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apersonemployedtoworkfor ashortperiod,especiallyin anofficewhile anotherpersonisabsentor when there isextrawork: （尤指办公室的）临时雇员Iworkedas a temp for a while before I got my firstpermanentjob. Manycompaniesare relying more on temps and part-timers. - I could do nothing exceptcarryout theworkmyself oremploya temp.
- Forty-seven temps werehiredin lateSeptember.
- Somenurseslikeworkingas temps because they are oftenpaidmore and canrefusenightandweekendwork.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWorkers in general - a man/woman of actionidiom
- anti-labour
- beaver
- cutter
- drudge
- gang
- labour
- labour market
- machinist
- manpower
- night shift
- relay
- salaryman
- shift
- skeleton staff
- staff
- staffing
- the shop floor
- workhorse
- working party
See more results » Idecidedto temp for a while so that I couldtrydifferentkindsofjobs. Thecompanyshe was temping forofferedher apermanentjob. - I've been temping since Ileftcollege.
- Idecidedto temp for a while until Ifoundarolethat reallyappealedto me.
- When Ireturnedfromtravelling, I temped, whichhonedmyofficeskills.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWork, working and the workplace - act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- industry
- moonlight
- skivvy
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- sweat
See more results » apersonemployedtoworkfor ashortperiod,especiallyin anofficewhile anotherpersonisabsentor when there isextrawork （尤指办公室的）临时雇员 temp| American Dictionaryapersonemployedtoworktemporarilyfor abusiness someone who isemployedtoworkfor acompanyororganizationfor ashorttime, forexample, when apermanentemployeeis away, or when there is a lot ofwork: Duringbusytimes, thefirmcanhiremore than 3,000 temps. Shestartedworkas a tempin the Londonbranchof aninvestmentbankin 2009. toworktemporarilyfor acompanyororganization: I've juststartedtemping as asecretaryfor alocalcompany. Howlongwere you temping before you got apermanentjob? Examplesoftemptemp Conversely, in the course of scoring a film, a composer may convince the director of viable alternatives and approaches to thetemp.From theCambridge English Corpus Like thetemp, he uses a sustained, underlying tone (pedal point) for much of the cue.From theCambridge English Corpus Comprised of what is familiar to us all, thetemptrack is 'music-in-common' - popular music and a gateway toward informing textual analysis.From theCambridge English Corpus Prendergast did not incorporate those sections in histemp.From theCambridge English Corpus In creatingtemptracks, music editors attempt to accommodate a triumvirate of creative forces - director, music supervisor, and composer.From theCambridge English Corpus So strong and adaptable are the codes that composers are often confounded by the boundaries thattemptracks impose.From theCambridge English Corpus In building atemptrack, a music editor must address and consolidate managerial, commercial, musical and cultural concerns.From theCambridge English Corpus Thetemptrack, in most cases, is a veritable blueprint of a film's soundtrack - a musical topography of score, songs, culture and codes.From theCambridge English Corpus Before the real score replaces thetemptrack, thetemptrack as mock-up is deemed artistically and commercially viable by audience reaction.From theCambridge English Corpus The process, by which compilation scores were assembled, bears a fundamental similarity to the music editor's creation oftemptracks.From theCambridge English Corpus Thetemptrack had its precursor in the silent era's compilation scores.From theCambridge English Corpus Often knowing who the composer will be prior to creating thetemp, she can address the perspectives of both director and composer.From theCambridge English Corpus Thetemptrack, in its accessibility to musician and non-musician alike, serves as the touchstone from which a concerted sculpting of musical design, concept, and associations emanate.From theCambridge English Corpus Thetemptrack is a multi-level blueprint as well as barometer, revealing an essential vision of intent, the employment of cultural/affective codes, and audio-visual conventions.From theCambridge English Corpus Zimmer both follows the dramatic contour of thetemp, but offers a significantly modified approach to the actual composition.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |