"moonlights" in Chinese (Simplified)
兼职
Definition
在主业之外通常在晚上从事另一份工作的意思。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属非正式用语,常形容主业以外兼职挣钱,多与“moonlights as...”结构连用,后接兼职职业。与月亮无关,不要与“moonlit”(月光下的)混淆。
Examples
He moonlights as a taxi driver at night.
他晚上**兼职**当出租车司机。
My friend moonlights in a restaurant after her office job.
我朋友下班后在餐厅**兼职**。
She moonlights to help pay her tuition fees.
她为了支付学费而**兼职**。
By day he's an accountant, but he moonlights as a jazz musician.
白天他是会计师,晚上**兼职**做爵士乐手。
A lot of teachers moonlight during the summer to make extra money.
很多老师夏天会**兼职**赚点外快。
He moonlights at a bar, but nobody at his day job knows.
他在一家酒吧**兼职**,但白天的同事没人知道。