out of work

英 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk]

美 [ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]

adj.  失业的; 下岗的

化学

Collins.1

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

• 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。
• I can't go on with my study here, my father is out of work now.
  我不能在这里继续学习了，我爸爸失业了。
• I've been out of work* So just give me a little time.
  我失业了，给我一点时间。
• He was out of work owing to a physical injury
  他因为受伤而失业了。
• 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。
• Economic recession had thrown millions out of work
  经济衰退导致数百万人失业。
• 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。
• 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。
• At the end of2006, the factory went bankrupt and both of Chen and Wang were out of work.
  2006年底，针织厂破产了，陈勇军和王莉都失业了。
• Why were you out of work for so long?
  你为什么这么久没有工作呢？