jobs

英 [ˈdʒɒbz]

美 [ˈdʒɑːbz]

n.  工作; 职业; 职位; (一项)任务; (一件)工作，活儿，事情; 责任; 职责
job的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工作；职业；职位
  Ajobis the work that someone does to earn money.
  1. Once I'm in America I can get a job...
     我一到美国就能找到工作。
  2. Thousands have lost their jobs...
     数以千计的人失业了。
  3. I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job.
     作为第一个从事这一工作的女性，我感到有压力。
  4. ...overseas job vacancies.
     海外职位空缺
• N-COUNT （一项）任务；（一份）工作，活儿
  Ajobis a particular task.
  1. He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time...
     他说他希望结成联盟的工作不会耗时太久。
  2. Save major painting jobs for the spring or summer.
     把主要的油漆活儿留到春天或夏天干。
• N-COUNT 职责；责任；作用
  Thejobof a particular person or thing is their duty or function.
  1. Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness...
     它们的主要功效是保健而非治病。
  2. His next job is to get us to the World Cup finals...
     他接下来的任务是带领我们闯入世界杯决赛圈。
  3. Drinking a lot helps the kidneys do their job.
     多饮水有助于肾脏正常工作。
• N-SING （干得出色的）活儿
  If you say that someone is doing a goodjob, you mean that they are doing something well. In British English, you can also say that they are making a goodjobof something.
  1. We could do a far better job of managing it than they have...
     我们会比他们经营得好得多。
  2. You've done a fine job with Billy and Joey.
     你和比利、乔伊一起干得非常出色。
• N-SING 难做的工作；非常费力的事
  If you say that you havea jobdoing something, you are emphasizing how difficult it is.
  1. He may have a hard job selling that argument to investors...
     他可能得磨破嘴皮才能让投资者接受那个观点。
  2. With all these different pensions, you're going to have a job to keep track.
     这么多不同种类的养老金，你想要了解可得费点劲儿。
• See also:jobbingday jobhatchet jobon-the-job
• PHRASE 为有关系的人安排的职位
  If you refer to work asjobs for the boys, you mean that the work is unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations, even though they may not be the best qualified people to do it.
  1. The Party has been accused of creating a 'jobs for the boys' system of government.
     该党被指责实行“任人唯亲”的政府用人机制。
• PHRASE 正想要的东西；求之不得的东西
  If you say that something isjust the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed.
  1. Not only is it just the job for travelling, but it's handy for groceries too.
     它不仅非常适合于旅行，而且用来日常购物也很方便。
• PHRASE 在工作；在干活儿；在工作岗位上
  If someone ison the job, they are actually doing a particular job or task.
  1. The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour...
     在这个岗位干上5年后，最高薪酬可达每小时5美元。
  2. There was no formal training; they learned on the job.
     并没有正式的培训；他们是边干边学的。
• it's a good job→ see:good

双语例句

• We need money right? We could go around and ask if people need odd jobs done or something
  咱们需要钱，对不对？咱们可以去周围打听一下看有没有人要找人做零工什么的。
• They have little prospect of finding new jobs with the same hourly pay.
  他们不太可能找到时薪和原来一样的新工作。
• Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up
  旅游火了，工作机会多了，个人收入涨了。
• He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs
  他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。
• I think I've got one of the most stressful jobs there is.
  我想我得到的这份工作是其中最繁重的工作之一。
• It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs
  与工厂大部分工作一样，这份工作也很单调乏味。
• Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
  女性常常感到工作成了一种束缚。
• Some jobs are quite likely to have a negative spillover into family life
  有些工作很可能会对家庭生活产生不良影响。
• You could look for a career abroad where environmental jobs are better paid and more secure
  你可以在国外找一份工作，那里与环境相关的工作报酬更高，也更稳定。
• Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
  公司应获许以较低的工资给长期失业的人提供岗位。