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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryca·reer I \kə-ˈrir\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car DATE circa 1534 1. a. speed in a course ran at full career b. course, passage2. encounter, charge3. a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life Washington's career as a soldier4. a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling a career in medicine a career diplomat II intransitive verb DATE 1647 : to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner a car careered off the road English Etymologycareer career (n.) c.1534, "a running course" (especially of the sun, etc., across the sky), from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. carriere "road, racecourse," from O.Prov. carriera, from V.L. *(via) cararia "carriage (road), track for wheeled vehicles," from L. carrus "chariot" (see car). Sense of "course of a working life" first attested 1803. The verb is first attested in 1594 from the notion of a horse "passing a career" on the jousting field, etc.Careerist is from 1917. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcareer noun 1 series of jobs that a person has ADJ. long | brief, short | brilliant, distinguished, glittering, good, great, successful He had a distinguished career as a diplomat. | promising | flagging He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career. | chosen She achieved a lot in her chosen career. | academic, acting, diplomatic, literary, medical, military, musical, political, sporting, teaching | playing, professional, recording, stage the album that launched his recording career VERB + CAREER build, carve out, have, make, pursue He made a good career for himself in football. She pursued a successful career in medicine. | begin, embark on, launch, start (out on) young actors just starting out on their careers | boost | abandon, give up | cut short, end, ruin, wreck a car crash which wrecked his career | resume | change CAREER + VERB last sth, span sth Her stage career spans sixty years. | start, take off | be over, end CAREER + NOUN careers advice/guidance/information, careers adviser/officer, careers service | break a career break to have children | advancement, development, ladder, path, progression a move higher up the career ladder | choice, move a smart career move | opportunities, prospects, structure The profession has no clear career structure. | civil servant, diplomat, soldier | girl, woman PREP. during/throughout your ~ She won many awards during her acting career. | ~ in a career in computers | ~ with a brilliant career with the Royal Ballet PHRASES the peak/height of your career She was at the peak of her playing career when she injured herself. | a change of career 2 period of your life spent working/doing sth ADJ. chequered, colourful, turbulent, varied He has had a somewhat chequered career. | school, working She started her working career as a waitress. VERB + CAREER haveOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcareer verb ADV. wildly A sudden gust caught her hat and sent it careering wildly down the road. | around children careering around the playground PREP. down, into, off, through The lorry careered off the road and hit a tree. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ careercar·eer / kE5riE(r); NAmE kE5rir / noun1. the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes 生涯；职业: a career in politics 从政生涯 a teaching career 教学生涯 What made you decide on a career as a vet? 是什么驱使你选择兽医这门职业的？ She has been concentrating on her career. 她一直专心致志于她的本职工作。 a change of career 改换职业 That will be a good career move (= something that will help your career). 那将是事业发展上明智的一步。 a career soldier / diplomat, etc. (= a professional one) 职业军人、外交人员等 (BrE) a careers adviser / officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs) 指导选择职业的顾问/官员 ⇨ note at work 2. the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing 经历；事业: She started her career as an English teacher. 她以当英语教师开始了她的职业生涯。 He is playing the best tennis of his career. 他正处于他网球事业的巅峰时期。 My school career was not very impressive. 我的学业成绩并不很出色。 verb[V +adv. / prep.] (of a person or vehicle 人或车辆) to move forward very quickly, especially in an uncontrolled way (尤指失控地)猛冲,疾驰,飞奔 SYN hurtle : The vehicle careered across the road and hit a cyclist. 那辆车横冲过马路,撞上了一个骑自行车的人。 OLTcareer verb⇨ fly 2career noun⇨ life 2 (sb's school career)⇨ work 2 (a career in journalism)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedca·reerI. \kəˈri(ə)r, -iə\ noun(-s)Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle French carrière, from Old Provençal carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus wheeled vehicle — more at car1. a. : course, passage < the sun's career across the sky > < the career of armed steeds — P.B.Shelley > b. : speed : full speed or exercise of activity — used especially in the phrase in full career or in the full career < he was now in the full career of conquest — T.B.Macaulay >2. a. of a horse : a short gallop or run at full or great speed — used especially in the phrase to pass career or to pass a career b. : charge : an encounter especially in a tournament c. : the way or route over which one passes3. : a course of continued progress (as in the life of a person or nation) : a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especiallyin public, professional, or business life < Washington's career as a soldier > < careers open to educated men >4. : a profession for which one undergoes special training and which is undertaken as a permanent calling < a career diplomat > < ambassadorships were … treated as career posts — Wall Street Journal >: an occupation or profession engaged in as a lifework < career girl >II. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)intransitive verb1. a. : to make a short gallop : charge b. : to turn to one side and another in running : prance, caracole2. a. : to go, drive, or run at top speed especially in a headlong or reckless manner < sightseers had gathered in clumps to watch the cars careering homeward — James Joyce > < mobs careering through the streets — Kenneth Roberts > b. : to go or run rapidly with veering or sidelong rockingtransitive verb: to cause (as a horse) to careerSynonyms: see run

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