out of work

英 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk]

美 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]

adj.  失业的; 下岗的

化学

Collins.1

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 was out of work when the factory closed.
  他在工厂倒闭后失业了。
• 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。
• He was out of work owing to a physical injury
  他因为受伤而失业了。
• 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 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。
• My husband is out of work.
  我的丈夫失业了。
• 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。
• 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。