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

• But as Zhang Ni discovers, preventing fires is more than just a one day job.
  但是正如ZhangNi发现的，防火不只是一天的工作。
• You can continue to dance for fun, but separately from your day job.
  你可以继续为了兴趣跳舞，但是要把它和工作分开来。
• 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。
• Eventually he managed to line up a few retailers to stock the loom, and quit his day job.
  终于，吴昌俊说服了几家零售商购买彩虹织机，然后他辞去了工作。
• 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。
• I want to do my day job on my beautiful toys.
  我想用我那些精致的小玩意工作。
• It is the main area of responsibility in your day job.
  这也是在你日常工作中最主要的部分。
• If that's a problem, keep your day job.
  如果你有工作动力问题，还是继续打工吧。
• 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。
• I won't quit my day job.
  我不会放弃白天的工作的。