career
noun /kəˈrɪə(r)/
/kəˈrɪr/
- 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。
- It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- 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。
- Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- 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。
- He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- 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。
- He hopes to enter the medical profession.
- 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。
- Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- 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。
- Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
- 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
Collocations Jobs工作 职业 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
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
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
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
Topics Working lifea1- He 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- brief
- short
- …
- build
- carve
- carve out
- …
- last something
- span something
- begin
- …
- break
- advancement
- development
- …
- during somebody’s career
- throughout somebody’s career
- career in
- …
- the height of your career
- the peak of your career
- a change of career
- …
- a teaching career
- 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。
- She 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chequered/checkered
- colourful/colorful
- turbulent
- …
- have
- start
- She started her career as an English teacher.
词源mid 16th cent. (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.