job

job¹
noun

a paid position of regular employment
职位，工作岗位
the scheme could create 200 jobs.
该计划可能产生200个工作岗位。
a part-time job.
兼职。
a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid
（尤指有酬的）工作
she wants to be left alone to get on with the job.
她想不受干扰，继续干这件事。
you did a good job of explaining.
你解释得很好。
■a responsibility or duty
责任，职责，义务
it's our job to find things out.
把情况调查清楚是我们的职责。
■[in sing.](informal)a difficult task
(非正式)棘手的活儿；困难的任务
we thought you'd have a job getting there.
我们以为你要到那儿是不容易的。
■[with modifier](informal)a procedure to improve the appearance of something, especially an operation involving plastic surgery
(非正式)（为改善外表而作的）修补，修改；（尤指）外科整形手术
she's had a nose job.
她做了鼻子整形手术。
someone had done a skilful paint job.
有人已把油漆活很熟练地干完了。
■[with modifier](informal)a thing of a specified nature
(非正式)（有某种特性的）东西
the car was a blue malevolent-looking job.
这是辆外观凶神恶煞般的蓝车。
■(informal)a crime, especially a robbery
(非正式)犯罪行为，（尤指）抢劫
a series of daring bank jobs.
一连串胆大妄为的银行劫案。
■(Computing)an operation or group of operations treated as a single and distinct unit
(计算机)作业

(jobbed, jobbing)

[no obj.][usu. as adj. jobbing]do casual or occasional work
打零工，做杂活儿
a jobbing builder.
打零工的建筑工人。
[with obj.]buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale
（尤指经纪人小规模操作）买卖股票
[with obj.](N. Amer. informal)cheat; betray
(北美，非正式)欺骗，骗取；出卖，背叛
[no obj.](archaic)turn a public office or a position of trust to private advantage
(古)假公济私，营私舞弊

常用词组
big jobs

(Brit. informal)a euphemistic way of referring to faeces or defecation
(英，非正式婉)粪便；通便

do the job

(informal)achieve the required result
(非正式)获得成功；实现（要求的结果)，完成
a piece of board will do the job.
用一块木板就可以了。

give something up as a bad job

(informal)decide that it is futile to devote further time or energy to something
(非正式)（认为将白费力气而）放弃

a good job

(informal, chiefly Brit.)a fortunate fact or circumstance
(非正式，主英)好事，幸运的事，令人满意的状况
it was a good job she hadn't brought the car.
她没买这辆汽车真运气。

jobs for the boys

(Brit. derogatory)used in reference to the practice of giving paid employment to one's friends, supporters, or relations
(英，贬)为亲信所安排的工作

just the job

(Brit. informal)exactly what is needed
(英，非正式)正是想要的东西

make the best of a bad job

见 best

on the job

while working; at work
工作时；在干活
■(Brit. informal)engaged in sexual intercourse
(英，非正式)在性交

out of a job

unemployed; redundant
失业的；被解雇的

语源

mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun): of unknown origin

job²
(archaic)(古)
(jobbed, jobbing)

[with obj.]prod or stab
刺，戳，捅
he prepared to job the huge brute.
他准备捅死那个大家伙。
■thrust (something pointed) at or into something
（用尖物）刺进，戳进，插进，挤进

noun

an act of prodding, thrusting, or wrenching
刺，插，挤；猛扭

语源

late Middle English: apparently symbolic of a brief forceful action (compare with jab)

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