词组 | off work(out of work) |
释义 | work , off ~: out of ~— 1181 off work 这个短语作“未去工作”讲,是临时的; out of work 这个短语则是“失业”的意思(注:美国英语往往说 out of job ),是 in work 的反义短语。 例如: Owing to illness my father was off work yesterday. 我父亲昨天因病没有去上班。 The poor woman must have a hard time of it, for she has three children , and her husband is out of work. 这个可怜的女人有三个孩子而她的丈夫又失业,她的日子一定不好过。 |
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