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

• Some of us have been out of work for years.
  我们中有些人已经失业好几年了。
• 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。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。
• I was out of work at the time
  那时我失业了。
• 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。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.
  他在工厂倒闭后失业了。
• Lots of people are out of work these days.
  现在许多人都失业了！
• Why were you out of work for so long?
  你为什么这么久没有工作呢？
• I've been out of work* So just give me a little time.
  我失业了，给我一点时间。
• I just do not want to run all day long out of work.
  我想找个不需要成天往外跑的工作。