part-time

part-time — 副詞

1. in a way that fills only some hours of a normal working day or week, leaving fre

1.副詞B1
釋義

兼職地

以較少工時的方式工作

in a way that fills only some hours of a normal working day or week, leaving free time for other activities such as study or family.

例句

Maya works part-time at a small bakery near her university.

Maya 在大學附近的一間小麵包店兼職工作。

work + part-time at [place]

After her son was born, Lina decided to teach part-time.

兒子出生之後，Lina 決定改成兼職教書。

decide + to-infinitive + part-time

同義詞
  • casually

    suggests irregular shifts rather than fixed reduced hours

  • on the side

    informal; means in addition to a main job

反義詞
  • full-time

    for the standard whole working day or week

文法句型

work + part-time

study + part-time

用法筆記

Modifies action verbs like work, study, teach, train. Often paired with a clause giving a reason (after a baby, while studying, due to illness) that explains why full hours are not possible.

常見錯誤

❌I am part-time at the cafe.
✅I work part-time at the cafe.
💡as an adverb, part-time needs an action verb; without 'work' or similar, use the adjective form ('I am a part-time worker').
❌She works in part-time.
✅She works part-time.
💡no preposition before the adverb.

part-time — 形容詞

part-time — 形容詞 / 副詞