| 单词 | working |
| 释义 | working working /; AmE / adjective, noun
■ adjective [only before noun]
HARD-WORKING
1 having a job for which you are paid: the working population a programme of tax cuts for working families (= families where at least one person is employed) SYN EMPLOYED
2 connected with your job and the time you spend doing it: poor working conditions long working hours I have a good working relationship with my boss.
3 having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc: My father was an ordinary working man.
4 a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business
5 used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future: The investigator now has a working hypothesis of what caused the accident. She's writing a book with the working title of ‘Who are the managers?'
6 if you have a working knowledge of sth, you can use it at a basic level: A working knowledge of Spanish would be useful. The book is for people who want a working understanding of international economics.
7 the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function: a working model
ORDER noun
■ noun [C] (usually workings [pl.])
COLLABORATIVE WORKING, FLEXIBLE WORKING
the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works: the internal workings of the company When they looked closely at the inner workings of the company, they found where the cause of the inefficiency lay. |
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