1 the series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work 职业;事业:
Sarah is considering a career in engineering.萨拉想当工程师。a successful career in politics政坛得意
2 the period of your life that you spend working 职业生涯:
She spent most of her career working in India.她的职业生涯大部份都在印度度过。
career²
/kəˈrɪə(r) ||; kəˈrɪr/verb
[I] to move quickly and in a dangerous way 莽撞:
The car careered off the road and crashed into a wall.汽车冲出了马路,撞到一堵墙。
career1/kəˋrIr; kəˈrIə/n [C] 1 a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you usually do for a long time 职业﹔事业: a teaching career 教师职业+in a career in law 律师职业Career prospects (=job opportunities) within the company are excellent. 这家公司职业前景极佳。see box at见 JOB 方框2 the time in your life that you spend working or doing a particular type of work 职业生涯﹔工作经历: Ted spent most of his career as a teacher. 特德的职业生涯中大部分时间是当教师。+as My career as a writer didn’t last long. 我的写作生涯没有持续多久。
career2v [I] BrE to move quickly forwards without control【英】〔失控地〕猛冲﹐飞奔﹐疾驰: +down/through/off etc A couple of boys on bikes careered down the hill. 几个男孩骑着自行车直冲下山。
careercareercareersnouna job that you learn to do and then do for many years: He is considering a career in teaching. His career was always more important to him than his family.