改行 meaning in English
change one's profession [trade; occupation]; divert
Examples
- She was trained as a doctor but diverted to diplomacy .
她是学医的，但是改行做外交工作了。 - Mr. de montfried had left the slave trade and gone into the opium trade .
德蒙特弗里德先生不干奴隶买卖，改行贩鸦片烟。 - I've pretty much concluded to give up, and to follow a less bloody calling .
我决定不再干这买卖了，我得改改行，不再干这血淋淋的勾当了。 - He had gone into the tar-roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, zilla .
为了供着他那刁泼的妻子齐拉，他改行做了沥青房顶生意。 - Theorists specializing in stellar interiors were turning to more challenging problems .
专攻恒星内部的理论家们都想改行去搞更能引起争议的问题。