1.job的基本意思是指为谋生或糊口而干的有报酬的工作。可泛指“职业,职位”,也可指一件具体的工作,尤指难以完成的工作,是可数名词。
2.job引申可指“职责,责任”,这时通常用单数形式。
3.在广告用语中, job可指“以…为宗旨”。
4.job作“做某事很吃力,干某事很困难”解时,其后可接to-v或v-ing作主语; job还可以as短语表示具体的“职业”“工作”。

change jobs
调动工作 transfer sb to another post
Five officials keep their old jobs, four ministers change jobs.五名官员留任,四名部长易职。

do〔make〕 a good〔excellent〕 job
一件好事,干得更好 a good thing, do a thing much better
You've done an excellent job of it.你干得太漂亮了!
The plumber's done a good job of work.那管子工干得很出色。
She made a good job of the typing of 1000 pages of the manuscript.她打了1000页的稿子,这个活她干得很漂亮。
We don't doubt that he can do a good job of it.我们并不怀疑他能把这事干得很好。

do the job
〈口〉起作用,奏效 succeed in doing what is required or desired
This extra strong glue should do the job nicely.这种超强度胶应该管用。

job as
从事…工作 be engaged in sth
Tom has a job as bus-conductor.汤姆当公共汽车售票员。
He has a job as an engineer.他是个工程师。
He has a job as a cook.他的职业是厨师。
Barbara made an application for a job as a nurse.芭芭拉提出申请,要求当一名护士。

He has a job in the bank.他在银行里有份工作。
The job asks hard work.这活儿要求全身心投入。
Her job is to teach children how to swim.她的工作是教儿童学游泳。
The job requires much hard labour.这项工作要付出很多艰苦的劳动。
Don't be late for your interview, or you won't get the job.面试不要迟到,否则你会失去得到这份工作的机会。
In front of the labour exchange there are many people desiring to get a job.职业介绍所门前有许多想找工作的人。
Have you really explored the possibilities of getting a job in your nearest town?你真的考察过,了在离你最近的城镇有就业的可能性了吗?
I tried to get any kind of job but it seemed that the whole city closed the door on me.我想随便找个工作干,但整个城市看来都拒不接受我。
He found a job through an employment agency.他通过职业介绍所,找到了工作。
They moved to New York to seek jobs.他们到纽约去找工作。
I encountered many difficulties when I first started this job.我刚干这项工作时,碰上过很多困难。
I'd like to give you more time to finish the job, but I'm tied by the contract.我想多给你一点时间去完成这项工作,但是合同限制了我。
We all have certain jobs to carry out.我们大家都有一些工作要做。
The country has an abundance of skilled workers, but not enough jobs.这个国家有大量的熟练工人,但没有足够的就业机会。
There were just not enough jobs.没有那么多的工作可做。
Thousands of workers lost their jobs when the factory closed.那家工厂一倒闭,成千上万的工人都失业了。
Should she give up her job when she has a baby?她有小孩之后,要辞去工作吗?
The government is trying to create new jobs.政府正设法提供新的就业机会。
They've done a fine job of work sewing these curtains.他们把缝窗帘这项工作干得挺好。
He leaves all the worst jobs for me.他把最难干的活都留给了我。
Learning a foreign language is a big job.学外语是件不容易的事。
Waxing the car was quite a job.给汽车打蜡上光是很难的事。
It was a job to get him agree.得到他的同意,那是件很难的事。
I don't know how to do this job.我不会干这个活。
At Gao Ming Company, quality is job!高明公司,质量至上!
He is in prison for a job in Liverpool.他因在利物浦做了坏事而被关进监狱。
The shipyard is working on three different jobs.该造船厂正在造三艘船。
It is a policeman's job to maintain law and order.警察的工作就是维护法制与社会秩序。
I'm not going to wash the dishes; that's your job.我不打算洗碟子,那是你该做的事。
It is not this newspaper's job to be guardian of the nation's morals.监督国家的道德风尚不是这家报纸的职责。
It's not my job to lock up!上锁不是我份内的事!
It's the job of the church to help people lead better lives.帮助人们生活好些是教会的责任。
It's not my job to interfere.我没有义务参预那件事。
He got a part-time job as a gardener.他找到一份兼职工作,当花匠。

job, career, work
参见career条。
job, chore, task, work
参见task条。
job, place, position, work
这组词的共同意思是“工作”。其区别是:
1.place主要指“公职”; position主要指白领阶层有身份的工作。例如:
It's not your place to tell me what to do.你无权吩咐我做什么。
He applied for the position of assistant manager.他申请经理助理一职。
2.work和job都指一般的工作。job可数,而work不可数; job是有薪酬的,而work有无报酬均可; job常指临时性的工作,而work则相对固定些; job不一定需要技术或经过训练,而work则包括体力、脑力、技术性、非技术性等所有工作,尤指需作出努力来完成的工作; job与“失业”相对, work与“休息”相对。例如:
I have a lot of work to do this evening.今晚我有很多的工作要做。
What time do you go to work every day?你每天几点上班?
look for a job, look for jobs
这两个短语的共同意思是“找工作”。其区别是:主语为单数时用look for a job; 主语为复数时用look for jobs。例如:
The person might be out looking for a job.那个人可能出去找工作了。
The number of people looking for jobs was over 5000.寻找工作的人数已超过5000人。
下面两个句子的意思不同:
It is a job waxing the car.
给这汽车打蜡上光是很费劲的。
It is a job of waxing the car.
那是给这汽车打蜡上光的活儿。

1.现在有许多妇女失业。
［误］  Many women are out of job.
［正］  Many women are out of a job.
［正］  Many women are out of jobs.
约翰现在失业了。
［误］  Now,John is out of jobs.
［正］  Now,John is out of a job.
［正］  Now,John is out of job.
［正］  Now,John is without a job.
［析］  job作“工作”“职业”解时是可数名词。“多人失业”应该说out of a job或out of jobs。“一个人失业”应该说out of a job, out of job或without a job。
2.我找了一份给人家端菜的活。
［误］  I got a job to serve the dinner.
［正］  I got a job of serving the dinner.
请她来吃饭可不是一件容易的事。
［误］  You'll have a job in inviting her to dinner.
［正］  You'll have a job to invite her to dinner.
［正］  You'll have a job inviting her to dinner.
［析］  job指一份工作时,其后不可接动词不定式作其定语; 指“难做的事”时,可接to-v,也可接v-ing作其定语,v-ing前不可加介词in。

［同义词］   business, career, employment, profession, trade, work