out of work 详细解释

out of work

失业, (机器)出问题

失业的

He has been out of work for a year.

他已经失业一年了。

词义辨析

同义参见:

unemployed  

反义参见:

in work  

英英释义

形容词 out of work:

not having a job

同义词:idle, jobless

补充

out of workout of work1.失业Whenever my boss sees me out of work, he finds something for me to do.无论何时只要我的老板看见我无事干时, 他就找些事情给我做。

例句

1. "The factory closed and left/put 5,000 people out of work."这家工厂倒闭了,造成5000人失业。 2. He has been out of work since January. [=he has not had a job since January]他从一月份起就失业了。