out of work

英 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk]

美 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]

adj.  失业的; 下岗的

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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

• I was out of work at the time
  那时我失业了。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。
• 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。
• Being out of work causes poverty.
  失业导致贫困。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• My husband is out of work.
  我的丈夫失业了。
• Some of us have been out of work for years.
  我们中有些人已经失业好几年了。
• 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。