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。