形容詞 out of work:

1. not having a job
   同義詞：idle, jobless

1. Hundreds were thrown out of work.
   數(shù)以百計(jì)的人失去了工作。
2. He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
   他失業(yè)3年了，沒資格享受州政府用于地方公共事業(yè)的補(bǔ)助費(fèi)，所以他實(shí)際上已在領(lǐng)取救濟(jì)食品的行列之中。
3. He must square up to the reality of being out of work.
   他必須正視失業(yè)這一現(xiàn)實(shí)。
4. He's been out of work for six months.
   他已失業(yè)六個月了。