career
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
- 2.
The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
Washington’s career as a soldier
This scandal could ruin his career.
He regretted focusing on his career to the exclusion of his family.
- 3.
The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
- 4.
(archaic)Speed.
- 5.
A jouster's path during a joust.
- 6.
(obsolete)A short gallop of a horse.
Such littleness damps the heat, and weakens the force of genius; as we check a horse in his career, and rein him in when we want him to amble
- 7.
(falconry) The flight of a hawk.
- 8.
(obsolete)A racecourse; the ground run over.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Đồng nghĩa: careen
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Doing something professionally, for a living (generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity).
a career burglar
- 2.
(broadly, not comparable)(loosely) Synonym of serial (“doing something regularly”).
a career rapist
Đồng nghĩa: serial
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Mid 16th century, from French carrière (road; racecourse), from Italian carriera, from carreira, from carrāria based on Latin carrus (wheeled vehicle), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (to run); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from -.