occupational hazard

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.
    — They are the abrasive breed of radio and television personalities, most of them talk-show hosts, who treat their profession as a verbal adjunct to street fighting. . . . Threats and sometimes violence are indeed an occupational hazard.
  2. An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment. broadly,figuratively
    — The attentions of passionate spinsters were an occupational hazard for all members of the clergy.

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