worker

Word family noun work workaholic worker working workings workabilityworkaholismworkeristworkaroundworkbagworkbenchworkboatworkbookworkboxworkdaywork ethicwork experienceworkfareworkfellowworkflowworkfolkworkforceworkgirlworkgroupworkhorseworkhouseworking classworking girlworking partyworkloadworkmanworkmanshipworkmasterworkmatework of artworkpeopleworkpieceworkplaceworkroomworksheetworkshopworkspaceworkstationworktableworktopworkwatcherworkwearworkwomanadjective workable ≠ unworkable overworked working workedworkfulworklessworksomeworkadayworkmanlikeworkmanlyworkshyverb work rework adverbworkably

work·er /ˈwɜːkə $ ˈwɜːrkər/ S2 W1 noun [countableC]

1 WORKERsomeone who does a job, especially a particular type of job 工作者；工作人员

workers in the tourist industry

旅游行业工作者

reports from local aid workers

来自当地援助人员的报道

→ guest worker, social worker

2 [usually plural]WORKER someone who works in an organization and who is not a manager 工作人员，雇员〔与管理者相对〕

conflicts between workers and management

劳资冲突

attacks on workers’ rights

对雇员权利的侵犯

3. a good/hard/quick etc worker someone who works very well or quickly 工作出色/努力/快等的人

Examples from the Corpus

a good/hard/quick etc worker• He is supposedly not the hardest worker ever.• She was known to be very tough and a very hard worker.• She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.• The girl was a good worker who came and went quietly about her business.• He was a good, hard worker.• He made Mrs Timms look uninterested in her store, the Reliance Market, and she was a hard worker.

4 the workers [plural]CLASS IN SOCIETY the members of the working class 工人阶级成员

the workers’ revolution

工人阶级革命

Examples from the Corpus

the workers• the workers' revolution• My point was that they could power their way out of their problems with the latent potential among the workers.• In almost all businesses and institutions, work and the workers that do it are organized ineffectively.• But the workers have finally had to surrender, because there are fewer and fewer jobs.• Still the previous spills of asbestos in the factory had not led to any action by the workers.• Unable to get a drink, the workers were standing around in the street listening to pacifist orators.• Recognizing a manoeuvre on the part of the company to avoid indemnity pay, the workers occupied the factory.• The union argues that the workers deserve a greater share of Boeing's prosperity.• When we looked at the weekly pay that the workers had been getting in 1980, I was astounded.

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + worker

a skilled worker (=one who has special skills) 技术工人，熟练工人

There is a shortage of skilled workers.

技术工人缺乏。

an unskilled worker 非技术工人，非熟练工人

Some ex-miners now had jobs as unskilled workers in factories.

一些过去当过矿工的人现在在工厂里做非技术工人的工作。

a part-time worker 兼职工

A high percentage of the female staff were part-time workers.

很大比例的女员工是兼职工。

a full-time worker 全职工

nThe bureau has only two full-time workers.

a temporary/casual worker (=working somewhere for a limited period of time) 临时工

nEmployees were fired and replaced with temporary workers.

a manual/blue-collar worker (=someone who does physical work) 体力劳动者/蓝领工人

nManual workers often live close to their workplace.

a white-collar worker (=someone who works in an office, a bank etc) 白领工作者

nIn the past, white-collar workers tended to work for one company for a long time, rather than changing jobs.

a low-paid worker 低收入工人

nAs part-time, low-paid workers, many women earned very little.

a factory/farm/office worker 工厂/农场/办公室工人[员工]

nFactory workers threatened strikes.

a research/rescue/health etc worker 研究/救援/保健等人员

nRescue workers searched the rubble all night looking for survivors.

a construction worker (=someone who builds buildings, bridges etc) 建筑工人

n THESAURUS

worker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager

a post-office worker

The workers are threatening to go on strike.

The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.

employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization

Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.

member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc – used especially in official contexts

Training opportunities are available to all members of staff.

Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.

colleague (also coworker especially American EnglishAmE) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc

I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc.

What should you do if a co-worker is injured?

workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization

Women make up 41% of the workforce.

staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc

The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.

sales staff

Examples from the Corpus

worker• Ambulance workers threatened to refuse all calls for twenty-four hours on New Year's Eve.• This pattern is confirmed by analyses of the process underlying the development of class consciousness among workers.• The report showed that blue collar workers lost ten days a year due to ill health, compared with five days for white collar workers.• About half the 6,000 white collar workers are likely to be made redundant in response to the shrinking market for coal.• There is increasing social mobility among senior white collar workers, who are able to move quite rapidly between organizations.• He says the country is not facing a shortage of farm workers, according to his spokesman Allen Kay.• The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.• We need more workers around here.• Many of the new workers are in training and should start fielding calls by late next week, she said.• Two new workers with similar performance records were brought in to replace them.• Tony was a retired post-office worker.• Despite the high unemployment rate, there is a shortage of skilled workers in some sectors.• We need better communication between the management and the workers.

From Longman Business Dictionary

workerwork·er /ˈwɜːkəˈwɜːrkər/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES

one of the people who work for an organization or business, and are below the level of manager

There are new health and safety regulations for factory workers.

Many office workers suffer from eyestrain.

→ see also teleworker

An employee is someone who is paid to work for an organization, especially someone who has a low-ranking job. A member of staff/staff member is someone who is employed by a company, organization, school etc. The staff are the people who work for an organization or business

We now employ a staff of 25.

The workforce is all the people who work in a country, industry, or large organization

State industry employs almost one-third of China’s urban workforce of 150 million.

Labour British EnglishBrE/Labor American EnglishAmE is all the people who work in an industry or country, especially people whose jobs involve working with their hands, in factories etc rather than in offices. Personnel are the people employed by a particular company or organization. Manpower is all the workers available to work for an employer or country. A colleague or co-worker is someone you work with, especially in an office. A workmate is someone who works closely with you, especially someone you are friendly with.

→ assembly worker → blue-collar worker → contract worker → core workers → factory worker → farm worker → guest worker → home worker → manual worker → mobile worker → nomadic worker → pink-collar worker → portfolio worker → skilled worker → transient worker → unskilled worker → white-collar worker

单词	worker
释义	worker Word family noun work workaholic worker working workings workabilityworkaholismworkeristworkaroundworkbagworkbenchworkboatworkbookworkboxworkdaywork ethicwork experienceworkfareworkfellowworkflowworkfolkworkforceworkgirlworkgroupworkhorseworkhouseworking classworking girlworking partyworkloadworkmanworkmanshipworkmasterworkmatework of artworkpeopleworkpieceworkplaceworkroomworksheetworkshopworkspaceworkstationworktableworktopworkwatcherworkwearworkwomanadjective workable ≠ unworkable overworked working workedworkfulworklessworksomeworkadayworkmanlikeworkmanlyworkshyverb work rework adverbworkably work·er /ˈwɜːkə $ ˈwɜːrkər/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countableC] 1 WORKERsomeone who does a job, especially a particular type of job 工作者；工作人员 workers in the tourist industry 旅游行业工作者 reports from local aid workers 来自当地援助人员的报道 → guest worker, social worker 2 [usually plural]WORKER someone who works in an organization and who is not a manager 工作人员，雇员〔与管理者相对〕 conflicts between workers and management 劳资冲突 attacks on workers’ rights 对雇员权利的侵犯 3. a good/hard/quick etc worker someone who works very well or quickly 工作出色/努力/快等的人 Examples from the Corpus a good/hard/quick etc worker• He is supposedly not the hardest worker ever.• She was known to be very tough and a very hard worker.• She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.• The girl was a good worker who came and went quietly about her business.• He was a good, hard worker.• He made Mrs Timms look uninterested in her store, the Reliance Market, and she was a hard worker. 4 the workers [plural]CLASS IN SOCIETY the members of the working class 工人阶级成员 the workers’ revolution 工人阶级革命 Examples from the Corpus the workers• the workers' revolution• My point was that they could power their way out of their problems with the latent potential among the workers.• In almost all businesses and institutions, work and the workers that do it are organized ineffectively.• But the workers have finally had to surrender, because there are fewer and fewer jobs.• Still the previous spills of asbestos in the factory had not led to any action by the workers.• Unable to get a drink, the workers were standing around in the street listening to pacifist orators.• Recognizing a manoeuvre on the part of the company to avoid indemnity pay, the workers occupied the factory.• The union argues that the workers deserve a greater share of Boeing's prosperity.• When we looked at the weekly pay that the workers had been getting in 1980, I was astounded. COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + worker a skilled worker (=one who has special skills) 技术工人，熟练工人 There is a shortage of skilled workers. 技术工人缺乏。 an unskilled worker 非技术工人，非熟练工人 Some ex-miners now had jobs as unskilled workers in factories. 一些过去当过矿工的人现在在工厂里做非技术工人的工作。 a part-time worker 兼职工 A high percentage of the female staff were part-time workers. 很大比例的女员工是兼职工。 a full-time worker 全职工 nThe bureau has only two full-time workers. a temporary/casual worker (=working somewhere for a limited period of time) 临时工 nEmployees were fired and replaced with temporary workers. a manual/blue-collar worker (=someone who does physical work) 体力劳动者/蓝领工人 nManual workers often live close to their workplace. a white-collar worker (=someone who works in an office, a bank etc) 白领工作者 nIn the past, white-collar workers tended to work for one company for a long time, rather than changing jobs. a low-paid worker 低收入工人 nAs part-time, low-paid workers, many women earned very little. a factory/farm/office worker 工厂/农场/办公室工人[员工] nFactory workers threatened strikes. a research/rescue/health etc worker 研究/救援/保健等人员 nRescue workers searched the rubble all night looking for survivors. a construction worker (=someone who builds buildings, bridges etc) 建筑工人 n THESAURUS worker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager a post-office worker The workers are threatening to go on strike. The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers. employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights. member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc – used especially in official contexts Training opportunities are available to all members of staff. Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour. colleague (also coworker especially American EnglishAmE) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc. What should you do if a co-worker is injured? workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization Women make up 41% of the workforce. staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses. sales staff Examples from the Corpus worker• Ambulance workers threatened to refuse all calls for twenty-four hours on New Year's Eve.• This pattern is confirmed by analyses of the process underlying the development of class consciousness among workers.• The report showed that blue collar workers lost ten days a year due to ill health, compared with five days for white collar workers.• About half the 6,000 white collar workers are likely to be made redundant in response to the shrinking market for coal.• There is increasing social mobility among senior white collar workers, who are able to move quite rapidly between organizations.• He says the country is not facing a shortage of farm workers, according to his spokesman Allen Kay.• The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.• We need more workers around here.• Many of the new workers are in training and should start fielding calls by late next week, she said.• Two new workers with similar performance records were brought in to replace them.• Tony was a retired post-office worker.• Despite the high unemployment rate, there is a shortage of skilled workers in some sectors.• We need better communication between the management and the workers. From Longman Business Dictionary workerwork·er /ˈwɜːkəˈwɜːrkər/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES one of the people who work for an organization or business, and are below the level of manager There are new health and safety regulations for factory workers. Many office workers suffer from eyestrain. → see also teleworker An employee is someone who is paid to work for an organization, especially someone who has a low-ranking job. A member of staff/staff member is someone who is employed by a company, organization, school etc. The staff are the people who work for an organization or business We now employ a staff of 25. The workforce is all the people who work in a country, industry, or large organization State industry employs almost one-third of China’s urban workforce of 150 million. Labour British EnglishBrE/Labor American EnglishAmE is all the people who work in an industry or country, especially people whose jobs involve working with their hands, in factories etc rather than in offices. Personnel are the people employed by a particular company or organization. Manpower is all the workers available to work for an employer or country. A colleague or co-worker is someone you work with, especially in an office. A workmate is someone who works closely with you, especially someone you are friendly with. → assembly worker → blue-collar worker → contract worker → core workers → factory worker → farm worker → guest worker → home worker → manual worker → mobile worker → nomadic worker → pink-collar worker → portfolio worker → skilled worker → transient worker → unskilled worker → white-collar worker
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