earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization特约的；自由职业（者）的- a freelance journalist自由新闻工作者
- freelance work特约工作
Collocations Jobs工作Jobs职业Getting a job找工作- look for work找工作
- look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表）
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函
- be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人
- find/get/land a job找到工作
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生
- recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job做工作- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班
- start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间
- do/put in/work overtime加班
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格
- do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career建立职业生涯- have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业
- enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业
- change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance做自由职业
- do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job离职- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job离职；辞职
- give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业
- hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休
- take early retirement提前退休
Extra Examples- She continued to work for the company on a freelance basis.她以自由职业者的身分继续为这家公司工作。
- She decided to give in her notice and go freelance.她决定递交辞呈做自由职业者。
Topics Jobsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsphrasesSee full entry Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting a mercenary): originally as two words.