on-call
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌɒnˈkɔːl/us/ˌɑːnˈkɑːl/used todescribeworkerswho areavailableto makeofficialvisitsat anytimewhen they areneeded:
(工作人员)随叫随到的,待命的an on-callspecialist/firefighter/judge一名待命的专家/消防员/法官
relatingto theworkof someone who isavailableat anytimewhenneeded:
(工作)需要所叫随到的,随时待命的My newjobis 20hoursperweek, with no on-callwork.我的新工作每周工作20小时,没有待命任务。
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
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- subtask
- sweat
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Types of employment