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the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes 生涯；职业 a teaching career 教学生涯 - career in something
She plans to pursue a career in medicine. 她计划从事医学职业。 He had a successful career in television journalism. 他在电视新闻方面事业有成。 - career as something
He enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a historian. 作为一名历史学家，他享有漫长而卓越的职业生涯。 She has been concentrating on her career. 她一直专心致志于她的本职工作。 a change of career 改换职业 That will be a good career move (= something that will help your career). 那将是事业发展上明智的一步。 We wish our graduates every success in whatever career path they have chosen. 我们祝愿我们的毕业生在他们选择的职业道路上一切顺利。 a career soldier/diplomat (= a professional one) 职业军人；外交人员 - (British English)
a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs) 职业顾问；就业指导员
Synonyms workwork- employment
- career
- profession
- occupation
- trade
- work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:
It’s very difficult to find work at the moment. 目前很难找到工作。
- employment (rather formal
) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: 指工作、职业、受雇、就业： Only half the people here are in paid employment. 这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。
- career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. 他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。
- profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:
He hopes to enter the medical profession. 他希望能从事医务工作。
- occupation (rather formal
) a job or profession: 指工作、职业： Please state your name, age, and occupation. 请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
- trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:
Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. 木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
CollocationsJobs 工作 Jobs 职业 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求参加／有／参加面试 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 - find/get/land a job
找到工作 - employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
雇用员工／工人／实习生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 - start/finish work/your shift
开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培训 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事业／职业 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一个行业 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 - change jobs/profession/career
换工作／行业／职业 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由职业 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
离职；辞职 - give up work/your job/your career
放弃工作／事业 - hand in your notice/resignation
递交辞呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
计划／预计六月／明年等退休 - take early retirement
提前退休
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea1He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career. 他为好莱坞拍了一部电影以恢复他逐渐衰退的事业。 She had a distinguished career as a diplomat. 她有着杰出的外交官生涯。 He has had a somewhat chequered career. 他的职业生涯有点波折。 He made a good career for himself in football. 他在足球界为自己创下了一番大事业。 She achieved a lot in her chosen career. 她在自己所选择的事业中取得了很大的成就。 She pursued a successful career in medicine. 她在医学界创出了成功的事业。 The movie revived his flagging career. 这部电影使他逐渐衰退的事业重获新生。 The profession has no clear career structure. 这行业没有明确的职业结构。 It's time for a career change. 该换个职业了。 What made you decide on a career as a vet? 是什么驱使你选择兽医这种职业的？ Kelly's career took off when she was spotted at a talent contest. 凯莉在一次才艺比赛中被发现之后，事业便开始腾飞。 She was on the first step of the career ladder. 她正处于职业阶梯的第一步。 Students can get free careers advice between 6.30 and 8.30 each evening. 学生可以在每天晚上6.30到8.30之间获得免费的职业建议。 The course focuses on your career development. 这门课程侧重于你的职业发展。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- brief
- short
- …
- build
- carve
- carve out
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- last something
- span something
- begin
- …
- break
- advancement
- development
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- during somebody’s career
- throughout somebody’s career
- career in
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- the height of your career
- the peak of your career
- a change of career
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the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing 经历；事业 She started her career as an English teacher. 她以当英语教师开始了她的职业生涯。 He began his professional boxing career in 1998. 他于1998年开始职业拳击生涯。 He is playing the best tennis of his career. 他正处于他网球事业的巅峰时期。 My school career was not very impressive. 我的学业成绩并不很出色。 - in somebody's career
This was a turning point in her career. 这是她职业生涯的转折点。 - throughout/during somebody's career
He has had injury problems throughout his career. 他整个职业生涯都有伤病问题。
Extra ExamplesShe has spent her entire career in education. 她的一生都献给了教育事业。 That was the album that launched his recording career. 那是开启他录音生涯的专辑。 Her stage career spans sixty years. 她的舞台生涯长达六十年。 She started her working career as a waitress. 她的工作经历是从当服务生开始的。 She was at the peak of her career when she injured herself. 她受伤时正处于事业的顶峰。 His performance as Al in the movie was a career high. 在这部影片中，他饰演的阿尔一角是他职业生涯的一个新高。 He was the first golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings. 他是第一个职业收入超过200万美元的高尔夫球手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chequered/checkered
- colourful/colorful
- turbulent
- …
- have
- start
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.