形容詞 out of work:

1. not having a job
   同義詞：idle, jobless

1. Hundreds were thrown out of work.
   數以百計的人失去了工作。
2. He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
   他失業(yè)3年了，沒資格享受州政府用于地方公共事業(yè)的補助費，所以他實際上已在領取救濟食品的行列之中。
3. He must square up to the reality of being out of work.
   他必須正視失業(yè)這一現實。
4. He's been out of work for six months.
   他已失業(yè)六個月了。