government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
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用作名词 (n.)
There are few women in the upper reaches of the civil service. 行政部门的上层机构中很少有女性任职。
The neophyte judge may start his career as a magistrate in a province and slowly work up within the civil service to the larger cities and more impressive posts. 新法官一般会以某个省的地方文职作为职业生涯的开始，慢慢就会在大城市里的行政部门中工作，担任比较重要的职位。
He's got a safe job in the civil service. 他在政府的文职部门有一份很安定的工作。
My father wanted me to become a civil servant. 我父亲希望我成为一名文职公务员。
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