释义 |
moonlightmoonlight2 verb [intransitive] informal VERB TABLEmoonlight |
Present | I, you, we, they | moonlight | | he, she, it | moonlights | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | moonlighted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have moonlighted | | he, she, it | has moonlighted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had moonlighted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will moonlight | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have moonlighted |
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Present | I | am moonlighting | | he, she, it | is moonlighting | | you, we, they | are moonlighting | Past | I, he, she, it | was moonlighting | | you, we, they | were moonlighting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been moonlighting | | he, she, it | has been moonlighting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been moonlighting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be moonlighting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been moonlighting |
- Carlos is an auto mechanic who moonlights fixing the cars of friends.
- Sarton has been moonlighting for five years to supplement his income.
- Some officers were moonlighting as security guards.
a job that you have in addition to your main job► sideline a job that you do in addition to your main job, especially because it is something that you enjoy or are interested in: · I sometimes take wedding photographs on Saturdays -- it's a nice little sideline and it gives me a bit of extra cash.as a sideline: · Tracy intended to run the seed business as a sideline, but it soon became her full-time job. ► on the side if you do a job on the side , you do it secretly or unofficially, in addition to your main job: · It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side.· He sometimes does a bit of gardening on the side when he is short of money. ► moonlight to do another job, usually in the evenings or at night, in addition to your main job: · Carlos is an auto mechanic who moonlights fixing the cars of friends.· Sarton has been moonlighting for five years to supplement his income.moonlight as: · Some police officers moonlight as security guards. ► Employmentabsenteeism, nounarticled clerk, black economy, nounbloodletting, nounblue-collar, adjectivebook-keeper, nounboss, nounbusiness agent, career path, nouncareer structure, nounCFO, Chartered Financial Consultant, nounCIO, co-manager, nouncommercial agent, company car, nouncompany doctor, company officer, competence, nouncompliance officer, co-worker, nouncreative director, curriculum vitae, nounCV, noundeputy chairman, deskill, verbdismiss, verbdowngrade, verbdownsize, verbearn, verbearner, nounemploy, verbemployable, adjectiveemployee, nounemployer, nounemployment agency, nounengage, verbenrolled agent, escrow agent, executive chairman, filing clerk, fill-in, nounfull-time, adjectiveheadhunter, nounhealth and safety, nounhuman resources, nounjob application, job centre, nounjobless, adjectivelabour exchange, nounledger clerk, moonlight, verbnatural wastage, nounnepotism, nounnetworking, nounnine to five, adverbnumber-cruncher, nounoccupational, adjectiveoff, adverboff-duty, adjectiveoperative, nounoutwork, nounoverseer, nounoverstaffed, adjectivepenalty clause, nounpension fund, nounpension plan, nounpersonnel, nounpiecework, nounpositive discrimination, nounpost, nounpreferment, nounproject engineer, qualification, nounqualify, verbquit, verbrecommendation, nounrecruit, verbredeploy, verbredundancy, nounredundant, adjectivereferee, nounreference, nounreinstate, verbresearch manager, resign, verbresignation, nounresume, nounretired, adjectiveretiree, nounretirement, nounself-employed, adjectivesharecropper, nounshift, nounskilled, adjectivetechnical analyst, testimonial, nountime and motion study, nountrainee, nountransfer agent, underemployed, adjectiveundermanned, adjectiveunderstaffed, adjectiveunemployable, adjectiveunemployed, adjectiveunemployment, noununemployment benefit, noununskilled, adjectivevacancy, nounvacant, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworkday, nounwork experience, nounworkforce, nounworking papers, nounworkweek, noun 1to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department: She’s been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings.2British English to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job—moonlighter noun [countable]—moonlighting noun [uncountable]: He’s been doing some moonlighting for another company. |