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

• Lots of people are out of work these days.
  现在许多人都失业了！
• 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。
• I was out of work at the time
  那时我失业了。
• This will help you develop a realistic timetable for how long you can afford to be out of work.
  这将帮助你产生可承受多长时间失业的一份现实时刻表。
• 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。
• Why were you out of work for so long?
  你为什么这么久没有工作呢？
• He was out of work when the factory closed.
  他在工厂倒闭后失业了。
• 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。
• 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。