overtime
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·ver·time /ˈəʊvətaɪm $ ˈoʊvər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1 BEWPAY somebody FOR WORKtime that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours 超时工作，加班时间，额外工作时间 six hours’ overtime 六小时的加班 They’re working overtime to get the job finished. 他们正在加班赶工。 He’s been doing a lot of overtime recently. 他近来加班很多。 Many employees work countless hours of unpaid overtime. 许多员工无偿加班无数个小时。 Many of our offices will be working on overtime until the end of the year. 我们的许多办事处都要加班到年底。2 BEWthe money that you are paid for working more hours than usual 加班费 He earns £450 a week, including overtime. 他周薪450英镑，包括加班费。3 be working overtime informalDO something/TAKE ACTION to be very active 非常活跃 As she put down the phone, her brain was working overtime. 她放下电话听筒，飞快地开动脑筋。 His senses were working overtime. 他的感官高度紧张。4 x-ref American English a period of time added to the end of a sports game to give one of the two teams a chance to win 〔体育比赛的〕加时，延长时间 SYN British English extra timein overtime Steve Smith scored all nine of the Hawks’ points in overtime. 史蒂夫•史密斯在加时赛中拿下了鹰队的全部九分。n COLLOCATIONSverbswork overtimeHe's been working a lot of overtime.do overtimeI did three hours overtime yesterday.put in overtime (=work overtime)To earn enough money, he puts in a lot of overtime.adjectivespaid/unpaid overtimeMany teachers do a lot of unpaid overtime.unlimited overtimeThey offered us a bonus and unlimited overtime.overtime + NOUNovertime pay/payments/earningsThe salary figure does not include overtime pay.If Joe worked 100 hours overtime at time and a half, his overtime payments would be $15,662.overtime rates (=payments that are set according to a standard scale)Generous overtime rates are paid for late-night and weekend work. Examples from the Corpus
overtime• Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell dislocated a knuckle on his throwing hand late in the fourth quarter of an overtime loss to Pittsburgh.• Miller scored 9 of his 23 points in overtime.• The last two came on the road, in overtime, on consecutive nights.• Is there a policy on the use of overtime?• It had set aside $ 24 million to settle claims by former managers that it had failed to pay required overtime.• The overtime and opportunities for easing which court duty affords is often not compensation enough for the stress it involves.• Go to No. 16 shed, our big flat store, and ask and if they want overtime.• You worked overtime to finish a project with a drop-dead deadline.• He said engineers are working overtime to fix the problems.on overtime• Others are angry because he cut back on overtime to balance the budget.• About 3,500 ambulance officers and control room staff joined the crews' ban on overtime last week.• Nottinghamshire miners went on strike to protest against losing money because of their own ban on overtime.• There would be a few drinks, some canapes and a few staff who were free and willing to do it on overtime.• Last year, the department spent $ 3. 8 million on overtime.• Now the company is making more than 200,000 lollies a week and staff have been placed on overtime to cope with extra demand.• A policy on overtime working should be agreed with staff organisation.• Plants don't operate, buses don't run, planes don't fly when you rely on overtime.From Longman Business Dictionaryovertimeo‧ver‧time /ˈəʊvətaɪmˈoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable]1HUMAN RESOURCEStime that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hoursIs there any limit on your ability to work overtime?Staff at the bank will begin an overtime ban (=refuse to work overtime) tomorrow in a protest over pay.2HUMAN RESOURCESthe money that you are paid for working more hours than usualPolice officers who do this extra work are paid overtime.They need paid holidays and vacations, as well as overtime pay for extra hours.3COMMERCEMANUFACTURINGtime that a factory, office etc is operating in addition to its normal hoursThe plant has worked overtime in some recent weeks because those models are selling well.o·ver·time noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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overtime
o‧ver‧time /ˈəʊvətaɪm $ ˈoʊvər-/
noun [uncountable]
six hours’ overtime
They’re working overtime to get the job finished.
He’s been doing a lot of overtime recently.
Many employees work countless hours of unpaid overtime.
Many of our offices will be working on overtime until the end of the year.
2. the money that you are paid for working more hours than usual:
He earns £450 a week, including overtime.
3. be working overtime informal to be very active:
As she put down the phone, her brain was working overtime.
His senses were working overtime.
4. American English a period of time added to the end of a sports game to give one of the two teams a chance to win
SYN extra time British English
in overtime
Steve Smith scored all nine of the Hawks’ points in overtime.
■ verbs
▪work overtime He's been working a lot of overtime.
▪do overtime I did three hours overtime yesterday.
▪put in overtime (=work overtime) To earn enough money, he puts in a lot of overtime.
■ adjectives
▪paid/unpaid overtime Many teachers do a lot of unpaid overtime.
▪unlimited overtime They offered us a bonus and unlimited overtime.
■ overtime + NOUN
▪overtime pay/payments/earnings The salary figure does not include overtime pay. | If Joe worked 100 hours overtime at time and a half, his overtime payments would be $15,662.
▪overtime rates (=payments that are set according to a standard scale) Generous overtime rates are paid for late-night and weekend work.
o‧ver‧time /ˈəʊvətaɪm $ ˈoʊvər-/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: time, overtime, timer, timing, timelessness; adjective: timeless, timely ≠ untimely; verb: time; adverb: timelessly
1. time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours: 2. the money that you are paid for working more hours than usual:
3. be working overtime informal to be very active:
4. American English a period of time added to the end of a sports game to give one of the two teams a chance to win
SYN extra time British English
in overtime
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Getting a job 找工作
look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ ( BrE fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your( CV/BrE ( résumé/application/application form/covering letterNAmE 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ ( especially
NAmE hire/recruit/ ( especially
BrE take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯
have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ ( especially
NAmE live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ ( both especially
BrE work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职
leave/ ( especially
NAmE quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休
