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

• 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。
• 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。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lots of people are out of work these days.
  现在许多人都失业了！
• 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。
• At the end of2006, the factory went bankrupt and both of Chen and Wang were out of work.
  2006年底，针织厂破产了，陈勇军和王莉都失业了。