (=get a job after looking for one):

    Emma finally found a job in a bakery.

    offer someone a job:

    My son has been offered a job in Tokyo.

    take a job (=accept a job):

    I’ve taken a job at a hotel in Atlanta.

    do a job:

    She’s very experienced – she’s been doing the job for years.

    I could never do your job!

    quit/leave your job:

    Dan quit his job (=stopped working at a particular job) after an argument with his boss.

    jobs go (=are lost):

    Over 2000 jobs will go in the shipbuilding industry.

    lose your job:

    Many steelworkers are worried that they’ll lose their jobs.

    job losses:

    The auto industry has faced massive job losses.

    create jobs:

    The business venture will create over 1500 new jobs in the area.

    job opportunities/prospects:

    There are not many job opportunities in this part of the country.

    job interview:

    He has a job interview this morning.

    part-time/full-time job:

    Many students have part-time jobs.

    temporary/permanent job:

    I’ve got a temporary job for six months.

    out of a job (=without a job):

    I could be out of a job if things don’t improve.

    top job (=an important or powerful job):

    She holds one of the top jobs in the industry.

    be in a job (=have a particular job):

    I’ve been in this job for five years now.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to jobs and work

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with job
    ▪ dead-end, full-time, good, low-paid, menial, part-time, permanent, semi-skilled, skilled, temporary, unskilled, well-paid

  2. 2
    countable something that you have to do or deal with

    The first job is to decide who to invite.

    the job of doing something:

    No one wanted the job of painting the ceiling.

    do a job:

    Our architects have done the job in record time.

    Synonyms and related words

    Responsibilities and responsibility
    See alsoodd jobs
  3. 3
    singular your duty in a particular situation or organization
    it is someone’s job to do something:

    It’s my job to welcome new members to the club.

    It’s the job of teachers to give their students confidence.

    take on a job (=start to do something as a duty):

    When I took on the job, I didn’t know what it would involve.

    Synonyms and related words

    Responsibilities and responsibility
  4. 4
    countable informala crime, especially one in which money is stolen

    a bank job

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for crimes
  5. 5

    job

    or

    jobby

    countable spokensomething of a particular type

    He’s bought one of those MP3 jobs.

    Synonyms and related words

    Categories and types
  6. 6
    countable something that a computer, printer, etc. does

    Your scan is the third job in the queue.

    Synonyms and related words

    Processes in computing
  7. 7

    between jobs

    temporarily unemployed
    The problem is that she is between jobs at the moment and hiring a lawyer is not on the cards.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 09/09/2015

phrases

be between jobs
do a good/great etc. job
do the job
do a job on
good/nice/great job
have a job doing/to do something
have a job on your hands
on the job

Job

US /dʒoʊb/


phrase
  • have the patience of Job

    1
    to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry
    Synonyms and related words

    To be patient, and to not complain too much
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