(often used in compounds 常用於构成复合词) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work 工作者；人员◆The research showed that 40% of clerical workers suffer headaches and tiredness at work. 研究表明 40% 的办公室人员在工作中头痛而且很疲劳。◆The plant has 1 400 workers. 这家工厂有 1400 名工人。➡ see note at chairman ⨁assembly-line / factory / farm / manufacturing / production workers 装配线／工厂／农场／制造／生产工人⨁full-time / part-time / temp / temporary workers 专职／兼职人员；临时工⨁agency / casual / freelance / self-employed workers 派遣劳工；零工；自由职业者；个体工作者⨁blue-collar / manual / white-collar workers 蓝领工人；体力劳动者；白领工人⨁private-sector / public-sector workers 私营／公共部门员工⨁semi-skilled / skilled / unskilled workers 半熟练／熟练／非熟练工人
a person who is employed to do physical work rather than organizing things or managing people 雇员；工人；劳工◆talks between workers and management 劳资谈判◆profit-sharing and worker participation in decision-making 利润分享和雇员参与决策
(usually after an adjective 通常用於形容词後) a person who works hard or who works in a particular way 工作得…的人⨁a good / hard / productive / quick / steady worker 工作良好／努力／高效／麻利／稳定的人