career

noun

1. 生涯；职业
   the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes
   1. a career in politics
      从政生涯
   2. a teaching career
      教学生涯
   3. What made you decide on a career as a vet?
      是什么驱使你选择兽医这门职业的？
   4. She has been concentrating on her career.
      她一直专心致志于她的本职工作。
   5. a change of career
      改换职业
   6. That will be a good career move (= something that will help your career).
      那将是事业发展上明智的一步。
   7. a career soldier/diplomat , etc. (= a professional one)
      职业军人、外交人员等
   8. a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs)
      指导选择职业的顾问 / 官员
2. 经历；事业
   the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing
   1. She started her career as an English teacher.
      她以当英语教师开始了她的职业生涯。
   2. He is playing the best tennis of his career.
      他正处于他网球事业的巅峰时期。
   3. My school career was not very impressive.
      我的学业成绩并不很出色。

verb

1. （尤指失控地）猛冲，疾驰，飞奔
   to move forward very quickly, especially in an uncontrolled way
   1. The vehicle careered across the road and hit a cyclist.
      那辆车横冲过马路，撞上了一个骑自行车的人。

1. N-COUNT 事业;职业;生涯
   A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life.
   1. She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer...
      她目前正专注于服装设计师的工作。
   2. Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera.
      丹尼斯最近开始从事歌剧指挥的工作,并且非常成功。
   3. ...a career in journalism.
      新闻业工作
   4. ...a political career.
      政治生涯
2. N-COUNT 工作岁月;职业生涯
   Your career is the part of your life that you spend working.
   1. During his career, he wrote more than fifty plays...
      在他的创作生涯中,他写下了50多部剧本。
   2. She began her career as a teacher.
      她开始了自己的教师生涯。
3. ADJ 就业的;择业的
   Careers advice or guidance in British English, or career advice or guidance in American English, consists of information about different jobs and help with deciding what kind of job you want to do.
   1. She received very little careers guidance when young...
      她年轻时基本没有接受过就业指导。
   2. Get hold of the company list from your careers advisory service.
      到就业指导处领取企业名录。
4. VERB (人、车辆失控地)猛冲，疾驶
   If a person or vehicle careers somewhere, they move fast and in an uncontrolled way.
   1. His car careered into a river...
      他的车一头冲入河里。
   2. He went careering off down the track.
      他控制不住，冲出了赛道。

1. Am I alone in thinking that this scandal should finish his career?
   只有我认为这件丑闻会断送他的事业吗？
2. His career as a playwright had an auspicious start.
   他的剧作家生涯有了一个好的开头。
3. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
   他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。
4. His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.
   他的出身、背景和职业表明，在这个国家仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。
5. She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer
   她目前正专注于服装设计师的工作。
6. Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera.
   丹尼斯最近开始从事歌剧指挥的工作，并且非常成功。
7. She began her career as a teacher.
   她开始了自己的教师生涯。
8. She received very little careers guidance when young
   她年轻时基本没有接受过就业指导。
9. Get hold of the company list from your careers advisory service.
   到就业指导处领取企业名录。
10. His car careered into a river
    他的车一头冲入河里。
11. He went careering off down the track.
    他控制不住，冲出了赛道。
12. I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
    我的小说作家生涯失败了，原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
13. There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first.
    我没时间交男朋友，事业对我来说是第一位的。
14. For the first time in my career, I was failing.
    我职业生涯中第一次经历失败。
15. His career is as good as over
    他的事业差不多完蛋了。
16. My goodness, he's earned millions in his career.
    我的天哪，他干那一行已挣了好几百万了。
17. I really love the area and see it as an ideal place to start my managerial career
    我真的很喜欢那个地区，把它视为开创我管理事业的理想之地。
18. I felt sure I'd have to kiss my dancing career goodbye.
    我明确感觉到我将不得不与我的舞蹈生涯说再见了。
19. It's not much of a career, you may think.
    你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。
20. She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
    她显然是一个很神经质的女人，这一点影响了她的事业。
21. Has motherhood changed your career outlook?
    当了母亲是否改变了你的职业前途？
22. His professional career started at Liverpool University.
    他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。
23. I want him to respect me as a career woman
    我希望他把我当作一个职业女性来尊重。
24. Sam Torrance is the man I have to thank for resurrecting my career.
    多亏了萨姆·托兰斯，我才重新开始我的职业。
25. His professional career spanned 16 years
    他的职业生涯持续了16年。
26. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
    事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
27. He started his official career as a diplomat.
    他从当外交官起开始了他的从政生涯。
28. The film actress gave up her career and married.
    那位女电影演员放弃事业而结婚了。
29. Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.
    他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

  profession career occupation vocation【导航词义：职业，行业】

  profession n. 职业，行业

〔辨析〕指需要经过专业培训的职业，尤指需要较高的受教育水平的职业。

  career n. 职业，事业

〔辨析〕指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业。

  occupation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕泛指任何一种工作，通常不用来谈论自己的职业，多用于表格填写或正式书面语中。

  vocation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕指某人认为特别适合自己的工作。

noun

1. the general progression of your working or professional life
   1. the general had had a distinguished career
   2. he had a long career in the law

   Synonym:    life history

2. the particular occupation for which you are trained

   Synonym:    callingvocation

verb

1. move headlong at high speed
   1. The cars careered down the road
   2. The mob careered through the streets