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。
做兼职；从事第二职业
moonlighting — present participle of moonlight
做兼职,通常在夜间；月光；有月光的；月夜的
work a second job, usually after regular working hours
做兼职,通常在夜间
work a second job, usually after hours
一般现在时
She moonlights as a bartender on weekends.
她周末兼职做调酒师。
past
He moonlighted at a restaurant last year.
他去年在一家餐厅兼职。
现在进行时
They are moonlighting to save money.
他们正在兼职攒钱。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 moonlighted。
Mark moonlights as a delivery driver every evening after he finishes his day job.
马克每天白天工作结束后，晚上兼职当送货司机。
用法提示：moonlights 是第三人称单数动词，表示‘下班后做兼职’。
AI contextual example
She had been moonlighting for months before her manager found out.
在经理发现之前，她已经做了几个月的兼职。
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。
AI contextual example
He decided to moonlight to save up for a new car.
他决定兼职，好攒钱买一辆新车。
用法提示：moonlight 是不定式，跟在 decide to 后，表示‘做兼职’。
AI contextual example
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。
for 引出兼职的雇主或机构。
She moonlights for a catering company on weekends.
她周末为一家餐饮公司兼职。
at 引出兼职的工作场所。
Many nurses moonlight at private clinics.
许多护士在私人诊所兼职。
grammar · medium
易错句子My brother does a moonlight as a delivery driver.
正确表达My brother moonlights as a delivery driver.
moonlight 在这里是不及物动词，本身就能作谓语表示“做兼职”，不需要像汉语“做兼职”那样在前面加 do a；表示兼职的身份时用 moonlight as + 职业名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She moonlights a fitness coach on weekends.
正确表达She moonlights as a fitness coach on weekends.
moonlight 是不及物动词，后面不能直接跟职业名词作宾语；说明以什么身份兼职时必须用介词 as，构成 moonlight as + 职业或角色。
grammar · medium
易错句子He moonlight at a bar on weekends.
正确表达He moonlights at a bar on weekends.
一般现在时主语是第三人称单数 he 时，动词要加 -s，写成 moonlights；汉语动词不随人称变化，因此这里容易漏掉 -s。
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。
为维持生计而做兼职
She moonlights to make ends meet.
她做兼职来维持生计。
私下兼职
He moonlights on the side as a translator.
他私下兼职做翻译。
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。
一份兼职工作
He took a moonlighting job to pay off his debts.
他找了一份兼职工作来还债。
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