work·er
noun/ˈwɜːkə(r)/
/ˈwɜːrkər/
Idioms - (often in compounds) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
工作者；人员 - farm/factory/office workers
农场／工厂工人；职员 - construction/health/care workers
建筑工人；医疗／护理人员 - manual/skilled/unskilled workers
体力劳动者；熟练／非熟练工人 - temporary/part-time/casual workers
临时工；兼职工；零工 - seasonal migrant workers picking blueberries
采摘蓝梅的季节性流动工人 - Aid workers quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster.
救援人员迅速到达灾难现场。
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a jobsee also guest worker, sanitation worker, sex worker, social worker- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea1- Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.
临时工通常按小时付酬。 - One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.
在这些奢华的宾馆里住一夜的费用约为普通工人一个月的工资。 - These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year.
这些种植香蕉的工人每年挣大约 7,000 美元。 - The average factory worker is paid a wage that is unrelated to productivity.
工厂工人的平均工资与生产率无关。 - There are few jobs available for manual workers.
体力劳动者的工作机会不多。 - We will take on several casual workers over the summer months.
我们夏季将雇用几个零工。 - blue-collar/white-collar workers
蓝领/白领工人 - shipyard/steel/rail workers
造船厂/钢铁/铁路工人 - public sector/healthcare workers
公共部门/医护人员 - research workers
研究人员 - She works as a youth worker at the community centre.
她在社区中心担任青年工作者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- hard
- willing
- …
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
- farm/factory/office workers
- [usually plural] a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially somebody who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people
雇员；（尤指）劳工，工人 - Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
劳资矛盾加剧，罢工次数增多。 - Talks between workers and management have ended today.
劳资谈判今天结束了。
Extra Examples- The union accused the company of exploiting its workers.
工会指责公司剥削工人。 - The workers voted for industrial action.
工人表决赞成采取劳工行动。 - The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.
因未能就某些条款达成一致，工人上个月举行了罢工。 - Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
工人要求合理的工资和更好的工作环境。 - worker participation in decision making
工人参与决策 - 400 workers have lost their jobs.
400 名工人失去了工作。 - 88% of the workers commute by car.
88% 的工人开车上下班。 - The public are demanding more worker protection.
公众正要求对劳工进行更多的保护。 - The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers.
该商店的工作人员包括一名领薪水的工人和三名志愿者。 - Striking workers demanded the right to independent trade unions.
罢工工人要求独立工会的权利。 - He will speak out on workers' rights.
他将就工人权利发表讲话。 - unemployed workers
失业工人 - unsafe working conditions among workers
工人的工作条件不安全 - The plant employs about 500 workers.
该工厂雇用约 500 名工人。 - Growers cannot afford to hire workers with farm prices so low.
农产品价格如此之低，种植者无力雇用工人。 - to sack/fire workers
解雇/解雇工人 - Our job in the union was to represent our workers.
我们在工会的工作是代表我们的工人。 - These labor laws protect workers from being fired and replaced.
这些劳动法保护工人不被解雇和替换。 - Workers at the company are paid fair wages.
公司的工人得到公平的工资。 - a workers' union/movement
工人工会/运动
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- hard
- willing
- …
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
- Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
- (usually after an adjective) a person who works in a particular way
干活…的人 - a hard/fast/quick/slow worker
做事努力／快／麻利／慢的人 - He's a worker (= he works very hard).
他是一名工人（=他工作非常努力）。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- hard
- willing
- …
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
- a hard/fast/quick/slow worker
- a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not produce young
工蜂
Idioms
a fast worker
- (informal) a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody
善于迅速达到目的的人；（尤指恋爱方面）善于一下子获得青睐的人