day job

英 [ˈdeɪ dʒɒb]

美 [ˈdeɪ dʒɑːb]

n.  日常的有薪工作; (白天的)正职

习惯用语

n.

don't give up the day job
• 别放弃白天的正职（别放弃老本行去尝试没有把握的新事物）
  used to tell sb that they should continue doing what they are used to, rather than trying sth new which they are likely to fail at
• So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.
  这么说你想成为一个作家了？得了，我劝你不要放弃老本行。

牛津词典

noun

• 日常的有薪工作；（白天的）正职
  the paid work that sb normally does

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 不要放弃正职
  If someone tells younot to give up the day job, they are saying that they think you should continue doing what you are good at, rather than trying something new which they think you will fail at.
  1. It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
     这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。

双语例句

• Getting it down in words was very hard, even though I considered the act of explanation my day job.
  即便我想用文字解释我日常的工作都很难。
• Brian: Day job? I'm a singer. This is my job.
  布莱恩：正职？我是歌手，这份是我的工作。
• And my day job is that I study ancient Greek tragedy and then try to teach it to undergraduates.
  白天我研习古希腊悲剧，晚上把这些教给本科生。
• Dream, but don't quit your day job.
  你可作白日梦，但也要做白日工。
• It is just part of their day job.
  相关审查只不过是他们日常工作的一部分而已。
• But as Zhang Ni discovers, preventing fires is more than just a one day job.
  但是正如ZhangNi发现的，防火不只是一天的工作。
• This is my day job euh.
  这是我白天的工作。
• It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
  这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。
• If that's a problem, keep your day job.
  如果你有工作动力问题，还是继续打工吧。
• I won't quit my day job.
  我不会放弃白天的工作的。