out of work

英 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk]

美 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]

adj.  失业的; 下岗的

化学

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ 失业的；下岗的
  Someone who isout of workdoes not have a job.
  1. ...a town where half the men are usually out of work.
     通常有半数男子失业的城镇
  2. ...an out of work actor.
     没戏演的演员

英英释义

adj

• not having a job
  1. idle carpenters
  2. jobless transients
  3. many people in the area were out of work
  Synonym:idlejobless

双语例句

• I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.
  我会很多手艺，永远都不会没饭吃。
• They were unwilling to keep her any longer, out of work.
  她失了业，他们不愿意再留她住了。
• He has been out of work since he was graduated from the middle school.
  他自从中学毕业以后，他就失业了。
• Very good, captain, except that we're out of work.
  很好，队长，只不过我们失业了。
• This will help you develop a realistic timetable for how long you can afford to be out of work.
  这将帮助你产生可承受多长时间失业的一份现实时刻表。
• He has recently been out of work, so he wants to find something to do.
  他近来没事儿，想找点儿事情做。
• I just do not want to run all day long out of work.
  我想找个不需要成天往外跑的工作。
• Young people were several times more likely to be out of work than older members of the workforce
  劳动人口中，年轻人失业的可能性是年长者的好几倍。
• I've been out of work* So just give me a little time.
  我失业了，给我一点时间。
• This can cause employee out of work and impact the stabilization and flourish of society.
  另外，还会造成员工下岗失业，影响社会的稳定和繁荣。