day job

IPA/ˈdeɪ dʒɒb/
IPA/ˈdeɪ dʒɑːb/

day job — 名詞

1. A regular paid job that provides most of your income, especially when you also s

1.名詞B1
釋義

正職

提供主要收入的日常工作

A regular paid job that provides most of your income, especially when you also spend time on other work or activities that you enjoy more but that pay less.

例句

Emma works as a graphic designer for her day job and paints in the evenings.

Emma 的正職是平面設計師，晚上則畫畫。

pattern: 'one's day job' with role specification

Rania's day job at the hospital pays her bills while she records music on weekends.

Rania 在醫院的這份正職讓她付得起生活費，週末則錄製音樂。

possessive noun + day job + place

常見搭配
  • have a day job
  • keep one's day job
  • quit one's day job
  • work a day job
  • day job as [role]
同義詞
反義詞
  • side hustle

    a secondary job done for extra money, usually in addition to the day job

  • passion project

    work done for personal enjoyment rather than income

文法句型

possessor + day job

have/keep a day job

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form 'day jobs' when talking about groups of people. The fixed expression 'don't give up the day job' is a humorous warning, not a literal instruction.

常見錯誤

I day job as a teacher.
My day job is teaching.
'day job' is a noun, not a verb; use it with a possessive or as a subject.
She works a day job waiter.
She works as a waiter for her day job.
'day job' modifies the person's situation, not the specific role.
慣用語

don't give up the day job

idiom

A humorous comment used to tell someone that their hobby or new skill is not good enough to earn them a living, so they should keep their regular job.

When Eitan showed his oil paintings at the family dinner, his uncle laughed and said, "Don't give up the day job, kid."

The vocal coach told Trang she had improved a lot, then added with a smile, "But don't give up the day job just yet."

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • have a day job
  • keep one's day job
  • quit one's day job
  • work a day job as [role]

介系詞搭配

  • in [one's] day job