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

• 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 can't go on with my study here, my father is out of work now.
  我不能在这里继续学习了，我爸爸失业了。
• 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。
• Idle carpenters; jobless transients; many people in the area were out of work.
  闲着的木匠；失业的瞬时现象；这个地区的许多人都失业了。
• He was out of work owing to a physical injury
  他因为受伤而失业了。
• 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。
• Some of us have been out of work for years.
  我们中有些人已经失业好几年了。
• 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。
• Very good, captain, except that we're out of work.
  很好，队长，只不过我们失业了。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。