| 释义 |
job¹ /dʒɒb/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (一件)工作，活儿，活计；零活
The whole job takes only 90 minutes. 整个工作只需要90分钟。
The bridge was a bigger job than they expected. 建桥工程比他们预计的要大。
The workers stayed away from their jobs Monday morning. 工人们星期一上午举行了罢工。
do odd jobs 打零工
2. 职业；职位
a nine to five job 9点上班5点下班的工作
be out of a job 失业
Mr. Green changed jobs a month ago. 格林先生一个月前换了职业。
take a job as a waiter in a café 在一家咖啡馆当侍者
hold a key job in the government 在政府部门担任要职
3. 职责；任务，事情；作用
It's your job to be on time. 准时是你应该做到的事。
Fund raising is your job, not mine. 筹措资金是你的事，不是我的。
The white blood cells have the job of fighting infection. 白细胞有抗感染的作用。
4. 难做的工作，需特别费力的事
It has been a job writing the book and I'm glad it's done. 写这本书真费劲，现在终于完成了，我很高兴。
It was a real job to talk over that noise. 要大声嚷嚷盖过那喧闹声确实得费点劲儿。
You'll have a job convincing her of your honesty. 要使她相信你是诚实的，可不是件容易的事。
5. 〈口〉成果；产品；东西；〈美俚〉汽车
The bike was a good-looking job much like the typical English bicycle. 那辆自行车外形很漂亮，颇像典型的英国产品。
This novel is a superb job. 这部小说是一部出色的作品。
a sports job (可用于比赛的)双座轻型汽车
6. 假公济私的勾当
7. 〈俚〉犯罪行为(尤指盗窃)
He's in prison for a job he did in Liverpool. 他为曾在利物浦行窃而蹲监狱。
8. 毁损，摧毁；殴打
The collision did a job on their car. 撞车事故毁坏了他们的汽车。
He really did a job on that cake. 他把那蛋糕差不多全吃了。
The mugger did a job on her face. 行凶抢劫者把她的脸打得破了相。
9. 〈主英〉事态，状况
10. 【印】零件(印刷) (指传单、单据发票、卡片等小件印刷品)
11. 【计】作业
12. 〈俚〉人
She's a tough little job. 她是个强悍的小妇人。
II a.
1. 〈英〉包工的，雇来承包规定活计的
2. 【印】(用于)零件印刷的；从事零件印刷的
3. 工作的；就业的
an adviser on job issues 就业问题顾问
III (jobbed;job·bing)
❶ vt.
1. 批购(货物)转卖给零售商
2. 把(工作、工程等)分包出去 (out)
3. 短期包租(马、马车等)
4. 买卖(股票等)进行投机
5. 用舞弊手段获取；以假公济私手段处置；利用职权对…施加影响
job sb. into a post 用舞弊手段使某人得到一个职位
6. 〈美口〉欺骗，欺诈
job sb. out of his property 骗取某人的财产
I am afraid that I am getting jobbed. 恐怕我正遭人愚弄欺骗。
❷ vi.
1. 打零工，干杂活
a jobbing gardener 打零工的园丁
2. 假公济私；营私舞弊
3. 批购转售；做掮客
phr. a bad job 1. 干得拙劣的活儿 2. 〈口〉坏事，令人不满意的状况；白费气力的事 make the best of a bad job 在难有可为的不利情况下尽力而为 give sth. (sb.) up as a bad job 对某事(某人)不再抱有希望 a good job 1. 干得出色的活 do a good job in the exam 考试考得不错 2. 〈英口〉好事，幸运事，令人满意的状况 It's a good job we brought our raincoats. 幸好我们带了雨衣。a job of work 〈英口〉(常指干得出色的)工作，活儿 The report was really a solid job of work. 那份报告确实写得很充实。 big jobs 〈英口〉〈婉〉粪便；排粪 by the job 按每件工作 be paid by the job 按每件工作付酬 case the job 〈俚〉行劫前察看地形 do a job 1. 行窃 2. 〈英俚〉大便 3. 〈澳俚〉使有孕 do one's job 完成任务；尽职 do the job 〈口〉取得所需的结果 job backwards 事后计算，事后盘算 job off 低价售出 jobs for the boys 〈英〉〈贬〉(作为政治酬报)给追随左右支持自己的人的肥缺职位 Job's jobbed. 〈俚〉全完了。 just the job 〈英口〉正是想要的东西 Thanks for that screw： it was just the job. 谢谢你给我那个螺丝，我正需要呢。 make a (good 或 clean 或 fine) job of 1. 漂亮地做好，把…干得很成功 There is no point in just patching it up; We may as well make a job of it. 修修补补没多大意思，我们不妨彻底好好干一下。 2. 〈澳俚〉把…狠揍一顿 on the job 1. 在工作，在干活，在忙着 2. 留心着，警惕着 a safety device constantly on the job 始终监视着异常情况的安全装置 3. 〈俚〉在专心地工作，在尽职 4. 〈英口〉在交媾中 pull a job 〈俚〉进行抢劫 pull a bank job 抢劫银行 [?] |