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

• Why were you out of work for so long?
  你为什么这么久没有工作呢？
• 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。
• So these young people ( today) aren't only out of work, you know.
  所以，今天这些年轻人不是仅仅失业，你知道。
• Then the depression had thrown almost everybody out of work and the jerry-built houses had been neglected, and as rudolph's mother complained, the entire town had become a single slum.
  接着，经济萧条差不多使所有的人都失了业，那些偷工减料盖成的房子也都无人照料；正如鲁道的母亲所抱怨的那样，整个市镇简直成了一个贫民窟。
• 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。
• Being out of work causes poverty.
  失业导致贫困。
• He was out of work owing to a physical injury
  他因为受伤而失业了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。