noun
[] the job that a person does 工作 ◆ I'm looking for work. 我在找工作。 ◆ I started work as soon as I left school. 我一离开学校就开始工作了。 ◆ ( BrE ) in work (= who have a job) has risen by 65 000 this year.官方数字显示今年在业人口增加了 6.5 万人。 ◆ What line of work are you in(= what type of work do you do) ?你在哪个行业工作？ SYN employment ➡ see note atjob ⨁ full-time / part-time / permanent / regular / temporary work全职／兼职／固定／正式／临时工作 ⨁ paid / unpaid / voluntary work有薪／无偿／志愿工作 ⨁ badly paid / well-paid work收入很低的／收入很高的工作 ⨁ to find / get / look for / seek work找到工作；找工作 ⨁ to give up / go back to / return to / start work辞职；重返岗位；恢复／开始工作
[] ( used withoutthe 不与 the 连用 ) the place where you do your job 工作地点 ◆ I go to work at 8 a.m. 我早上 8 点去上班。 ◆ She had to leave work early today. 她今天必须提前下班。 ◆ The new legislation concerns health and safety at work. 新法规涉及到工作场所的健康和安全问题。 ⨁ to go to / leave work去上班；下班 ⨁ (be) at / off work在上班；下班
[] the duties that you have and the activities that you do as part of your job 工作；工作职责；工作内容 ◆ The accountant described his work to the sales staff. 会计向销售人员介绍了他的工作职责。 ◆ Do you enjoy your work? 你喜欢自己的工作吗？ ◆ Power-plant work is hard, dangerous and often boring. 发电厂的工作很辛苦、危险而且常常很乏味。 ◆ Who handles the day-to-day work of the department? 谁负责部门的日常工作？ ◆ What time do you finish work today? 你今天几点下班？ ⨁ administrative / clerical / factory / office / secretarial work行政／文书／工厂／办公室／秘书工作 ⨁ to do / produce / take on / undertake work做／做出／承担／从事工作 ⨁ to begin / finish / start / stop work开始／完成工作；开工；收工
[] tasks that need to be done 活儿；任务 ◆ I have some work for you to do. 我有些工作交给你做。 ◆ Pressure of work forced him to cancel his trip. 工作压力迫使他取消了这次旅行。 ◆ We have a lot of workon at the moment.我们目前有很多工作要做。 ⨁ to take on / do / have / undertake work承担／做／有／从事工作
[] materials needed or used for doing work, especially books, papers, etc. （尤指书、纸张等）工作所需的材料；活儿 ◆ She often brings work home with her. 她经常把活儿带回家去做。
[] activity that uses physical strength or mental power in order to do or make sth 劳动；工作 ◆ She got her promotion through sheer hard work. 她的提升完全是通过辛勤工作得来的。 ◆ We started work on the project two years ago. 我们两年前就开始干这个项目了。 ⨁ to carry out / put in work开展／投入工作 ⨁ to complete / halt / start / stop work完成／中断／开始／停止工作
[] a thing or things that are produced as a result of work 工作成果；成品 ◆ She did her best work before she was 30. 她 30 岁以前就做出了最佳作品。 ◆ His work is always faultless. 他的工作总是完美无缺。 ◆ The analysis is an impressive piece of work .这一分析令人印象深刻。 ⨁ bad / good / innovative / major / outstanding work差的／好的／创新的／重要的／出色的作品
[] the result of an action; what is done by sb 结果；所做的事 ◆ The report was the work of the company's production manager. 这份报告是公司生产经理写的。
works [] ( often used with other nouns常与其他名词连用 ) activities involving building or repairing sth 工程 ◆ engineering works 工程 ◆ roadworks 道路工程
works [] ( works )( often used with other nouns常与其他名词连用 ) a place where things are made or industrial processes are carried out 工厂；工场 ◆ an engineering works 机械制造厂 ◆ waterworks 自来水厂 ➡ see note atfactory ⨁ a cement / chemical / gas / steel works水泥／化工／天然气／钢铁厂 ⨁ to open / close (down) / shut down a works开厂；关闭工厂 ⨁ the works close (down) / open 工厂关闭／开业 ⨁ the works canteen / foreman / manager / supervisor 工厂餐厅／领班；厂长；工厂监督员
the works [] ( ) the moving parts of a machine, etc. 活动部件；机件 SYN mechanism
