job

noun

有酬工作 paid work

1. 工作；职业；职位
   work for which you receive regular payment
   1. He's trying to get a job .
      他正在找工作。
   2. She took a job as a waitress.
      她找了个工作，当服务员。
   3. His brother's just lost his job .
      他的兄弟刚丢了工作。
   4. a summer/holiday/Saturday/vacation job
      暑期 / 假日 / 周六 / 假期工作
   5. a temporary/permanent job
      临时 / 固定工作
   6. I'm thinking of applying for a new job .
      我在考虑申请一份新工作。
   7. The takeover of the company is bound to mean more job losses .
      公司被接管必然意味着更多人要失业。
   8. Many women are in part-time jobs .
      许多妇女都是非全职工作。
   9. Did they offer you the job ?
      他们给你这个职位了吗？
   10. He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job) .
       他对自己的工作很在行。
   11. I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do) .
       我不过在做我分内的事。
   12. He's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now.
       他已经失业六个月了。
   13. She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly) .
       她从未有过稳定的工作。

任务 task

2. （一项）任务；（一件）工作，活儿，事情
   a particular task or piece of work that you have to do
   1. I've got various jobs around the house to do.
      我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。
   2. Sorting these papers out is going to be a long job.
      整理这些文件是很费工夫的事。
   3. The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment.
      目前这家建筑商有几项工程在进行。

职责 duty

3. 责任；职责
   a responsibility or duty
   1. It's not my job to lock up!
      上锁不是我的事儿！

罪行 crime

4. 犯罪行为（尤指偷窃）
   a crime, especially stealing
   1. a bank job
      银行抢劫案
   2. an inside job (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens)
      内部人员作的案

物体 object

5. 东西；物件
   a particular kind of thing
   1. It's real wood─not one of those plastic jobs.
      这是实木的——不是那种塑料产品。

计算机技术 computing

6. （作为一个单元处理的）作业，工作
   an item of work which is done by a computer as a single unit

1. N-COUNT 工作；职业；职位
   A job is 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
2. N-COUNT （一项）任务；（一份）工作，活儿
   A job is 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。
3. N-COUNT 职责；责任；作用
   The job of 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。
4. N-SING （干得出色的）活儿
   If you say that someone is doing a good job, you mean that they are doing something well. In British English, you can also say that they are making a good job of 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。
5. N-SING 难做的工作；非常费力的事
   If you say that you have a job doing 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。
6. See also: jobbing day job hatchet job on-the-job
7. PHRASE 为有关系的人安排的职位
   If you refer to work as jobs 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。
8. PHRASE 正想要的东西；求之不得的东西
   If you say that something is just 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。
9. PHRASE 在工作；在干活儿；在工作岗位上
   If someone is on 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。
10. it's a good job → see: good

1. I took a deathly dull job.
   我接受了一份极其枯燥的工作。
2. At my age I would find it hard to get another job
   到了我这个年纪自己就会发觉很难再找到一份工作了。
3. I was with fine people doing a good job
   我和高尚的人们一起干着一份不错的工作。
4. I got a job at the sawmill
   我在锯木厂找了份工作。
5. I don't want to stay here, in this job and in this God-forsaken country.
   我不想在这无聊的乡下干这样的工作，我不想呆在这里了。
6. Once I'm in America I can get a job
   我一到美国就能找到工作。
7. Thousands have lost their jobs
   数以千计的人失业了。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. Drinking a lot helps the kidneys do their job.
    多饮水有助于肾脏正常工作。
14. 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。
15. You've done a fine job with Billy and Joey.
    你和比利、乔伊一起干得非常出色。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. I doubt I'll ever get rich, but I get job satisfaction.
    我想我永远都不会富有，但是我在工作上很有满足感。
22. I lost my job when the company moved to another state
    公司搬到了另一个州，我便失业了。
23. I am luckier than most. I have a job
    我比大部分人幸运。我有份工作。
24. This must be a very difficult job for you
    对你来说，这份工作想必很难。
25. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader
    多亏了那份工作我才成了一个喜欢阅读的人。
26. At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job
    起初我对丢掉工作感到非常怨恨和恼怒。
27. I lost my job and it was like my world collapsed
    我丢了工作，我的世界好像都垮掉了。
28. How long have you been employed at this job?
    你受雇做这个工作有多久了？
29. You don't need so many people for this job.
    这活儿要不了这么多人。

  work job labour toil【导航词义：工作，劳动】

  work n. 工作，劳动

〔辨析〕最普通用词，含义广泛，既可指体力劳动也可指脑力劳动，通常都以挣钱为目的，有时也指机器干的工作。

  job n. 工作，活儿

〔辨析〕多用于口语，侧重指受雇用的、以谋生为目的的工作。

  labour n. 劳动，工作

〔辨析〕尤指艰苦的体力劳动。

  toil n. 〈正式〉苦工，辛苦

〔辨析〕指十分累人的苦活。

n.

the patience of Job

• 极其耐心；心平气和
  the fact of being extremely patient and not complaining
  1. You need the patience of Job to deal with some of our customers.
     和我们的一些顾客打交道需要有极大的耐心。

noun

1. a damaging piece of work
   1. dry rot did the job of destroying the barn
   2. the barber did a real job on my hair

2. the performance of a piece of work
   1. she did an outstanding job as Ophelia
   2. he gave it up as a bad job

3. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
   1. he's not in my line of business

   Synonym:    occupationbusinessline of workline

4. the responsibility to do something
   1. it is their job to print the truth

5. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
   1. estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
   2. the job of repairing the engine took several hours
   3. the endless task of classifying the samples
   4. the farmer's morning chores

   Synonym:    taskchore

6. a crime (especially a robbery)
   1. the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis

   Synonym:    caper

7. a workplace

8. an object worked on
   1. he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right

9. (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

10. a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    1. she and her husband are having problems
    2. it is always a job to contact him
    3. urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog

    Synonym:    problem

verb

1. invest at a risk
   1. I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating

   Synonym:    speculate

2. work occasionally
   1. As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks

3. arranged for contracted work to be done by others

   Synonym:    subcontractfarm out

4. profit privately from public office and official business