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英语“out of work”的音标_意思 _翻译_用法_例句

更新时间:2026-06-16 00:23:02   栏目: 教育

音标
英式:[ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk],美式:[ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk]

意思与翻译
核心含义为“失业”,指没有工作或失去职业状态。此外,在少数语境中可表示“(机器等)出故障、无法正常工作”,但前者为日常最常用义项 。

用法说明

作为形容词短语,通常置于be动词后作表语,描述人处于失业状态,如 "He is out of work";

也可用于名词前作定语,此时需加连字符构成复合形容词 "out-of-work",如 "out-of-work refugees"(失业难民);

表示机器故障时,主语通常为物,如 "The printer is out of work"(打印机坏了),但此用法较少见 。

短语搭配

be out of work:处于失业状态(最基础搭配)

out-of-work insurance:失业保险

put sb. out of work:使某人失业(被动语态,强调外部因素导致失业)

例句10句

He has been out of work for a year and is struggling to pay rent.(他失业一年了,正为付房租发愁。)

In 1981, she was fired by a New York radio station and remained out of work for over a year.(1981年她被纽约电台解雇,失业超过一年。)

Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.(尽管申请了数百份工作,他仍处于失业中。)

Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those out of work.(就业市场信息对失业者而言可能是生命线。)

The programme helps people who have been out of work for long periods.(该计划旨在帮助长期失业者。)

He's out of work and dependent on his wife's earnings.(他失业了,依靠妻子的收入生活。)

Social distancing policies put many service workers out of work in 2020.(2020年社交距离政策导致许多服务业从业者失业。)

A sharp rise in out-of-work young people has become a social concern.(失业青年人数激增已成为社会问题。)

The factory closure left 500 workers out of work overnight.(工厂倒闭导致500名工人一夜失业。)

She asked to be reinstated and compensated for the months she was out of work.(她要求复职并赔偿失业期间的损失。)

使用场景提示
在经济报道、求职对话或个人经历描述中高频出现,需注意区分“人失业”与“机器故障”两种含义,避免歧义。例如描述人时用 "out of work",描述设备故障时更常用 "broken" 或 "not working" 。