job

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A job is the work that someone does to earn money. 工作
Once I'm in Miami I can get a job. 一旦我到了邁阿密就能找到工作。
Thousands have lost their jobs. 數千人都丟了工作。
2. N-COUNT A job is a particular task. 任務
He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time. 他說他希望結成聯盟這項任務不會花太長時間。
3. N-COUNT The job of a particular person or thing is their duty or function. 職責
Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness. 他們的主要職責是保健而不是治病。
His first job will be to try and get talks going between the two sides. 他的首要職責將是設法讓雙方的談話進行下去。
4. N-SING If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. 活兒
We could do a far better job of managing it than they have. 我們會比他們琯理得好得多。
5. N-SING If you say that you have a job doing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is. 難做的事情[強調]
He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors. 他要讓投資者們接受那一觀點可能是件難事。
6. PHRASE If someone is on the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task. 在職; 在崗
The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour. 從事這一工作５年後最高薪金等級可達每小時$5。
7. the job in hand→see hand