[字辨] at work & on the job

[ywch (nope)]

要問的字或詞：（中英皆可）

at work / on the job

讓我感到混淆的地方：


Well, it appeared on page 5 in a TOEIC textbook, Longman Preparation Series
for the NEW TOEIC Test - Introductory course.


Though it is just a practice learning how to tell a story from a photo, I find
it bizarre listing 'at work' and 'on the job' separately. This leads me to
doubt my belief that they mean the same.


And according to the dictionary I look up, 'at work' is the same as 'on the
job'.


Is there any possible difference between these two phrases?


Thanks

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推 wnwangster:too vague, gotta be more specific. they're used
→ wnwangster:differently depending on the circumstance
→ ywch:such as what circumstances??
→ ywch:there are choices to check on that page, and students
→ ywch:are supposed to tick any matched description.
→ ywch:'At work' and 'on the job' are both listed. That's why..
推 wnwangster:i donno what you're talking about... but in a
→ wnwangster:sentence they are not necessarily interchangeable
→ ywch:would you mind giving me an example sentence? thanks :)