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

• Why were you out of work for so long?
  你为什么这么久没有工作呢？
• 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 got into the red because he had been out of work for more than two years.
  他负了债，因为他失业两年多了。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work
  对于那些失业的人而言，就业信息可谓是他们的生命线。
• 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。
• 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。