work
- IPA[wərk]
美式
- activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result；mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment
- be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work；be employed in a specified occupation or field
verb: work, 3rd person present: works, gerund or present participle: working, past tense: worked, past participle: worked
noun: work, plural noun: works
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名詞
- 1. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result he was tired after a day's work work is still going on in fitting out a new store 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment I'm still looking for work 同義詞
- ▪ the place where one is employed I was returning home from work on a packed subway
- ▪ the period of time one spends in paid employment he was going to the theater after work
- 2. a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do they made sure the work was progressing smoothly 同義詞
- ▪ the materials for a task she frequently took work home with her
- ▪ informal cosmetic plastic surgery between you and me, I think he's had some work done
- ▪ good or moral deeds the Clapham sect was concerned with works rather than with faith
- 3. something done or made her work hangs in all the main American collections 同義詞
- ▪ the result of the action of a specified person or thing the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell
- ▪ a literary or musical composition or other piece of fine art a work of fiction 同義詞
- ▪ all literary or musical pieces by a particular author, composer, or artist, regarded collectively the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space 同義詞
- ▪ a piece of embroidery, sewing, or knitting, typically made using a specified stitch or method.
- ▪ an architectural or engineering structure such as a bridge or dam.
- ▪ the record of the successive calculations made in solving a mathematical problem show your work on a separate sheet of paper
- 4. British a place or premises for industrial activity, typically manufacturing he found a job in the ironworks 同義詞
- 5. the operative part of a clock or other machine she could almost hear the tick of its works 同義詞
- 6. a defensive structure just north of the fort were trenches and the freshly reconstructed patriot siege works
- 7. the exertion of force overcoming resistance or producing molecular change.
- 8. informal everything needed, desired, or expected the heavens put on a show: sheet lightning, hailstones—the works 同義詞
動詞
- 1. be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work she has been working so hard an engineer who was working on a design for a more efficient wing 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ be employed in a specified occupation or field he worked as a waiter in a rather shabby restaurant Taylor has worked in education for 17 years 同義詞
- ▪ set to or keep at work Jane is working you too hard
- ▪ solve (a puzzle or mathematical problem) she spent her days working crosswords
- ▪ practice one's occupation or operate in or at (a particular place) I worked a few clubs and so forth
- 2. (of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point 同義詞
- ▪ (of a machine or a part of it) run; go through regular motions it's designed to go into a special “rest” state when it's not working
- ▪ cause (a device or machine) to operate teaching customers how to work a PC 同義詞
- 3. (of a plan or method) have the desired result or effect the desperate ploy had worked 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ bring about; produce as a result with a dash of blusher here and there, you can work miracles 同義詞
- ▪ make efforts to achieve something; campaign they are dedicated to working for a better future for the generations to come
- ▪ informal arrange or contrive the chairman was prepared to work it for Phillip if he was interested
- ▪ use one's persuasive power to stir the emotions of (a person or group of people) the born politician's art of working a crowd 同義詞
- 4. bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, or some other method work the mixture into a paste with your hands 同義詞
- ▪ produce artistic pieces using a particular material or medium he works in clay over a very strong frame
- ▪ produce (an article or design) using a specified material or sewing stitch the castle itself is worked in tent stitch
- ▪ cultivate (land) or extract materials from (a mine or quarry) contracts and leases to work the mines 同義詞
- 5. move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position, typically by means of constant movement or pressure comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end its bases were already working loose 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person's features) move violently or convulsively hair wild, mouth working furiously 同義詞
- ▪ (of joints, such as those in a wooden ship) loosen and flex under repeated stress.
- ▪ make progress to windward, with repeated tacking trying to work to windward in light airs
- 6. bring into a specified state, especially an emotional state Harold had worked himself into a minor rage 同義詞
- having paid employment: the size of the working population childcare for working parents
- the action of doing work: working with animals teaches patience
Oxford Dictionary
- having paid employment: the size of the working population
- the action of doing work: working with animals teaches patience
Oxford American Dictionary
- denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork fretwork
Oxford Dictionary
- denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork fretwork
Oxford American Dictionary
- denoting or relating to goods sold direct from the factory or place of manufacture: an ex-works rally car ex-works prices
- direct from the factory or place of manufacture: all orders are shipped ex-works
Oxford Dictionary
- charitable acts: Robyn was out doing good works
Oxford Dictionary
- a group of employees representing a workforce in discussions with their employers.
Oxford Dictionary
- a place where sewage is treated so that the resultant effluent can be returned safely to a ...
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片語
- at work
- give someone the works
- have one's work cut out
- in the works
- out of work
- set to work
- set someone to work
- a wrench in the works
- the work of —
- work one's ass off
- work one's passage
- work one's way through
- work one's will on
- work the streets
- work around
- work in
- work off
- work on
- work out
- work over
- work through
- work to
- work up
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- IPA[wəːk]
英式
- activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result: he was tired after a day's work work is still going on in fitting out a new store
- be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work: she has been working so hard an engineer who was working on a design for a more efficient wing
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