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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

job

英  [dʒɒb]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • jobs

    1. [C 可数名词] 工作

    A job is the work that someone does to earn money.

    近义词

    work , employment , occupation , position , post

    双语例句

    例：

    Once I'm in Miami I can get a job.

    一旦到了迈阿密我就能找到工作。

    例：

    Thousands have lost their jobs.

    数千人都丢了工作。

    例：

    overseas job vacancies.

    海外职缺。

    2. [C 可数名词] 任务

    A job is a particular task.

    近义词

    task , assignment

    双语例句

    例：

    He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time.

    他说他希望结联的工作不会花太长时间。

    例：

    Save major painting jobs for the spring or summer.

    把主要的粉刷工作留到春季或夏季。

    3. [C 可数名词] 职责 , 功效

    The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function.

    双语例句

    例：

    Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

    它们的主要功效是保健而不是治病。

    例：

    His first job will be to try and get talks going between the two sides.

    他的首要职责将是设法让双方的谈话进行下去。

    4. [SING 单数型名词] （干得出色的）活儿

    If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well.

    双语例句

    例：

    We could do a far better job of managing it than they have.

    我们会比他们管理得好得多。

    5. [SING 单数型名词] 难做的事情

    If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is.

    双语例句

    例：

    He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors.

    他要让投资者们接受那一观点可能是件难事。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • on the job

    1. 在职 , 在岗

    If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task.

    双语例句

    例：

    The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour.

    从事这一工作５年后的最高薪金可达每小时5美元。

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