temping
noun[U]
uk/ˈtem.pɪŋ/us/ˈtem.pɪŋ/workin which you areemployedfor ashortperiod,especiallyin anofficewhile anotherpersonisabsentor when there isextrawork:
临时工作A lot ofpeopledo temping for theflexibility.很多人做临时工是因为其灵活性。
She nowcombinestheatreworkwith temping.现在，她在剧院工作的同时也做一些临时工作。
- Shelikestheflexibilitytemping gives her.
- Many laid-offworkerstrytemping.
- In thesummer, Boston isfilledwithstudents,professionals, andhourlyworkerswhoturnto temping for anextrabuck.
Work, 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
temping
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈtem.pɪŋ/us/ˈtem.pɪŋ/involvingbeingemployedfor ashortperiod,especiallyin anofficewhile anotherpersonisabsentor when there isextrawork;relatingto thistypeofwork:
（做）临时工作的I got a tempingjobfor a fewmonths.我找了一份临时工作，干了几个月。
I'dplannedtosignon with some tempingagencies.我本来打算跟一些临时工机构签约。
- Fed-up after aseriesof tempingjobs, Chris then went toAustraliafor sevenweeks.
- I put theideato afriendwhorananaccountancytempingbusiness.
- Thenumberandscopeof tempingroleshasincreasedsignificantly.
Work, 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