| 单词 | whole-time |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhole-time whole-time adv. and adj. now chiefly South Asian (a) adv. for the customary full number of working hours; full-time; (b) adj. occupying all a person's working time, or the total normal working hours; full-time; (of a person) employed on a full-time basis. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > while something lasts or during alongOE whole-time1837 1837 St. James's Chron. 15 Apr. 5/6 One mill-owner has proposed to his hands to choose whether they will work half-time, or work whole time upon a reduction of wages. 1865 H. Fawcett Econ. Position Brit. Labourer iii. 113 The children who are at school half the day and are at work the remaining half,..really do more work in a day than used to be done by those children who were employed whole time. 1872 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 2 Apr. 2/3 That fourteen instead of thirteen years should be the age at which whole-time work might be undertaken. 1906 Athenæum 13 Oct. 421/3 The Inspector of Colleges..will be a whole-time officer of the University. 1918 Act 8 Geo. V. c. 5 Sched. i. §4 Engaged in whole-time work..of national importance. 1984 Times of India 20 Oct. 5/4 Sixteen out of the 35 members of the U.P. Congress committee executive have offered to work whole-time. 2013 Pakistan Perspectives (Nexis) 30 June Hangal was sacked. Thereafter he became a whole time worker of the Party. < as lemmas |
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