新加坡华语资料库

本资料库收录了具有文化、历史或情感意义的华语词汇。这些词汇是新加坡人过去或现在的生活用语,有的见于印刷媒体,有的则在日常对话中使用。

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odd-job worker

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释义

名词

  1. 杂务工作
  2. 从事杂务工作的人员。

DEFINITION

Noun

  1. Different types of small jobs.
  2. Personnel who does odd-jobs.

由来
  • 由于缺乏专门技术知识,杂工通常从事体力劳动的工作。
  • 杂工工作的地方一般包括建筑工地、工厂、小贩中心或办公室等。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Odd-job workers usually perform manual or labour tasks due to a lack of technical expertise and knowledge.
  • Odd-job workers generally work in areas such as construction sites, factories, hawker centres, and offices.
例句
那个时候的他,是一个中二辍学,10 多岁就到社会工作,每天就在油漆和木工等杂工中混日子的年轻人。(《联合早报》,6/8/2017)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
At that time, he was a secondary two dropout. He started working in his teens and just muddled along as an odd-job worker, taking on roles such as painters and carpenters. (Lianhe Zaobao, 6/8/2017)
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