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job BrE /dʒɒb/
NAmE /dʒɑːb/► SEE ALLdo a good, bad, etc. job (on sth)make a good, bad, etc. job of sthdo the job/trickgive sb/sth up as a bad jobgood job!(it’s) a good job/thing (that)…(and) a good job/thing toohave a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do stha job of workjust the job/ticketmore than your job’s worth (to do sth)on the jobmake the best of sth/things/a bad jobdon’t give up the day joba hatchet job (on sb/sth)lie down on the joba put-up joba snow jobwalk off the job
●do a good, bad, etc. ˈjob (on sth)●make a good, bad, etc. job of sthdo sth well, badly, etc. 做得好（或差等）◆They did a very professional job.
他们干得非常内行。◆You’ve certainly made an excellent job of the kitchen (= for example, painting it).
你把厨房弄得好极了。●do the ˈjob/ˈtrick (informal) do what is needed or wanted 有用；有效◆These pills should do the job. You’ll feel better in no time.
这些药应该管用，你很快就会觉得好多了。◆I tried many different ways to stop smoking. Acupuncture finally did the trick.
为了戒烟，我试过好多方法，最终还是针灸有效。●give sb/sth up as a bad ˈjob (informal) decide that it is impossible to do sth or to change sb and then stop trying to do it 对…不再抱有希望◆‘Are you still studying Japanese?’ ‘No, I gave it up as a bad job. It was far too difficult for me!’
“你还在学日语吗？”“不学了，我已经放弃了，太难了！”●good ˈjob! (NAmE, spoken) used to tell sb that they have done well at sth （用于称赞某人）干得好，好呀◆You finished already? Good job!
你已经干完了？真棒！●(it’s) a good job/thing (that)… (spoken) (it’s) lucky 走运；好在；幸好◆It’s a good job he was here. We couldn’t have moved the piano without him.
幸好他在，没有他，我们可搬不动这架钢琴。◆It’s a good job my luggage was insured.
幸好，我的行李上了保险。●(and) a ˌgood job/thing ˈtoo (spoken) used to show that you are pleased to hear some news, especially if you have been waiting for it for a long time （尤用于听到期待已久的好消息时）太好了◆‘They’ve cut the price of petrol.’ ‘And a good thing too.’
“他们降低了油价。”“这真是太好了。”◆He’s given up smoking, and a good job too in my opinion.
他已经戒烟了，在我看来这真是太好了。●have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sthfind it difficult to do sth 干某事很困难（或很吃力）◆I had a job getting to work on time this morning. The traffic was terrible.
今天早上按时去上班可费了大劲，太堵了。◆He had a hard job to make himself heard.
他好不容易才让别人听见他的声音。●a job of ˈwork (BrE, old-fashioned or formal) work that you are paid to do or that must be done 分内的事；必须干的工作◆There was a job of work waiting for him that he was not looking forward to.
有一件他不想干但又必须完成的工作等着他去做。●just the ˈjob/ˈticket (informal) exactly what is wanted or needed 正需要的东西；求之不得的东西◆That cup of tea was just the job.
那杯茶来得正是时候。●more than your ˈjob’s worth (to do sth) (BrE, spoken) not worth doing because it is against the rules or because it might cause you to lose your job 工作不允许；违反原则；（做了）可能会丢饭碗◆I’m afraid I can’t do that. It would be more than my job’s worth.
那件事我恐怕做不了，那样我会丢掉饭碗的。●on the ˈjob1. while actually working, and not drinking coffee, talking, wasting time, etc. 在工作中；在上班；忙碌着◆I’ve been on the job all day, and I feel exhausted.
我整天都在忙工作，快累死了。◆At work we can smoke in the canteen, but not on the job.
上班时可以在餐厅里吸烟，但在工作时间就不行了。2. (BrE, slang) having sex 发生性关系；在干那事●make the best of sth/things/a bad jobdo as well as you can in a difficult situation 在逆境中尽力而为◆It wasn’t a very large room, but he made the best of it by using space carefully.这个房间不是很大，不过他精心布置，充分利用了空间。◆I know the lighting isn’t perfect but we’ll have to make the best of a bad job and get the best photos we can.我知道灯光不尽如人意，不过我们必须尽力弥补不足，拍出最好的照片。●don’t give up the ˈday job (informal, humorous) used to tell sb that they should continue doing what they are used to, rather than trying sth new which they are likely to fail at 别放弃老本行（去尝试没有把握的新事物）；别丢了看家本领◆So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don’t give up the day job.这么说你想当作家？得了吧，我劝你还是不要放弃老本行。●a ˈhatchet job (on sb/sth) (informal) strong criticism that is unfair or intended to harm sb/sth 恶毒攻击；诽谤◆The press did a very effective hatchet job on her last movie.报界对她上一部电影进行了恶意攻击，造成了很大影响。 ORIGIN In the past in the US, a hatchet man was a person who was paid to kill somebody, often using a hatchet (= a small axe). A hatchet job was originally therefore a murder. 旧时在美国，hatchet man 指通常用短柄小斧（hatchet）受雇杀人的人，因而 hatchet job 原指“谋杀”。●lie down on the ˈjob (informal) not do a job properly 磨洋工；偷懒；逃避责任◆I’m not going to employ anybody here who lies down on the job. I only want people who work hard.我这里不会雇用磨洋工的人，我只想要卖力干活的人。●a ˌput-up ˈjob (BrE, informal) something that is planned to trick or deceive sb 骗局；预谋；圈套◆The whole thing was a put-up job. He set fire to the shop himself so that he could claim the insurance money.整件事是个骗局。他自己放火烧了店铺以骗取保险金。●a ˈsnow job (NAmE, informal) an attempt to deceive sb or to persuade them to support sth by telling them things that are not true, or by praising them too much 花言巧语的欺骗（或劝说）；极力的吹嘘◆That guy gave me a real snow job. If I’d known the truth I never would have given him the money.那家伙跟我说得天花乱坠，我要是知道真相，决不会把钱给他的。●walk off the ˈjob (NAmE) stop working in order to go on strike 罢工◆Engineers and other employees walked off the job Tuesday to demand higher pay and shorter hours.星期二，工程师及其他雇员举行罢工，要求提高工资，缩短工时。 |
