Word · Frequency #19192
temp
临时工；临时雇员
a worker, especially in an office, employed temporarily
- 1.
a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
临时工(尤指办公室)临时受雇的工人
临时工(尤指办公室)临时受雇的工人；临时雇员
In use
The office hired a temp to cover the receptionist's maternity leave.
She worked as a temp for several agencies before finding a permanent job.
The company brings in temps every summer to handle the extra orders.
work as a temp
She works as a temp in an office.
她在一家办公室做临时工。
hire a temp
The company hired a temp to cover the receptionist.
公司雇了一名临时工来顶替前台。
temp for [company/agency]
temp 作动词时表示‘做临时工’。
He temps for various agencies.
他为各种中介机构做临时工。
temp at [place]
I'm temping at a law firm this week.
我这周在一家律师事务所做临时工。
Common mistakes
I'm temp at a big company.I'm a temp at a big company.
可数名词前缺少冠词
I'm temporary at this office.I'm a temp at this office.
混淆词性，用形容词代替名词
Connections
Collocations
- temp agency
- 临时工中介公司
- She found the job through a temp agency.她通过一家临时工中介公司找到了这份工作。
- work as a temp
- 做临时工
- He worked as a temp for several months.他做了几个月的临时工。
- hire a temp
- 雇用临时工
- We hired a temp to cover the receptionist's leave.我们雇了一名临时工来顶替接待员的休假。
- office temp
- 办公室临时工
- Office temps often get assigned to different departments.办公室临时工经常被分派到不同部门。
- temp job
- 临时工作
- A temp job can be a good way to gain experience.临时工作是获取经验的好途径。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
temp是temporary的开头几个字母，看到它就想“临时的”，比如办公室里的临时工temp只来顶几天班。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：办公室招聘对话、职场人事交流 temp 是 temporary 的缩略形式，多用于口语或非正式职场交流，通常指办公室等临时文职岗位的雇员。
Grammar Note
非正式用语，指临时雇员
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 temp /temp/ 真正押韵的是 hemp /hemp/。tempt /tempt/ 拼写相同、发音相近，但结尾多一个 /t/，并不完全押韵。注意 lamp /læmp/、camp /kæmp/、pump /pʌmp/ 拼写相似，但元音不同，读起来不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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