career 
Karriere 
: 生涯 经历 
career 
carrière ☊ 
nghề nghiệp 
He does not have any career. ☊ 
Anh ấy không có sự nghiệp. ☊ Jobs 1 a flexible career ☊ Một sự nghiệp linh hoạt ☊ Attributes The literary career of that author has a big influence. ☊ Sự nghiệp văn học của tác giả đó có một ảnh hưởng lớn. ☊ Jobs 2 like: career → →
a career in advertising ☊ advertising ☊
They are able to offer attractive career opportunities to graduates. ☊ attractive ☊
Her parents backed her in her choice of career. ☊ back ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
begin sth as sth: He began his political career as a student (= when he was a student). ☊ begin ☊
Tonight is the biggest match of his career. ☊ big ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
a brilliant career ☊ brilliant ☊
She's built a new career for herself. ☊ build ☊
a career in politics ☊ career ☊
a teaching career ☊ career ☊
What made you decide on a career as a vet? ☊ career ☊
She has been concentrating on her career. ☊ career ☊
a change of career ☊ career ☊
That will be a good career move (= something that will help your career). ☊ career ☊
a career soldier/diplomat (= a professional one) ☊ career ☊
a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs) ☊ career ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
He is playing the best tennis of his career. ☊ career ☊
My school career was not very impressive. ☊ career ☊
The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career. ☊ challenge ☊
women forced to make a choice between family and career ☊ choice ☊
We aim to help students make more informed career choices. ☊ choice ☊
choose sb/sth as/for sth: He chose banking as a career. ☊ choose ☊
She has successfully combined a career and bringing up a family. ☊ combine ☊
A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment. ☊ commitment ☊
She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. ☊ conflict ☊
He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship. ☊ confront ☊
a career criminal ☊ criminal ☊
The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended). ☊ curtain ☊
The allegations are likely to damage his political career. ☊ damage ☊
career development ☊ development ☊
She devoted herself to her career. ☊ devote yourself to sb/sth ☊
Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career) ☊ early ☊
encourage sb in sth: My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career. ☊ encourage ☊
It was the biggest gamble of his political career. ☊ gamble ☊
guarantee (of sth): Career success is no guarantee of happiness. ☊ guarantee ☊
He is at the height of his career. ☊ height ☊
The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. ☊ interruption ☊
an interview with the careers adviser ☊ interview ☊
Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career. ☊ little ☊
We wish her luck in her new career. ☊ luck ☊
a career in management ☊ management ☊
He has his career path clearly mapped out. ☊ map sth out ☊
Getting a job in marketing was a good career move. ☊ move ☊
a career in music ☊ music ☊
career/employment/job opportunities ☊ opportunity ☊
a career path ☊ path ☊
She's at the peak of her career. ☊ peak ☊
She gave the greatest performance of her career. ☊ performance ☊
Career possibilities for women are much greater than they were fifty years ago. ☊ possibility ☊
Was going to college a good preparation for your career? ☊ preparation ☊
The college prepares students for a career in business. ☊ prepare ☊
He wants a career in film production. ☊ production ☊
good job/employment/career prospects ☊ prospect ☊
prove to be sth: The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career. ☊ prove ☊
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). ☊ public ☊
She wishes to pursue a medical career. ☊ pursue ☊
At the height of her career she ranked second in the world. ☊ rank ☊
a remarkable achievement/career/talent ☊ remarkable ☊
She knows all the right people (= important people, for example those who can help her career). ☊ right ☊
He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career. ☊ ruin ☊
She looked back on her career with great satisfaction. ☊ satisfaction ☊
Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers. ☊ similarly ☊
That was a smart career move. ☊ smart ☊
It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). ☊ so ☊
It's time to stand back and look at your career so far. ☊ stand back (from sth) ☊
She started out on her legal career in 2001. ☊ start out ☊
This was a big step up (= to a better position) in his career. ☊ step ☊
suited (for sb/sth): He is not really suited for a teaching career. ☊ suited ☊
Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. ☊ take off ☊
I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects. ☊ talk ☊
She wants to go into teaching (= make it a career). ☊ teaching ☊
the twists and turns of his political career ☊ twist ☊
I've had a varied career. ☊ varied ☊
At worst this may mean the end of her playing career. ☊ at (the) worst ☊
carrière ☊ je vous souhaite une longue carrière à ce poste ☊