day job

英 [ˈdeɪ dʒɒb]

美 [ˈdeɪ dʒɑːb]

n.  日常的有薪工作; (白天的)正职

习惯用语

n.

don't give up the day job
• 别放弃白天的正职（别放弃老本行去尝试没有把握的新事物）
  used to tell sb that they should continue doing what they are used to, rather than trying sth new which they are likely to fail at
• So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.
  这么说你想成为一个作家了？得了，我劝你不要放弃老本行。

牛津词典

noun

• 日常的有薪工作；（白天的）正职
  the paid work that sb normally does

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 不要放弃正职
  If someone tells younot to give up the day job, they are saying that they think you should continue doing what you are good at, rather than trying something new which they think you will fail at.
  1. It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
     这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。

双语例句

• Career is not just your day job anymore& career is how you spend all your time.
  职业生涯不只是你的日常工作了职业生涯是如何，你都用你的时间。
• It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.
  这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。
• Getting it down in words was very hard, even though I considered the act of explanation my day job.
  即便我想用文字解释我日常的工作都很难。
• Besides, if you are an investment banker, you already know all about price manipulation, brand hype and market panic from your day job.
  不过，如果你是一位投资银行家，在日常工作中就应该已经对价格操纵、品牌造势和市场恐慌了如指掌。
• When he was seven months old, I returned to my day job, working part-time.
  他七个月大的时候，我找了一份兼职，又开始正常的白班工作。
• I won't quit my day job.
  我不会放弃白天的工作的。
• Brian: Day job? I'm a singer. This is my job.
  布莱恩：正职？我是歌手，这份是我的工作。
• Dream, but don't quit your day job.
  你可作白日梦，但也要做白日工。
• In her day job, she advises small businesses on problem solving and growing profits.
  她的本职工作是为小企业提供咨询，包括如何解决问题和实现利润增长。
• It is just part of their day job.
  相关审查只不过是他们日常工作的一部分而已。