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job EMPLOYMENTHJBb, $JB:bn [C]the regular work which a person does to earn money职业;职位When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.她大学毕业后在一家出版公司做编辑。My mother found it very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job.我母亲觉得一边抚养两个孩子一边干全职工作很困难。He has a part-time job working in a garage.他在一家汽车修理厂兼职。After 10 years as a freelance journalist, she finally got a steady (= permanent) job working for The Sydney Morning Herald.当了十年自由撰稿人后，她最后在《悉尼先驱早报》找到了份固定工作。Clive's got a temporary job working in a pub over the summer.夏天克莱夫在一家小酒馆当临时工。She's applied for a job with an insurance company.她已经向一家保险公司申请工作了。The new supermarket will create 50 new jobs in the area.这家新超市将在本地区创造五十个就业机会。Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby?你有了孩子后会放弃工作吗?(Br and Aus) The government is encouraging companies to provide new jobs for the unemployed with job creation schemes.政府出台就业创造计划鼓励各公司为失业者提供新的工作。If the company is to increase its profits, there will have to be job cuts.公司想增加利润的话，就必须裁员。The closure of the factory will result in heavy job losses.关闭工厂会导致严重的失业。He's never managed to hold down (= keep) a regular job in his life.他一生总是没法保住一份固定的工作。I used to have a nine-to-five job (= work regular hours) in an office, but now I run my own business.以前我在一家营业所从九点干到五点，而现在我开了自己的营业所。He lost his job as a security guard after falling asleep on the job (= while at work).他上班时睡觉，于是丢掉了保安的工作。Her new employers have offered her on-the-job training (= training while she is working).她的新老板为她提供了在职培训。How long have you been out of a job (= unemployed)?你失业多久了?She decided to leave a top (= high-ranking) job in advertising to do charity work.她决定辞去在广告业的高级职位而从事慈善事业。After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to (= able to do) the job.灾难般的第一个月过去后，许多人开始怀疑新总统能否胜任。(Br and Aus infml disapproving) Jobs for the boys is work which is given by someone in an important position to their friends or relatives.身居要职的人给亲友的工作The council has denied accusations of jobs for the boys, but it's well known that its supporters have been given important contracts.委员会否认对裙带关系的指控，但众所周知，其支持者获得了重要的合同。(Br and Aus infml) It's more than my job's worth to lend you this key (= I risk losing my job if I let you have it).我如果把钥匙借给你，就要冒丢掉工作的危险。(Am) A job action is a temporary show of lack of satisfaction by a group of workers, often by doing their work more slowly, in order to make their demands noticeable.职工抗议行动（如怠工等）(Br) A job centre is a government office where unemployed people can go for advice and information about jobs which are available.就业服务中心（为失业者提供就业信息的政府办事机构）A job description is a list of the responsibilities which you have and the duties which you are expected to perform in your work.工作说明，职务说明(Br) Job evaluation is the process of examining a job in relation to other jobs in an organization and of deciding how much the person who is doing the job should be paid.工作评估;职位评定Job satisfaction is the feeling of pleasure and achievement which you experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing, or the degree to which your work fulfils your expectations and hopes.工作成就感，事业有成感Many people are more interested in job satisfaction than in earning large amounts of money.许多人对工作满意比赚很多钱更感兴趣。If you have job security, your job is likely to be permanent.工作保障，职业稳定性There is a lack of job security in professions such as acting and journalism in which people are only employed for short periods of time.演员和记者的工作缺乏保障，他们只是被短期雇佣。
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