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

• 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。
• My husband is out of work.
  我的丈夫失业了。
• If new technologies reduced the total number of jobs, we would all be out of work by now.
  如果新技术减少了工作岗位总数，那么我们大家现在肯定都已经失业了。
• 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。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。
• Lots of people are out of work these days.
  现在许多人都失业了！
• 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。
• I've been out of work* So just give me a little time.
  我失业了，给我一点时间。
• 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。