work atsth
—phrasal verbwithworkverbuk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
B2
totryhard toachievesomething
致力于…;在…上下功夫
Mostcoupleswouldagreethat for amarriagetosucceed, bothpartieshave toworkat it.大多数夫妻都会认同,婚姻的成功需要双方的努力。
[+ -ing verb]You need toworkat improvingyourwriting.你需要在提高写作能力上下下功夫。
- I need toworkat mypianoplaying.
- You'll neverlearnSpanishif you don'tworkat it.
- He'sworkingatcontrollinghistemper.