| 单词 | job |
| 释义 | job 1. n. & v. --n 1. a piece of work, esp. one done for hire or profit. 2. a paid position of employment. 3. colloq. anything one has to do. 4. colloq. a difficult task (had a job to find them). 5. a product of work, esp. if well done. 6. Computing an item of work regarded separately. 7. sl. a crime, esp. a robbery. 8. a transaction in which private advantage prevails over duty or public interest. 9. a state of affairs or set of circumstances (is a bad job). --v (jobbed, jobbing) 1. intr. do jobs; do piece-work. 2. a intr. deal in stocks. b tr. buy and sell (stocks or goods) as a middleman. 3. a intr. turn a position of trust to private advantage. b tr. deal corruptly with (a matter). 4. tr. US sl. swindle. Phrases and idioms job-control language Computing a language enabling the user to determine the tasks to be undertaken by the operating system. job-hunt colloq. seek employment. job lot a miscellaneous group of articles, esp. bought together. jobs for the boys colloq. profitable situations etc. to reward one's supporters. job-sharing an arrangement by which a full-time job is done jointly by several part-time employees who share the remuneration. just the job colloq. exactly what is wanted. make a job (or good job) of do thoroughly or successfully. on the job colloq. 1. at work; in the course of doing a piece of work. 2. engaged in sexual intercourse. out of a job unemployed. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 2. v. & n. --v (jobbed, jobbing) 1. tr. prod; stab slightly. 2. intr. (foll. by at) thrust. --n a prod or thrust; a jerk at a horse's bit. Etymology: ME, app. imit.: cf. JAB |
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