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-jobs or 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. Small jobs of different types.
  2. Person who does odd jobs.

由来
  • 杂工通常从事无需专门技术知识的体力劳动工作。
  • 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 assorted manual tasks that do not require technical expertise or knowledge.
  • Odd-job workers generally find work in places like construction sites, factories, hawker centres, and office buildings.
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 painter and carpenter. (Lianhe Zaobao, 6/8/2017)
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