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He had a hard job to make himself heard. ftk£FX ^ J§ t {£ 3'J A Bfr J*L fife
W r W 0 a job of 'work (BrE, old-fashioned or formal) work that you are paid
to do or that must be done X W X#: There was
a job of work waiting
for him that he was not looking forward to.
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jobs
for the 'boys {BrE, informal, disapproving) people use the
expression jobs
for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that sb in power
has given work to friends or relatives A^fS:£}#WXf£ ( gScIRfv ) ; if A ^ just the 'job (BrE) (also just the 'ticket NAmE, BrE) (informal, approving) exactly what is needed
in a particular situation IE W X ® £ X # W £ M
more than your job’s
worth (to do sth) {BrE, informaf) not worth doing because
it is against the rules or because it might cause you to lose your job AW*;
i$&jgUWW*; bJI&AMW*: It’s more than my
job's worth to let you in without a ticket.
A$:A, ^njfg^AIMWo — see also jobsworth on the 'job 1 while doing a particular
job AXlEN'; £X fSN"; AXAi^fiX: No sleeping on the
job! ±150^/® ^ Bi ! o
on-the-job
training A |R i# till 2 {BrE, slang) having sex A; AX3PX —more at best
n., DEVIL, WALK V.
job ber /'d3t>ba(r);
NAmE 'd3<i:b-/ (also stock-job-ber) noun {finance <$jj (in
( ^SIBIttW ) —compare
BROKER-DEALER
job-bie /'d3Dbi; 'd3<i:bi/ noun {informaf) used to refer to an
object of a particular kind ( #^—^W ) $Jcm, A pn : Her bikini was one of
those expensive designer 4 jobbies. &wr-&0
job bing /’d3Dbir); NAmE 'd3a:b-/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE) doing pieces of work
for different people rather than a regular job W % X (ft ; ffli X 65 : a jobbing
actor/builder ijfiBtMM; tT^XW^wXA job-centre /‘d3Dbsenta(r); NAmE 'd3a:b-/ noun {BrE) a government office
where people can get advice in finding work and where jobs are advertised (
jEfcfff 6(1 )
mkfnm
'job creation noun [U] the process of
providing opportunities for paid work, especially for people who are unemployed
( AJh AAA# )
'job
description noun a written description of the exact work
and responsibilities of a job X ;
'job-hunt verb [V] (usually used in
the progressive tenses ®#*X&ftW)totrytofindajob$XA;
*1$: At
that time I had been job-hunting for six months. g|3
job less /'d3nblas;
NAmE 'd3Ct:b-/ adj. 1 without a job ft X A Wl; A ik W 0QG3 unemployed : The closure left 500
people jobless. & f$J pfj fA 500 A A ik 0 2 the
jobless noun [pi.] people who are
unemployed A Jk # ► job less ness noun [U]
Job 'lot noun {informal) a collection of
different things, especially of poor quality, that are sold together jgjSUA # &)
'job seeker noun often used in official
language in
'job-sharing noun [U] an arrangement for
two people to share the hours of work and the pay of one job Xf£ A
mi (mAft*a-^£SRx#, msmxA) ►job-share
noun : The company encourages
job-shares and part- time working.
Job-share verb [V]
jobs worth /'d3Dbzw3:0; NAmE 'd3a:bzw3:r0/ noun {BrE, informal,
disapproving) a person who follows the rules of a job exactly, even
when this causes problems for other people, or when the rules are not sensible M (ft IKE
X; XflM$8l#LfcWA
Jock
/d3Dk; NAmE d3a:k/
noun
{informal) a way of describing a person from
jock /d3nk; NAmE d3a:k/ noun 1 {NAmE) a man or boy who plays
a lot of sport H ft; fc W W J5 7
( A
)
2 {NAmE) a person who likes a
particular activity ■•■WA i g £F # : a computer jock J®
3 = disc jockey Pi>M5»@Al#A— compare shock jock
jockey /'d3Dki; NAmE 'd3a:ki/ noun, verb m noun a person who rides
horses in races, especially as a job ( AJaSRikW ) Jrp — picture e> page R31
■ verb ~ (for sth) to try all possible
ways of gaining an advantage over other people 3? # # X J® $£; isfEIXIS: [V] The
runners jockeyed for position at the start.
0 The bands are
constantly jockeying with each
other for the number one spot. [also v to
inf]
'jock itch noun {NAmE, informal) an infectious skin disease that affects
the groin jock-strap /'d3Dkstraep; NAmE 'd3a:k-/ (also ath.letic sup'porter especially in NAmE) noun a piece of men’s
underwear worn to support or protect the sexual organs while playing sports ( joc ose /d3a'kaus; NAmE -'kous/ adj. {formal) humorous ^ MW; HHtW;
Ai£W
jocu lar /'d3Dkjalo(r); NAmE 'd3a:k-/ adj. {formal) 1 humorous ffftW; AiltW: a jocular comment
i& iif W if
also joke ► jocu-lar-ity
/,d3bkj0'laer8ti;
NAmE ,d3a:k-/ noun [u] jocu-lar-ly adv.
joc und /'d3Dkand; 'd3aok-; NAmE 'd3a:k-; 'd30uk-/ adj.
{formal) cheerful jlJAW; *AXW;
tii'l&W jodhpurs
/'d3Ddp0z;
NAmE 'd3a:dp0rz/ noun [pi.] trousers/pants
that are loose above the knee and tight from the knee to the ankle, worn when
riding a horse a pair of jodhpurs
Joe
Bloggs /,d30u 'btogz; NAmE ,d3°u
'bb:gz; 'blaigz/ {BrE) {NAmE Joe ‘Blow, John 'Doe) noun [sing.] {informal) a way of referring to
a typical ordinary person HfiiA; %?j?A
Joe
'Public {BrE)
{NAmE John
,Q. 'Public) noun [U] {informal) people in general;
the public fZfffti; 7KW
tt;
Joe
Six-pack /,d30u 'sikspaek; NAmE ,d30u/ noun {US, informal) a man who is
considered typical of a person who does manual
work f ®XA: Joe Sixpack doesn’t care about that. If IIXAX&^IIIP*,, joey /'d30ui; NAmE 'd30ui/ noun a young kangaroo, wallaby or possum tfj & WL ; ^ H ; isfjfiU.
— picture o page
R28 jog
/d3«g; NAmE d3a:g/ verb, noun • verb (-gg-) 1 (also go jogging) [v] to run slowly and
steadily for a long time, especially for exercise If £&,
) : I go jogging every
evening.
A
^ ± IP tl 1® # & o 2 [VN] to hit sth lightly and
by accident ( 33Z1
nudge:
Someone jogged her elbow, making her spill her coffee. W
jfii#Pi##«'7o
IT7m jog sb’s 'memory to say or do sth that
makes sb remember sth A WlBfZ; tlli^A 0ZHIX9 jog
along {BrE, informal) to continue as usual
with little or no excitement, change or progress ( Itjft#—# ) MM
noun [sing] 1 a slow run,
especially one done for physical exercise 'If US ( ) : I like to go for a jog
after work. fjc#j&:feT%f§'lf 2 a light push or
knock $£#£; $£5$; H77l nudge
jog-ger /’d3Dg0(r); NAmE 'd3a:g-/ noun 1 [C] a person who jogs
regularly for exercise H 2 joggers [pi.]
{BrE) soft loose
trousers/pants, with elastic at
the waist, that you wear for doing exercise in (
4 urnmwm® mm
jog ging /'d3Dgii]; NAmE 'd3a:g-/ noun [U] the activity of
running slowly and steadily as a form of exercise If £&
: to go jogging ifiM'ik — picture o page R27