out of work
英 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk]
美 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]
adj. 失业的; 下岗的
Collins.1
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 失业的;下岗的
Someone who isout of workdoes not have a job.- ...a town where half the men are usually out of work.
通常有半数男子失业的城镇 - ...an out of work actor.
没戏演的演员
- ...a town where half the men are usually out of work.
英英释义
adj
- not having a job
- idle carpenters
- jobless transients
- many people in the area were out of work
双语例句
- It was really bad luck on Bob. He had been out of work for over a year.
鲍勃真是交了厄运,他失业已有一年多了。 - He opened a small shop of his own after he was out of work.
他失业后,自己开了一个小商店。 - I was out of work at the time
那时我失业了。 - I've been out of work* So just give me a little time.
我失业了,给我一点时间。 - So these young people ( today) aren't only out of work, you know.
所以,今天这些年轻人不是仅仅失业,你知道。 - 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。 - He was out of work owing to a physical injury
他因为受伤而失业了。 - Why were you out of work for so long?
你为什么这么久没有工作呢? - Some of us have been out of work for years.
我们中有些人已经失业好几年了。 - 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。