Word · Frequency #272
Job
打零工；做零活
do odd jobs or occasional work for hire
- 1.
To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
做零工或按需工作以获取报酬。
- 2.
To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
刺,戳
- 3.
To work as a jobber.
作为批发商工作。
- 4.
To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
为获利而买卖证券等；投机。
- 5.
To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
将项目或交付物分包给多个承包商。
- 6.
To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
假借公共服务之名谋取私利；将公共事务转为私人利益。
- 7.
To hire or let in periods of service.
雇佣或出租(按服务期)
刺；戳；捅；做批发商；当中间商；做证券投机；炒卖（股票等）；分包；转包；假公济私；营私舞弊
In use
He jobbed as a gardener during the summer break.
She jobs at a small café on weekends.
They are jobbing around town to earn extra money.
Verb forms
base job · third person jobs · -ing jobbing · past jobbed · past participle jobbed
动词：做零工、打杂。规则变化：双写b加-ed/-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- job out
- 分包；转包
- The agency jobs out the design work to freelancers.这家代理机构把设计工作分包给自由职业者。
- jobbing builder
- 打零工的建筑工人
- A jobbing builder patched up the roof in an afternoon.一位打零工的建筑工人一下午就把屋顶补好了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根针在不停“戳”(job)小孔——打零工就是一件件小活被“扎”进日程。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、discussing temporary or part-time work 动词 job 表示“打零工、做零活”，通常用于日常口语或非正式场合，多用于谈论临时或零散的工作安排。在正式写作中，更常用 work 或 do odd jobs，动词 job 本身比较少见。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词或不及物动词使用，及物表示承包、代客买卖等，不及物表示打零工等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 job /dʒɑb/ 押韵：bob、cob、mob、rob、sob（都读 /ɑb/）。注意：robe /roʊb/ 拼写相近，但元音不同，并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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