work
- n.工作，职业;作为;工厂;职责;著作;功;工作内容;建;工作地点;工作成果;活计;（机器等的）活动部件;所有的事物;工作所需的材料（或档案等）
- v.使工作;管理，经营（以获利）;开动，操作（机器、装置等）;劳动;（逐渐地）移动（到某位置）;从事…工作;运转;争取;干活;奏效;使奏效;受雇于;使成形，使定形;产生…作用;抽动;(尤指)使卖力干活;做体力(或脑力)工作;用某种材料作画
- adj.工作的，为工作的，工作用的
复数： works 过去式： worked 现在分词： working 过去分词： worked 第三人称单数： works
workverb
做工；执行任务 do job/task
做体力（或脑力）工作；劳动；干活
to do sth that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of a job
I can't work if I'm cold.
我要是觉得冷就干不了活。
I've been working at my assignment all day.
我整天都在做作业。
He is working on a new novel.
他正在写一部新小说。
She's outside, working on the car.
她在外面修理汽车。
Doctors often work very long hours.
医生经常长时间工作。
受雇于；从事…工作
to have a job
Both my parents work.
我父母都工作。
She works for an engineering company.
她在一家工程公司工作。
I've always worked in education.
我一直从事教育工作。
Do you enjoy working with children?
你喜欢做儿童工作吗？
My son is working as a teacher.
我的儿子是当老师的。
努力 make effort
使工作；（尤指）使卖力干活
to make yourself/sb work, especially very hard
She works herself too hard.
她工作起来太不辞劳苦了。
争取；力争；努力取得
to make efforts to achieve sth
She dedicated her life to working for peace.
她为争取和平奉献了自己的一生。
The committee is working to get the prisoners freed.
委员会正在设法营救那些被监禁的人出狱。
管理 manage
管理，经营（以获利）
to manage or operate sth to gain benefit from it
to work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.)
耕种土地
He works a large area (= selling a company's goods, etc.) .
他负责一个大地区的工作。
She was a skilful speaker who knew how to work a crowd (= to excite them or make them feel sth strongly) .
她是个很有技巧的演讲者，善于感召听众。
机器；装置 machine/device
运转；运行
to function; to operate
The phone isn't working.
这部电话坏了。
It works by electricity.
这是电动的。
Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works?
他们对大脑功能的了解有进展吗？
开动，操作（机器、装置等）；使运作
to make a machine, device, etc. operate
Do you know how to work the coffee machine?
你会使用咖啡机吗？
The machine is worked by wind power.
这台机器是以风力推动的。
有结果 / 作用 have result/effect
奏效；产生预期的结果（或作用）
to have the result or effect that you want
The pills the doctor gave me aren't working.
医生给我的药片不管事。
My plan worked, and I got them to agree.
我的计划奏效了，我让他们同意了。
His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me) .
我不为他的魅力所动。
产生…作用
to have a particular effect
Your age can work against you in this job.
你的年纪会妨碍你干这个工作。
Speaking Italian should work in his favour.
会说意大利语应对他有好处。
使奏效；（由于努力）造成，产生
to cause or produce sth as a result of effort
You can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips.
你要是按照我们的家居装饰诀窍行事，可以用很少的钱就产生奇妙的效果。
使用材料 use material
（通过压挤、拉长、锤击等）使成形，使定形
to make a material into a particular shape or form by pressing, stretching, hitting it, etc.
to work clay
制陶
to work gold
打制金器
to work the mixture into a paste
把混合物调成糊状
用某种材料作画（或编制、编织等）
to use a particular material to produce a picture or other item
an artist working in oils
油画画家
a craftsman working with wool
毛织手工艺人
脸 / 身体部位 of part of face/body
抽动；抽搐；颤动
to move violently
He stared at me in horror, his mouth working.
他恐惧地盯着我，嘴在抽搐着。
逐渐移动 move gradually
（逐渐地）移动（到某位置）；（逐步）变成（某状态）
to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually
It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。
He worked his way to the top of his profession.
他一步一步努力，终于成为行业内的翘楚。
I was tied up, but managed to work myself free.
我被捆绑起来，但设法挣脱了绳索。
The screw had worked loose .
这螺丝钉松动了。
to arrange sth in a particular way, especially by being clever
你能不能为我们搞到些免费票？
Can you work it so that we get free tickets?
渐渐转变（话题、主题等）
to gradually turn a conversation towards a particular topic, subject, etc.
It was some time before he worked around to what he really wanted to say.
他东拉西扯了一会才绕到真正要说的事情上来。
致力于；努力做
to make great efforts to achieve sth or do sth well
He's working at losing weight.
他正在努力减肥。
Learning to play the piano isn't easy. You have to work at it .
学弹钢琴不容易，你非得下功夫不可。
努力说服（使某人答应或做某事）
to try to persuade sb to agree to sth or to do sth
He hasn't said he'll do it yet, but I'm working on him.
他还没说他会做这事，不过我正在设法说服他。
努力改善（或完成）
to try hard to improve or achieve sth
You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more.
你需要再加把劲改进发音。
‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?’ ‘No, but I'm working on it .’
“你找到临时看孩子的保姆了吗？”“还没有，我正在找呢。”
计算；计算出
if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount
It'll work out cheaper to travel by bus.
算来还是乘公共汽车便宜些。
了解，理解（某人的性格）
to understand sb's character
I've never been able to work her out.
我从未能摸准她的秉性。
拷问；逼供
to attack sb and hit them, for example to make them give you information
按照（计划、时间表等）；根据…行事
to follow a plan, schedule, etc.
to work to a budget
按照预算办事
We're working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work) .
我们的工期很紧。
努力达到，设法完成（目标）
to try to reach or achieve a goal
逐步发展；努力改进
to develop or improve sth with some effort
I can't work up any enthusiasm for his idea.
我对他的想法怎么也热心不起来。
She went for a long walk to work up an appetite.
她为了增加食欲散了很长时间的步。
使激动；使发怒
to make sb/yourself reach a state of great excitement, anger, etc.
Don't work yourself up into a state about it. It isn't worth it.
别为此大动肝火。这不值得。
What are you so worked up about?
什么事使得你这么激动？
使完整；使完好；修整
to bring sth to a more complete or more acceptable state
I'm working my notes up into a dissertation.
我正在把我的笔记整理成一篇论文。
逐步发展到，逐渐达到（更高或更深的程度）
to develop or move gradually towards sth, usually sth more exciting or extreme
The music worked up to a rousing finale.
乐曲渐变到一个激动人心的末乐章。
I began by jogging in the park and worked up to running five miles a day.
我开始在公园里慢跑，后来逐渐增加到一天跑五英里。
noun
工作；任务 job/task
工作；职业
the job that a person does especially in order to earn money
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year.
她已经失业一年了。
They are in work (= have a job) .
他们有工作。
He started work as a security guard.
他开始工作时做保安员。
It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate.
在目前这种经济大气候下很难找到工作。
I'm still looking for work.
我仍在找工作。
She's planning to return to work once the children start school.
她正计划孩子一入学就恢复上班。
What line of work are you in (= what type of work do you do) ?
你干哪种工作？
before/after work (= in the morning/evening each day)
上班前；下班后
full-time/part-time/unpaid/voluntary work
全日制 / 兼职 / 无报酬的 / 志愿工作
职责；工作内容
the duties that you have and the activities that you do as part of your job
Police work is mainly routine.
警察的工作主要都是按常规的。
The accountant described his work to the sales staff.
会计师向销售部的职员介绍了自己的职责。
工作；活计
tasks that need to be done
There is plenty of work to be done in the garden.
花园里有很多活要干。
Taking care of a baby is hard work .
照看婴儿是件苦差。
I have some work for you to do.
我有些事要你做。
Stop talking and get on with your work.
别说话了，继续干你们的活儿吧。
工作所需的材料（或档案等）
materials needed or used for doing work , especially books, papers, etc.
She often brings work (= for example, files and documents) home with her from the office.
她经常把办公室里的工作带回家。
His work was spread all over the floor.
他工作的材料摊了一地。
工作地点 place of job
工作地点；工作单位；工作场所
the place where you do your job
I go to work at 8 o'clock.
我8点钟去上班。
When do you leave for work ?
你什么时候去上班？
The new legislation concerns health and safety at work .
这项新法规涉及工作场所的健康与安全。
I have to leave work early today.
我今天得早点儿下班。
Her friends from work came to see her in the hospital.
她工作单位的朋友来医院看望她。
努力 effort
工作；劳动
the use of physical strength or mental power in order to do or make sth
She earned her grades through sheer hard work .
她的学习成绩完全是靠刻苦用功得来的。
We started work on the project in 2002.
我们于2002年开始干这个项目。
Work continues on renovating the hotel.
修整这家旅馆的工作在继续。
The work of building the bridge took six months.
修建这座桥的工作用了六个月的时间。
The art collection was his life's work .
收集艺术品是他一生的工作。
She set them to work painting the fence.
她让他们粉刷围墙。
工作成果 product of work
工作成果；产品；作品
a thing or things that are produced as a result of work
She's an artist whose work I really admire.
她这位艺术家的作品令我赞赏不已。
Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others) ?
这件作品是你独立完成的吗？
The book is a detailed and thorough piece of work covering all aspects of the subject.
这本书包括了这一学科的方方面面，是一部缜密翔实的大作。
行动结果 result of action
作为；行动结果
the result of an action; what is done by sb
The damage is clearly the work of vandals.
这毁损显然是些恣意破坏公物的人所为。
书籍；音乐；艺术 book/music/art
著作；作品
a book, piece of music, painting, etc.
the collected/complete works of Tolstoy
托尔斯泰选集 / 全集
works of fiction/literature
小说 / 文学作品
Beethoven's piano works
贝多芬的钢琴曲
修造 building/repairing
建；修；修建
activities involving building or repairing sth
roadworks
道路施工
They expanded the shipyards and started engineering works.
他们扩建造船厂，开始了工程施工。
工厂 factory
工厂
a place where things are made or industrial processes take place
an engineering works
机器制造厂
a brickworks
砖厂
机器部件 parts of machine
（机器等的）活动部件
the moving parts of a machine, etc.
所有的事物 everything
所有的事物；全套物品
everything
We went to the chip shop and had the works: fish, chips, gherkins, mushy peas.
我们去薯条店吃了套餐：炸鱼、炸薯条、小黄瓜、豆泥。
物理 physics
功；做功
the use of force to produce movement
it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too
to begin; to make a start
我们从屋子的外部开始干了起来。
We set to work on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it) .
to give or tell sb everything
kind acts to help others
to do/start to do your work
她高高兴兴地做自己的工作。
She went cheerfully about her work.
to be likely to have difficulty doing sth
你九点钟前赶到那里可不容易。
You'll have your work cut out to get there by nine o'clock.
something that is in the works is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon
a thing that takes a very short time to do
part of your normal working life and not unusual
people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
她认为那些违法行为是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦”。
She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
(to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that sb else does not want to do
used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help
to use more time or energy on a task than is necessary
work that you are paid to do or that must be done
有一件他不想干但又必须完成的工作在等待着他。
There was a job of work waiting for him that he was not looking forward to.
to do sth quickly and with little effort
a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest
used to show you are pleased when sb has done sth well
你今天干得不错。好样的，詹姆斯！
You did a good job today. Nice work, James!
to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly
利物浦队干净利落地击败了对手。
Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ soccer game) .
He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly) .
他三下两下吃完午饭。
(to cause) a delay or problem with sth that sb is planning or doing
These are all words for the work that sb does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. 以上各词均指有报酬的工作，尤指长期从事的职业。
the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money指工作、职业：
It's very difficult to find work at the moment.
目前很难找到工作。
( rather formal ) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work指工作、职业、受雇、就业：
Only half the people here are in paid employment.
这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。
the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes指生涯、职业：
He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。
a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education指需要专门技能（尤其是较高教育水平）的职业、专业：
He hopes to enter the medical profession.
他希望能从事医务工作。
( rather formal ) a job or profession指工作、职业：
Please state your name, age, and occupation.
请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills指行业，尤指手工职业、手艺、行当：
Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
work
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VERB 工作;从业;就职
People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.Weiner works for the US Department of Transport...
韦纳就职于美国交通部。
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N-UNCOUNT 工作;职业
People who have work or who are in work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.Fewer and fewer people are in work...
就业人数越来越少。
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VERB 工作;劳动;干活
When you work, you do the things that you are paid or required to do in your job.I can't talk to you right now—I'm working...
这会儿我不能跟你说话——我在干活儿。
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动词 work 用于进行时和一般时时意义不同。用于进行时表示工作是临时性的，例如，I'm working in London (我目前在伦敦工作)暗示这种情形是暂时的，可能很快就会迁移到另一个地方。用于一般时则表示工作是固定的，例如，I work in London (我在伦敦工作)，暗示伦敦是固定的工作地点。
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N-UNCOUNT 工作;活儿;活计
Your work consists of the things you are paid or required to do in your job.We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do...
我们在这里应该是要经营公司。我有一堆的事情要做。
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VERB 努力干;用功
When you work, you spend time and effort doing a task that needs to be done or trying to achieve something.Linda spends all her time working on the garden...
琳达把所有时间都花在打理花园上。
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N-UNCOUNT 工作单位;工作地点
Work is the place where you do your job.Many people travel to work by car...
很多人开车去上班。
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N-UNCOUNT 工作成果
Work is something which you produce as a result of an activity or as a result of doing your job.It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work...
让客观公正的第三方看一下你的成果会有助益。
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N-COUNT (艺术家、作家、作曲家等的)作品；著作
A work is something such as a painting, book, or piece of music produced by an artist, writer, or composer.In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work...
我认为这是伦勃朗最伟大的作品。
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VERB 研究；对…作调查
If someone is working on a particular subject or question, they are studying or researching it.Professor Bonnet has been working for many years on molecules of this type.
邦尼特教授多年来一直在从事这种分子的研究工作。
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VERB 协助;帮助
If you work with a person or a group of people, you spend time and effort trying to help them in some way.She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer...
她有一段时间曾帮助垂危的癌症患者。
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VERB (机器或设备)运转，运行
If a machine or piece of equipment works, it operates and performs a particular function.The pump doesn't work and we have no running water...
水泵坏了，我们没有自来水了。
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VERB 奏效;成功
If an idea, system, or way of doing something works, it is successful, effective, or satisfactory.95 per cent of these diets do not work...
这些节食方法95%都不起作用。
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VERB (药物)起作用，产生疗效
If a drug or medicine works, it produces a particular physical effect.I wake at 6 am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours...
安眠药的药效不会超过9个小时，所以我清晨6点就醒了。
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VERB 产生(有利或不利的)影响
If something works in your favour, it helps you in some way. If something works to your disadvantage, it causes problems for you in some way.One factor thought to have worked in his favour is his working class image...
据认为，一个帮上了他的因素就是他的工人阶级形象。
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VERB 对…产生(神奇的影响);使…深受（魅力感染）
If something or someone works their magic or works their charms on a person, they have a powerful positive effect on them.Nevertheless, she is always optimistic about the possibilities and can work her charm on the disenchanted...
虽然如此，她总是乐观地抱持希望，并能深深地感染那些心灰意冷的人。
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VERB (脑筋)转动，开动
If your mind or brain is working, you are thinking about something or trying to solve a problem.My mind was working frantically, running over the events of the evening.
我的大脑疯狂地运转，把那晚发生的事情飞快地一幕幕重演。
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VERB 以(某种假定或思想)为基础(或前提)
If you work on an assumption or idea, you act as if it were true or base other ideas on it, until you have more information.We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion.
我们假设这是一场燃气爆炸事故。
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VERB 在(某地或某类场所)工作;在…奔波
If you work a particular area or type of place, you travel around that area or work in those places as part of your job, for example trying to sell something there.Brand has been working the clubs and the pubs since 1986, developing her comedy act...
布兰德自1986年以来一直在俱乐部和酒吧表演，提高她的喜剧演技。
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VERB 让…干活；让…工作
If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job.They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this...
他们把我用得太狠了，我老了，干不了这种活儿啦。
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VERB (常指政客或艺人)博得，赢得(众人的支持或欢心)
If someone, often a politician or entertainer, works a crowd, they create a good relationship with the people in the crowd and get their support or interest.The Prime Minister has an ability to work a crowd — some might even suggest it is a kind of charm...
首相有种感召人群的本事——有些人甚至认为这是一种魅力。
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VERB 种，耕种(地)
When people work the land, they do all the tasks involved in growing crops.Farmers worked the fertile valleys.
农民们在肥沃的山谷里耕种。
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VERB 开采(矿)
When a mine is worked, minerals such as coal or gold are removed from it.The mines had first been worked in 1849, when gold was discovered in California...
1849年加利福尼亚发现金矿时，这些矿第一次被开采。
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VERB 使用，操纵(机器或设备)
If you work a machine or piece of equipment, you use or control it.Many adults still depend on their children to work the video.
很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。
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VERB 慢慢变成;逐渐变得
If something works into a particular state or condition, it gradually moves so that it is in that state or condition.A screw had worked loose from my glasses.
我眼镜上有一个螺丝松了。
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VERB 按，压，揉(面团、黏土等)
If you work a substance such as dough or clay, you keep pressing it to make it have a particular texture.Work the dough with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth...
用手掌将面团揉至光滑为止。
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VERB 加工;处理
If you work a material such as metal, leather, or stone, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something or to create a design....the machines needed to extract and work the raw stone.
开采加工原石的机器
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VERB 使用，采用(某种材料或物质)
If you work with a particular substance or material, you use it in order to make something or to create a design.He studied sculpture because he enjoyed working with clay.
他学习雕塑是因为他喜欢玩黏土。
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V-ERG (使)(身体某部分)活动
If you work a part of your body, or if it works, you move it.Each position will work the muscles in a different way...
每种姿势都会以不同方式活动肌肉。
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N-COUNT-COLL 工厂
A works is a place where something is manufactured or where an industrial process is carried out. Works is used to refer to one or to more than one of these places.The steel works could be seen for miles.
这个钢厂几英里外都能看见。
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N-PLURAL 土木工程;建筑工程
Works are activities such as digging the ground or building on a large scale....six years of disruptive building works, road construction and urban development.
6年间进行的破坏性的建筑工程、道路修筑和城市扩建
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N-SING (某种类型的)全部物件，全套物品
You can say the works after listing things such as someone's possessions or requirements, to emphasize that they possess or require everything you can think of in a particular category.Amazing place he's got there—squash courts, swimming pool, jacuzzi, the works.
他的那个地方真是太棒了——壁球场、游泳池、按摩浴池，一应俱全。
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PHRASE 干活儿;做工作;忙着做事
If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.The salvage teams are already hard at work trying to deal with the spilled oil...
救援队已经在紧张地设法处理溢出的石油。
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PHRASE 起作用;发挥效用
If a force or process is at work, it is having a particular influence or effect.The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics...
这份报告表明，同一趋势也在影响着政治。
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PHRASE (做…)有很大困难，困难重重
If you say that you will have your work cut out to do something, you mean that it will be a very difficult task.The new administration has its work cut out for it. Creating jobs in this kind of environment is not going to be easy...
新一届政府面临重重困难。在这种环境下创造就业机会绝非易事。
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PHRASE 已列入计划;已开始
If something is in the works, it has already been planned or begun.He said there were dozens of economic plans in the works...
他说有几十项经济计划已经开始实施。
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PHRASE （费力或轻而易举地）做，完成
You can use work to talk about how easily or quickly a particular task is done. For example, if a person or thing makes short work of doing something or makes light work of it, they do it quickly and easily.An aerosol spray will make short work of painting awkward objects...
用喷罐来喷涂，不好对付的物品也能轻松搞定。
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PHRASE 讨厌鬼;恶棍
If you describe someone as a nasty piece of work, you think they are very unpleasant or cruel.Underneath I think he's actually a rather nasty piece of work.
内心里我觉得他是个非常讨厌的家伙。
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PHRASE 让…工作;派给…任务
If you put someone to work or set them to work, you give them a job or task to do.By stimulating the economy, we're going to put people to work...
我们将通过刺激经济让人们实现就业。
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PHRASE 开始做;着手处理
If you get to work ,go to work, or set to work on a job, task, or problem, you start doing it or dealing with it.He promised to get to work on the state's massive deficit...
他承诺着手解决国家庞大的财政赤字问题。
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PHRASE 艰难地移动；缓慢地取得进展
If you work your way somewhere, you move or progress there slowly, and with a lot of effort or work.Rescuers were still working their way towards the trapped men...
营救人员仍在艰难地向被困者靠拢。
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CONVENTION 干得不错;干得漂亮
You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.Nice work, Matthew. I knew you could do it.
干得好，马修。我知道你能行。
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to throw a spanner in the works→ see:spanner
noun
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- activity directed toward making or doing something
- she checked several points needing further work
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- the occupation for which you are paid
- he is looking for employment
- a lot of people are out of work
- Synonym: employment
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- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
- he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
- Picasso's work can be divided into periods
- Synonym: oeuvre body of work
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- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
- the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
- he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
- the work of an active imagination
- erosion is the work of wind or water over time
- Synonym: piece of work
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- a place where work is done
- he arrived at work early today
- Synonym: workplace
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- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- no schools offer graduate study in interior design
- Synonym: study
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- (physics) a manifestation of energy;the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- work equals force times distance
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- give a workout to
- Some parents exercise their infants
- My personal trainer works me hard
- work one's muscles
- this puzzle will exercise your mind
- Synonym: exercise work out
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- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
- The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
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- go sour or spoil
- The milk has soured
- The wine worked
- The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
- Synonym: sour turn ferment
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- cause to undergo fermentation
- We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
- The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
- Synonym: ferment
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- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- did you solve the problem?
- Work out your problems with the boss
- this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
- did you get it?
- Did you get my meaning?
- He could not work the math problem
- Synonym: solve work out figure out puzzle out lick
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- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- He exploit the new taxation system
- She knows how to work the system
- he works his parents for sympathy
- Synonym: exploit
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- make uniform
- knead dough
- work the clay until it is soft
- Synonym: knead
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- perform as expected when applied
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
- Synonym: function operate go run
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- move into or onto
- work the raisins into the dough
- the student worked a few jokes into his presentation
- work the body onto the flatbed truck
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- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- I cannot work a miracle
- wreak havoc
- bring comments
- play a joke
- The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
- Synonym: bring play wreak make for
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- make something, usually for a specific function
- She molded the rice balls carefully
- Form cylinders from the dough
- shape a figure
- Work the metal into a sword
- Synonym: shape form mold mould forge
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- shape, form, or improve a material
- work stone into tools
- process iron
- work the metal
- Synonym: work on process
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- prepare for crops
- Work the soil
- cultivate the land
- Synonym: cultivate crop
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- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- the political candidate worked the crowds
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- move in an agitated manner
- His fingers worked with tension
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- proceed along a path
- work one's way through the crowd
- make one's way into the forest
- Synonym: make
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- provoke or excite
- The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
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- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- work your way through every problem or task
- She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived
- Start from the bottom and work towards the top
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- cause to work
- he is working his servants hard
- Synonym: put to work
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- be employed
- Is your husband working again?
- My wife never worked
- Do you want to work after the age of 60?
- She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money
- She works as a waitress to put herself through college
- Synonym: do work
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- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- I will work hard to improve my grades
- she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
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- cause to operate or function
- This pilot works the controls
- Can you work an electric drill?
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- operate in or through
- Work the phones
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- have an effect or outcome;often the one desired or expected
- The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought
- How does your idea work in practice?
- This method doesn't work
- The breaks of my new car act quickly
- The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
- Synonym: act
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- have and exert influence or effect
- The artist's work influenced the young painter
- She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
- Synonym: influence act upon
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- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- She works the night clubs
- The salesman works the Midwest
- This artist works mostly in acrylics
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- behave in a certain way when handled
- This dough does not work easily
- The soft metal works well
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There 's a time to work and a time to play .
工作、玩耍皆有时。
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She doesn 't work here , does she ?
她不在此地工作，对吧？
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People came from all over the world to view her work .
观众从世界各地涌来欣赏她的作品。
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People tend to work hard at this stage of life .
人在这个人生阶段往往发奋努力。
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Her work was well below average for the class .
她的功课远在班上的中等水平以下。
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They have been working on the perfection of the new model .
他们一直在努力完善新型号。
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Is this all your own work ?
这件作品是你独立完成的吗？
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It 's very difficult to find work at the moment .
目前很难找到工作。
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This gives the design team a sound basis for their work .
这为设计组开展工作提供了坚实的基础。
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It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate .
在目前这种经济大气候下很难找到工作。
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What do you charge for work of this type ?
这种活你收多少钱？
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What do you charge for this type of work ?
这种活你收多少钱？
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It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system .
这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。
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Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working .
大多数人说赚取报酬是他们工作的主要动机。
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We began work on the project in May .
我们于五月份启动了这项工程。
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Work has begun on the construction of the new airport .
新机场的修建已经开工。
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She is best known for her work on the human brain .
她在对人脑的研究方面最为知名。
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The work will be carried out at a future date .
这项工作将来再做。
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Eventually , the new regulations will work to our advantage .
新规章制度最终将对我们有利。
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How will I ever get on top of all this work ?
我究竟怎样才处理得了这么多的工作？
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I didn 't get a red cent for all my work .
我做了那么多工作，可什么也没得到。
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The new legislation concerns health and safety at work .
这项新法规涉及工作场所的健康与安全。
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Call me if you have any problems regarding your work .
你如果还有什么工作方面的问题就给我打电话。
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Your work is just not good enough .
你的工作真是不够好。
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I wouldn 't lower myself by working for him .
我不会贬低自己的身份去为他工作。
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We worked like crazy to get it done on time .
我们拼命地干，好按时完成这项工作。
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I 'm not happy with this way of working .
我不喜欢这种工作方法。
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He 's in love with his work .
他热爱自己的工作。
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I can 't work if I 'm cold .
我要是觉得冷就干不了活。
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The art collection was his life 's work .
收集艺术品是他一生的工作。
最普通用词，含义广泛，既可指体力劳动也可指脑力劳动，通常都以挣钱为目的，有时也指机器干的工作。
We have more work than we can deal with.
我们的工作多得做不完。
Work can bring you pleasure.
工作能给人带来快乐。
He started work when he was just 15.
他15岁就开始工作了。
Only those who love their work can enjoy the delight in work.
只有热爱工作的人才能享受到工作中的乐趣。
多用于口语，侧重指受雇用的、以谋生为目的的工作。
Peter does odd jobs for his neighbours.
彼得给邻居们打零工。
Sorting these reports out is going to be a hard job.
整理这些报告是件很辛苦的事。
Her daughter has a job in a bank.
她女儿在银行里有份工作。
The job requires much hard labour.
这项工作要付出很多艰苦的劳动。
尤指艰苦的体力劳动。
All wealth comes ultimately from human labour.
一切财富归根到底来源于人类的劳动。
There is a clear division of labour in ants.
蚂蚁间有明确的分工。
In return for his labour, he receives food and shelter.
他以他辛苦的劳动换取食物和栖身之所。
指十分累人的苦活。
A life of toil is generally the price of fame and success.
劳苦的一生通常是声望和成功的代价。
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
我无可奉献，除了鲜血、辛劳、泪水和汗水。
指人操控机器或设备，也指机器等运行。
He taught me how to operate a computer.
他教我如何使用计算机。
The machine operates well.
机器运转正常。
指系统、机器设备、机构、人等正常工作。
The water system is not functioning well.
供水系统有点问题。
Despite the power outage, the hospital continued to function normally.
尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。
He can't function without a coffee in the morning.
他早上不喝杯咖啡就无法工作。
指机器、装置等工作，多用于口语。
She couldn't get the air conditioner going.
她没法让空调工作起来。
My watch isn't going.
我的表不走了。
指机器、引擎等工作或使其开动，也指计算机程序运行或使其运行。
His van runs on diesel.
他的货车用的是柴油。
Keep the engine running.
别让发动机熄火。
Will the software run on any computer?
这个软件在任何电脑上都能运行吗？
普通用词，指机器或设备正常工作，也可指使用机器或设备。
The chainsaw doesn't work.
链锯坏了。
The clock is working properly.
钟走得很正常。
That little boy can even work the video.
那个小男孩甚至连录像机都会用。
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