job
noun
uk
/dʒɒb/ us
/dʒɑːb/job noun (EMPLOYMENT)
job as When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.
apply for a job She's applied for a job in Paris.
lose your job Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs.
give up your job He gave up his job to become a full-time novelist.
up to the job After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to (= able to do) the job.
Synonymer
Sammenlign
- jobShe got a job as a lab assistant.
- occupationPlease fill in your name, age, and occupation.
- postThere's a post for a lecturer open in my department.
- positionShe's applied for a part-time editing position.
- appointmentThere are going to be several new appointments in the department this year.
- careerShe's had a very successful career in marketing.
- I've applied for an office job I saw advertised in the paper.
- How is Mary enjoying her new job?
- It's a tragedy that so many young people are unable to find jobs.
- The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10 000 jobs.
- Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow process.
job noun (PIECE OF WORK)
A2 [ C ]
- act as something phrasal verb
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at work idiom
- graft
- hold down a job idiom
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- knuckle
- practising
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- rush job
- short-handed
- short-staffed
- skivvy
- slack
- undertaking
job noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
B2 [ S ]
something that is your responsibility:
- It's my job to keep a check on stock levels.
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
- I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.
- Whose job was it to bring the tickets?
- It was my job to make sure there was enough food to go round.
