full time

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ˌfull-ˈtime adjectiveadj , adverb

1 BEfor all the hours of a week during which it is usual for people to work, study etc 〔工作、学习等〕全日制的[地]；专职的[地]；全职的[地] → part-time

work/study etc full-time

She works full-time and has two kids.

她做全职工作，还有两个孩子。

The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing.

这个系列作品的成功使她能够专心从事全职写作。

full-time staff/student etc

They’re looking for full-time staff at the library.

图书馆正在招聘专职工作人员。

full-time job/education etc

We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study.

我们的目标是让全日制学习的年轻人人数翻倍。

2 be a full-time job to be very hard work and take a lot of time 是费时费力的活

Keeping pace with changes is a full-time job.

跟上变化的脚步是很难的。

Examples from the Corpus

be a full-time job• But looking after the wear and tear was a full-time job.• But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.• It really was a full-time job.• Job hunting is a full-time job.• Now it really is a full-time job.• It was a full-time job and if the husband was gone, it was a major loss.• C.-it was a full-time job and there was no choice in the matter.• Managing diversity will be a full-time job for anyone with a niche in the interlinked economy.

Examples from the Corpus

full-time• Janine attends high school full-time and works part-time.

full-time staff/student etc• Part-time students take either one or two courses a year and attend the same daytime classes as full-time students.• The college is also considering issuing passes to all full-time students.• A team of two full-time staff is being employed to follow up leads.• JBird employs seven full-time staff members, several free-lancers and about 20 talent scouts worldwide.• Recently scaled back under fiscal duress, the symphony has a 31-week winter and summer season and a full-time staff of 21.• A full-time staff of 250 is supplemented by another 100 or so from various social service programs, like General Assistance.• Suppose one wants to take a sample of full-time students of a university.• However, it is not possible to require full-time staff to work for periods of duty which only cover the peak workloads.

From Longman Business Dictionary

full-timeˈfull-time adjectiveadjJOB

1working or studying for the complete number of hours that this is usually done

He was unable physically to handle the demands of a full-time sales position.

Mr Kasal slashed his full-time staff to six from 13 as revenue dropped.

5.5 million Americans are working part-time because they can’t find full-time work.

Ohio has been gaining in part-time jobs, while losing many thousands of full-time jobs.

—full-time adverbadv

I can’t work full-time because of my illness.

2full-time job/occupation hard work that you are not paid for that takes a lot of time

Searching for work is a full-time job.

ˌfull ˈtime nounˌfull-ˈtime adjectiveadj

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