day job
英 [ˈdeɪ dʒɒb]
美 [ˈdeɪ dʒɑːb]
n. 日常的有薪工作; (白天的)正职
习惯用语
n.
- don't give up the day job
- 别放弃白天的正职（别放弃老本行去尝试没有把握的新事物）
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 - So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.
这么说你想成为一个作家了？得了，我劝你不要放弃老本行。
牛津词典
noun
- 日常的有薪工作；（白天的）正职
the paid work that sb normally does
柯林斯词典
- PHRASE 不要放弃正职
If someone tells younot to give up the day job, they are saying that they think you should continue doing what you are good at, rather than trying something new which they think you will fail at.- It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。
- It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
双语例句
- It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。 - Career is not just your day job anymore& career is how you spend all your time.
职业生涯不只是你的日常工作了职业生涯是如何，你都用你的时间。 - It is the main area of responsibility in your day job.
这也是在你日常工作中最主要的部分。 - I quit in 2006, and went back to my old day job of journalism.
我在2006年辞去了这份工作，回到传媒业干老本行。 - Nothing wrong with thinking about the future, but some enterprise architects have got a day job as well.
思考将来没有错，但是某些企业架构师也已经找到了一份日常工作。 - Brian: Day job? I'm a singer. This is my job.
布莱恩：正职？我是歌手，这份是我的工作。 - Of course, I have a day job too.
当然，我也有日常工作。 - If that's a problem, keep your day job.
如果你有工作动力问题，还是继续打工吧。 - You can continue to dance for fun, but separately from your day job.
你可以继续为了兴趣跳舞，但是要把它和工作分开来。 - And my day job is that I study ancient Greek tragedy and then try to teach it to undergraduates.
白天我研习古希腊悲剧，晚上把这些教给本科生。