career學測 L3KK [kɚˈɪr]/kɚˈɪr/
受訓練的特定職業·職業生涯;事業·全速衝行;飛馳
教科書必考字,名詞動詞意義反差大
He gave up a stable career to chase his dream of racing cars.

他放棄了穩定的職業,去追逐賽車手的夢想。

career 除了指『職業』,還可當動詞表示『狂飆疾衝』,語意反差極大。

一個畫面:衝上跑道疾馳

選定跑道決定受訓練的行業
沿路前進長期在職業道路上前進
疾速狂飆像賽車般全速前衝

義項

新手廚師A2noun受訓練的特定職業
After she finished cooking school, she started her career as a chef.
從廚藝學校畢業後,她開始了廚師的職業生涯。
start a careera career as a chef
職涯階梯A1noun職業生涯;事業
After ten years of hard work, she built a successful career as a teacher.
經過十年的努力,她建立了成功的教師生涯。
a successful careerbuild a career
賽車疾衝A1verb全速衝行;飛馳
The race car careers around the track at high speed.
那輛賽車繞著賽道疾速奔馳。
career around the trackcareer out of control

片語

career path職涯路徑 →職業發展的方向
change careers轉換跑道 →換一個新的行業
career ladder步步高升 →逐步往上晉升
career goals設定目標 →對職涯設定的目標

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She started her ___ as a nurse after graduation. (career / carrier)

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career

career 指職業生涯,carrier 指帶原者,拼字僅差一個母音。

'The car careers around the corner.' 這裡的 careers 是什麼詞性?(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞

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(B)

此處 career 作動詞,指狂飆疾衝,不是名詞的『職業』。

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