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Job BrE /dʒəʊb/
NAmE /dʒoʊb/► SEE ALLa Job’s comforterthe patience of a saint/of Job
●a ˌJob’s ˈcomforter (old-fashioned) a person who is sympathetic but says things which make you feel even more unhappy than you are already 增加对方痛苦的安慰者；反叫人添愁的安慰者◆Ann came to see me when I was in hospital. She was a real Job’s comforter! She told me about somebody who had the same operation as me, and then died a month later.
我住院时安来看我，谁知她的安慰使我更难受！她告诉我，有个人做了和我同样的手术，结果一个月后就死了。 ORIGIN Job is a character in the Bible. His friends pretended to comfort him but were actually criticizing him. * Job （约伯）是《圣经》中的人物。他的朋友假意来安慰他，实际是来指责他。●the patience of a ˈsaint/of ˈJobvery great patience 极大的忍耐力；极大的耐心◆I don’t know how she does it — she’s got the patience of a saint, that woman!我不知道她究竟是怎么做到的，她简直有圣人般的忍耐力，这女人！◆You need the patience of Job to deal with customers like that.跟那种顾客打交道可得有圣人一样的耐心。 ORIGIN Job was a character in the Bible who lost his family, his home and his possessions, but still did not reject God. * Job （约伯）是《圣经》中的人物，他失去了亲人、家庭和财产，可是仍然没有背弃上帝。 |