job
gb/d͡ʒˈɑb/ us/d͡ʒˈɑb/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Work position for pay
Work you do for money for a company or person.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to have [a job]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'job' with 'work'. 'Job' is countable and refers to a specific position, while 'work' is uncountable and refers to tasks or labor in general.
คำพ้องความหมาย
position (More formal, often used in business or official contexts.)
|
employment (General term for having work, slightly more formal.)
คำตรงข้าม
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
full-time job
|part-time job
|job offer
|job interview
|job market
หัวข้อ
business
|daily life
|economy
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She finally found a job after months of searching.
- This is the best job I’ve ever had.
- He applied for a job at the software company.
- Losing his job was a huge setback.
- My brother has two jobs to support his family.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a new job.
- She works at a bank. It is her job.
- He got a job in the city.
- My friend is looking for a job.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
Specific piece of work
A small piece of work you have to do.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to do [a job]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners use 'job' here when 'work' would sound more natural in some contexts, but 'job' emphasizes the specific task.
คำพ้องความหมาย
task (Neutral term for a piece of work, not necessarily paid.)
|
assignment (Work given to someone, especially in school or work contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
leisure (Free time without work or tasks.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
finish the job
|do a good job
|tough job
หัวข้อ
daily life
|tasks
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Painting the fence was a big job.
- Your job is to check all the reports before Friday.
- He did an excellent job fixing my car.
- This cleaning job will take all afternoon.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My job today is to wash the car.
- It is a hard job to move these boxes.
- She did a good job on the project.
คำนาม
informal
B1
entity
3
Responsibility or duty
Something you are responsible for doing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone]'s job to [do something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
role (The function or part played by someone in a situation.)
คำตรงข้าม
freedom (Lack of obligation or responsibility.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
your job to
|main job
|job of
หัวข้อ
daily life
|responsibility
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- It’s your job to make sure everyone has the right information.
- My main job in the team is to keep track of expenses.
- It’s not my job to tell you what to think.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It is my job to cook dinner.
- Her job is to help customers.
- It’s your job to clean your room.
คำนาม
informal
B2
event
4
Criminal act like theft or robbery
A crime, especially stealing or robbing.
คำพ้องความหมาย
heist (Informal term for a large and planned theft.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bank job
|inside job
|pull a job
หัวข้อ
crime
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- The gang planned a big bank job.
- It was clearly an inside job.
- They pulled three jobs before they were caught.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The police stopped the bank job.
- It was an inside job by the guard.
คำนาม
informal
A2
entity
5
Result or quality of work done
How well something was done.
คำพ้องความหมาย
performance (More formal term for how well someone does something.)
คำตรงข้าม
failure (Poor result or lack of success in doing something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
good job
|bad job
หัวข้อ
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You did a great job on this report.
- That paint job looks amazing.
- They made a terrible job of fixing the sink.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Good job on your homework!
- She did a bad job on the cake.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
job
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈɑb/
US/d͡ʒˈɑb/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
job (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (job)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: job
- Plural: jobs
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
jobs
noun
Core family
work
noun A1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
jobless
adjective
unemployed
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
joblessness
noun
jobseeker
noun
วลีและสำนวน
do the job
1/dˈu ðə d͡ʒˈɑb/
fixed phrase
informal
Be adequate for purpose/task completion
To be good enough to do what is needed.
ตัวอย่าง
- This tool should do the job just fine.
- A quick email should do the job.
good job
1/ɡˈʊd d͡ʒˈɑb/
fixed phrase
informal
Praise for doing something well
Used to say someone did something well.
ตัวอย่าง
- Good job on passing your exam!
- You did a good job cleaning the kitchen.
inside job
1/ˈɪnsˌaɪd d͡ʒˈɑb/
fixed phrase
informal
Crime by insider in organization affected
A crime done by someone who works in the place where it happened.
ตัวอย่าง
- The robbery was an inside job involving two employees.
- Police suspected it was an inside job from the start.
job hunting
1/d͡ʒˈɑb hˈʌntɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Searching for work/employment
Looking for a new job.
ตัวอย่าง
- She has been job hunting since she graduated.
- Job hunting can be stressful and time-consuming.
on the job
1/ˈɔn ðə d͡ʒˈɑb/
fixed phrase
During working hours/duties
Happening while you are working.
ตัวอย่าง
- He was injured on the job and had to take time off.
- You learn many skills on the job.