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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

career [kə'rɪər]
  1. 1. noun [c] (job,profession) 事业
  2. 2. noun (working life) 生涯
  3. 3. vi. to career off a road/into a tree 冲出路面/撞到树上
    his school/university career
    他的学校/大学生涯

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

career [kəˈrɪər]
  1. 1. n.[c] 职业事业
    Have you chosen or thought about your future career?
    你已选择思考过你未来的职业吗?
  2. 2. n.[c] 生涯经历历程
    His career as a politician was filled turmoil.
    他那作为一名政治家职业生涯充满动荡
    The general had had a distinguished career.
    将军曾经有过卓越的职业生涯
    He had a long career in the law.
    他在法律界摸爬滚打了多年。
  3. 3. n.[u] 速度
  4. 4. vi. 全速行驶
    The trucks were careering down the highway.
    这些卡车高速路全速行驶
    The cars careered down the road.
    这些全速通过街道
    The mob careered through the streets.
    暴徒冲过街道
  5. 5. adjective 职业的

Collins English-English Dictionary

career [kə'rɪə]
  1. 1. n a path or progress through life or history
  2. 2. n a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work
  3. 3. n [modifier] having or following a career as specified
    a career diplomat
  4. 4. n a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one
  5. 5. vi. [intr] to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way
  6. 6. vi. [Etymology] C16: from French carrière, from Late Latin carraria carriage road, from Latin carrus two-wheeled wagon, car

Examples

carve a career
创业,发迹
checkered career
沉浮的生涯
to enter a career
开始一种生涯
the top of one's career
某人事业的顶点
If you work hard, your career I'm sure will advance and maybe one day you'll be the boss in here.
如果你努力工作,我确信你的事业会有起色,也许有一天你会成为这里的老板。

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