- career
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 series of jobs that a person hasADJECTIVE▪ long▪ brief, short▪ brilliant, distinguished, glittering (esp. BrE), illustrious, stellar (esp. AmE), storied (AmE), successful▪
He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
▪ promising▪ lucrative▪ prolific▪She had a long and prolific career as a director.
▪ rewarding▪ flagging (esp. BrE)▪The movie revived his flagging career.
▪ chosen▪She achieved a lot in her chosen career.
▪ academic, diplomatic, journalistic, literary, medical, military, political, teaching, writing▪ coaching (esp. AmE), playing, pro (informal, esp. AmE), professional, sporting▪ basketball, football, gymnastics, etc.▪ acting, film (esp. BrE), Hollywood, movie (esp. AmE), musical, recording, singing, stage▪the album that launched his recording career
▪ solo▪All four band members went on to have successful solo careers.
VERB + CAREER▪ build, carve, carve out, forge, have, make, pursue▪He made a good career for himself in football.
▪She pursued a successful career in medicine.
▪ begin, choose, embark on, launch, start, start out on▪young actors just starting out on their careers
▪ devote to sth, spend▪She has spent her entire career in education.
▪ advance, boost, further, jump-start▪ abandon, give up▪ jeopardize, risk▪ cut short, derail, end, finish, ruin, wreck▪a car crash which wrecked his career
▪ resume▪ rejuvenate, resurrect, revitalize, revive▪ changeCAREER + VERB▪ last sth, span sth▪Her stage career spans sixty years.
▪ begin, start, take off▪ be over, endCAREER + NOUN▪ break▪a career break to have children
▪ advancement, development, ladder, path, progression▪a move higher up the career ladder
▪ change, choice, move▪a smart career move
▪ opportunities, prospects, structure (esp. BrE)▪The profession has no clear career structure.
▪ high, highlight (both AmE)▪His performance as Al in the movie was a career high.
▪ earnings (esp. AmE)▪the first golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings
▪ civil servant (esp. BrE), diplomat, soldier▪ girl (old-fashioned), woman▪ counselor (AmE)▪ counseling (AmE)▪ careers advice, careers guidance, careers information (all BrE)▪ careers adviser, careers officer (both BrE)▪ careers service (BrE)PREPOSITION▪ during sb's career, throughout sb's career▪She won many awards during her acting career.
▪ career in▪a career in computers
▪ career with▪a brilliant career with the San Francisco Ballet
PHRASES▪ the height of your career, the peak of your career▪She was at the peak of her career when she injured herself.
▪ a change of career2 period of your life spent working/doing sthADJECTIVE▪ chequered/checkered, colourful/colorful, turbulent, varied▪He has had a somewhat chequered/checkered career.
▪ college (esp. AmE), school, working▪She started her working career as a waitress.
VERB + CAREER▪ have▪ start{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ wildly▪A sudden gust caught her hat and sent it careering wildly down the road.
▪ around▪children careering around the playground
PREPOSITION▪ down, into, off, through▪The bus careered off the road and hit a tree.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
