Word · Frequency #9043
moonlight
/ˈmuːnˌlaɪt/
verb
做兼职；从事第二职业
核心释义
work a second job, usually after regular working hours
- 1.
做兼职,通常在夜间
work a second job, usually after hours
做兼职,通常在夜间
用法In use
Mark moonlights as a delivery driver every evening after he finishes his day job.
用法提示：moonlights 是第三人称单数动词，表示‘下班后做兼职’。
She had been moonlighting for months before her manager found out.
用法提示：moonlighting 是现在分词，与 had been 构成过去完成进行时，强调持续。
He decided to moonlight to save up for a new car.
用法提示：moonlight 是不定式，跟在 decide to 后，表示‘做兼职’。
The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver
moonlight as sth
as 引出兼职担任的身份或职业。
He moonlights as a graphic designer.
他兼职做平面设计师。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- moonlight as a bartender
- 兼职做酒吧调酒师
- He moonlights as a bartender on weekends.他周末兼职做酒吧调酒师。
- moonlight to make ends meet
- 为维持生计而做兼职
- She moonlights to make ends meet.她做兼职来维持生计。
- moonlight on the side
- 私下兼职
- He moonlights on the side as a translator.他私下兼职做翻译。
- moonlight for extra money
- 为多挣点钱而做兼职
- Many nurses moonlight for extra money.许多护士为了多挣点钱而做兼职。
- a moonlighting job
学习提示Learner notes
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