| 单词 | part-time |
| 释义 | part-time (once / 3452 pages) adjadv Anything that's part-time is done less often than is typical or average. If you're sick of working full-time hours, try working part-time. Part-time works as an adjective or an adverb, to describe things that don't take up as much time as you might expect, just part of a day or part of a week. If you're a part-time bus driver, you might do it twenty hours each week, in between classes. You could also call yourself a part-time student, or say that you study sociology part-time. WORD FAMILYpart-time USAGE EXAMPLESKangas said the basic income experiment may be expanded later to other low-income groups such as freelancers, small-scale entrepreneurs and part-time workers. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) They bring different experiences and perspectives to a part-time legislature that’s heavily populated with lawyers. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Over the summer, the younger son, Jesus, 22, got a part-time job at a Zaro’s Bakery in Manhattan’s financial district. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity part-time employees a part-time job Syn|Ant parttime half-time involving half the standard or customary time for an activity irregular, temporarylacking continuity or regularity odd-jobnot regular or skilled underemployedemployed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills full-time for the entire time appropriate to an activity regularofficially full-time 2adv for less than the standard number of hours he works part-time Syn|Ant half-time full-time for the standard number of hours |
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