| 单词 | work |
| 释义 | work work /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb
1 [no obj] to have a job: Both my parents work. Do you work full-time or part-time? She works for an engineering company. He works as a programmer.
2 [+ obj or no obj] to do sth that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of your job: You've been working too hard. Take a break. My boss works very long hours. What project are you working on? We need to work at improving customer service. We've been working closely with our designers.
3 [no obj] to make efforts to achieve sth: We're working hard to find a solution to the problem.
4 [+ obj] to make yourself/sb work, especially very hard: She works her staff hard and pays them well.
5 [+ obj] to manage or operate sth in order to gain benefit from it: Some of the sales reps have to work a very large area. contracts and leases to work the mines (= to take coal, minerals, etc. out of them) ◆ to work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.)
6 [no obj] to function; to operate: My phone isn't working. The new search engine works well. The article examines how companies work. The system works by converting the text into a code.
7 [+ obj] to make a machine, device, etc. operate: teaching customers how to work a VCR The machine is worked by wind power.
8 [no obj] to have the result or effect that you want: Our plan didn't work. The new informal meetings just aren't working. We think the new appraisal system works well.
9 [no obj] to have a particular effect: The fact that he is so young could work against him. The strength of the local currency worked in our favour.
10 [+ obj or no obj] to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually: She worked her way from sales assistant to senior manager. He worked his way up to the top of the company.
IDIOMS
work it/things ( to arrange sth in a particular way, especially by being clever: I managed to work it so that I could have a day free for sightseeing. work to rule to follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions WORK-TO-RULE ADVANTAGE, GROUND noun, LONG PHRASAL VERBS work out to develop in a successful way: My first job didn't work out. Things have worked out quite well for us. work out (at sth) if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount: That works out at almost $500. It would work out cheaper to fly. work sth out 1 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We need to work out how much it will cost. 2 to find the answer to sth; to solve sth: I finally worked out what the problem was. 3 to plan or think of sth: Have you worked out the best way to do it? SYN FIGURE OUT work to sth to follow a plan, timetable, etc: to work to a budget We're working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work). work towards sth to try to reach or achieve a goal: We're working towards a profit of $2 million this year. work sth up to spend time developing sth: to work up a business plan It took me an hour to work up the courage to make the phone call. ■ noun ASSIGNMENT WORK, CONTINGENT WORK, MAKE-WORK, OUT OF WORK, WELFARE TO WORK 1 [U] the job that a person does: I'm looking for work. I started work as soon as I left school. ◆ (BrE) Official figures show that the number of people in work (= who have a job) has risen by 65 000 this year. What line of work are you in (= what type of work do you do)? More and more mothers of young children are going out to work now. SYN EMPLOYMENT See note at JOB ❖ full-time/part-time/permanent/regular/temporary work ◆ paid/unpaid/voluntary work ◆ badly paid/well-paid work ◆ to find/get/look for/seek work ◆ to give up/go back to/return to/start work 2 [U] (used without the) the place where you do your job: I go to work at 8 a.m. She had to leave work early today. The new legislation concerns health and safety at work. ❖ to go to/leave work ◆ (be) at/off work 3 [U] the duties that you have and the activities that you do as part of your job: The accountant described his work to the sales staff. Do you enjoy your work? Power-plant work is hard, dangerous and often boring. Who handles the day-to-day work of the department? What time do you finish work today? Are you going out after work (= this evening)? ❖ administrative/clerical/factory/office/secretarial work ◆ to do/produce/take on/undertake work ◆ to begin/finish/start/stop work 4 [U] tasks that need to be done: I have some work for you to do. Pressure of work forced him to cancel his trip. We have a lot of work on at the moment. ❖ to take on/do/have/undertake work 5 [U] materials needed or used for doing work, especially books, papers, etc: She often brings work home with her. 6 [U] activity that uses physical strength or mental power in order to do or make sth: She got her promotion through sheer hard work. We started work on the project two years ago. Work continues on renovating the hotel. ❖ to carry out/put in work ◆ to complete/halt/start/stop work 7 [U] a thing or things that are produced as a result of work: She did her best work before she was 30. His work is always faultless. The analysis is an impressive piece of work. ❖ bad/good/innovative/major/outstanding work 8 [U] the result of an action; what is done by sb: The report was the work of the company's production manager. The manual was the joint work of 11 authors. 9 works [pl.] (often used with other nouns) activities involving building or repairing sth: engineering works roadworks falling government spending on public works projects 10 works [C with sing./pl. verb] (plural works) (often used with other nouns) a place where things are made or industrial processes are carried out: an engineering works waterworks They are worried that pollution from the works will affect a wide area. See note at FACTORY ❖ a cement/chemical/gas/steel works ◆ to open/close (down)/shut down a works ◆ the works close (down)/open the works canteen/foreman/manager/supervisor 11 the works [pl.] ( the moving parts of a machine, etc. SYN MECHANISM IDIOMS at work (on sth) busy doing sth: Everybody is hard at work on the new project. get (down) to/set to work to begin; to make a start in the works something that is in the works is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon DIRTY, JOB noun, LIGHT |
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