- activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result工作; 劳动：
he was tired after a day's work in the fields.
在田里劳作了一天后, 他累了。
- work as a means of earning income; employment职业, 工作：
I'm still looking for work.
我仍在找工作。
- the place where one is employed工作地点, 工作场所; 办公室：
I was returning home from work on a packed subway.
我正乘坐拥挤的地铁下班回家。
- the period of time one spends is paid employment工作时间, 上班时间：
he was going to the theatre after work.
他下班后打算去看戏。
- count noun W. Indian a job〈西印度〉工作; 活儿：
I decided to get a work.
我决定找份工作。
- a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do（待做的）工作; 任务：
they made sure the work was progressing smoothly.
他们确保工作进展一直顺利。
- the materials for this工作物, 工件, 活计：
she frequently took work home with her.
她经常把活儿带回家。
- in combination or with modifier
works
chiefly Brit. activity involving construction or repair〈主英〉建筑, 维修工程： extra costs caused by additional building works.
因附加建筑工程而造成的额外成本。
works
Theology good or moral deeds【神学】善行; 德行：the Clapham sect was concerned with works rather than with faith.
克拉珀姆教派更在乎的是做善事而非信仰虔诚。
- something done or made制作品; 产品：
her work hangs in all the main American collections.
她的作品挂在美国各大收藏馆。
- the result of the action of a specified person or thing工作成果：
the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell.
爆炸是以德国为基地的基层组织的杰作。
- count noun a literary or musical composition or other piece of fine art（文学、音乐或其他艺术）作品：
a work of fiction.
小说作品。
works
the artistic production of a particular author, composer, or artist, regarded collectively（作家、作曲家或艺术家的全部）作品, 著作：the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space.
舒伯特的作品占据了数英尺宽的一排书架。
- a piece of embroidery, sewing, or knitting, typically made using a specified stitch or method针线活; 刺绣品。
works
treated as sing. chiefly Brit. a place or premises for industrial activity, typically manufacturing〈主英〉工厂（尤指制造厂）：with modifier he found a job in the locomotive works.他在机车厂找到了一份工作。
works
the operative part of a clock or other machine（钟或机器的）活动机件, 运转机构：she could almost hear the tick of its works.
她几乎能听到钟滴滴答答走动的声音。
- count noun（一般作works）Military a defensive structure【军】防御工事。
- Physics the exertion of force overcoming resistance or producing molecular change【物】功; 做功。
the works
informal everything needed, desired, or expected〈非正式〉需要（或期望）的所有事物, 全套事物：the heavens put on a show! sheet lightning, hailstones, the works.
天空呈现出一片蔚为壮观的景象：片状闪电、冰雹等气象景观应有尽有。
- be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result, especially in one's job; do work工作; 干活; 劳动：
an engineer who had been working on a design for a more efficient wing
一直致力于设计效率更高的机翼的工程师
new contracts forcing employees to work longer hours.
迫使员工们工作更长时间的新合同。
- be employed, typically in a specified occupation or field受雇佣, 从事职业：
Taylor has worked in education for 17 years.
泰勒在教育界已工作了17年。
- with obj. set to or keep at work使工作; 使干活; 使劳动：
Jane is working you too hard.
简拼命地使唤你。
- with obj. practise one's occupation or operate in or at (a particular place)从事（职业）, 干（工作）, 在（某地区）从事活动：
I worked a few clubs and so forth.
我曾在几家俱乐部以及诸如此类的地方工作。
- with obj. W. Indian be engaged in (a particular occupation)〈西印度〉从事（某职业）：
I worked fireman on ships.
我在船上当消防员。
- (of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively（机器, 系统）运转, 开动：
his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point.
除非他到高处去, 否则他的手机就用不了。
- (of a machine or a part of it) be or cause to be in operation（机器或其部件）（使）运行, 运转：
it's designed to go into a special 'rest' state when it's not working
它被设计成不运行时就进入休眠状态
teaching customers how to work a VCR.
教顾客如何使用录像机。
- with obj. cause (a device or machine) to operate使（装置, 机器）运转; 操作, 操纵（装置, 机器等）：
- (of a plan or method) have the desired result or effect（计划, 方法）产生预期效果; 发挥作用, 有效：
the desperate ploy had worked.
孤注一掷的做法成功了。
- with obj. bring about; produce as a result使发生; 产生：
with a dash of blusher here and there, you can work miracles.
你在各处搽些腮红, 一定可以产生奇妙的效果。
- make efforts to achieve something; campaign尽力; 努力做：
an organization working for a better life for people diagnosed or treated as having mental illness.
致力于让精神病患者或被当作精神病患者对待的人们过上更好的生活的组织。
- with obj. informal arrange or contrive〈非正式〉安排; 想出：
the chairman was prepared to work it for Phillip if he was interested.
如果菲利普感兴趣, 主席准备为他安排。
work on/upon
exert influence or use one's persuasive power on (someone or their feelings)影响（某人或其情感）; 说服：she worked upon the sympathy of her associates.
她赢得了同伴的同情。
- with obj. use one's persuasive power to stir the emotions of (a person or group of people)使激动; 激起：
the born politician's art of working a crowd.
天生政治家鼓动群众的艺术。
- with obj. and adverbial or complement bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, or some other method加工; 揉和; 搅拌：
work the mixture into a paste with your hands.
用你的双手把混合物揉成面团。
work in
(of an artist) produce articles or pictures using (a particular material or medium)（艺术家用特定材料或方法）加工, 制作：he works in clay over a very strong frame.
他在非常坚实的框架上制作陶器。
- with obj. produce (an article or design) using a specified material or sewing stitch缝制; 绣制：
the castle itself is worked in tent stitch.
城堡本身用斜向平行针法绣制。
- with obj. cultivate (land) or extract materials from (a mine or quarry)开垦（土地）, 开（矿）, 采（石）：
contracts and leases to work the mines.
开矿的合同和租约。
- move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position, typically by means of constant movement or pressure（使）缓慢行进; （使）费力移动：
with obj. and adverbial or complement comb hair from tip to root, working out the knots at the end从发端梳到发根, 慢慢地梳理开末端的结
no obj., with adverbial or complement its stanchion bases were already working loose.支柱底部已开始松动了。
- no obj.(of a person's features) move violently or convulsively（人的面貌）抽动, 抽搐：
hair wild, mouth working furiously.
头发蓬乱, 嘴角抽动得厉害。
- with adverbial Sailing make progress to windward, with repeated tacking【航海】（不断调整航向以）顶风航行：
trying to work to windward in light airs.
尽力使船在微风中顶风而行。
- with obj. bring into a specified emotional state激发, 刺激：
Harold had worked himself into a minor rage.
哈罗德有点生气。
at work
- engaged in work在工作; 在干活; 在劳作。
- in action在活动, 在运转：
researchers were convinced that one infectious agent was at work.
研究人员们确信有种传染性因子在起作用。
give someone the works
- tell someone everything对某人和盘托出。
- treat someone harshly让某人吃苦头, 折磨某人。
- kill someone杀害某人。
have one's work cut out
- be faced with a hard or lengthy task面临艰巨的任务; 十分忙碌。
in the works
- being planned, worked on, or produced在筹备中; 在进行中; 在生产中。
out of work
- unemployed失业的。
set to work（或set someone to work）
- begin or cause to begin work开始工作; 使着手工作：
the owners set to work itemizing what was wrong.
老板们开始逐项检查看问题出在哪里。
a spanner（或〈北美〉monkey wrench）in the works
- a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan从中捣乱的人; 破坏计划的人（或事）。
the work of -
- a task occupying a specified amount of time费一定工夫的事：
it was the work of a moment to discover the tiny stab wound.
找到那很小的刺伤真是手到擒来。
work one's ass （或butt等） off
- vulgar slang work extremely hard〈粗俚〉拼命干。
work one's fingers to the bone
- 见BONE.
work to rule
- chiefly Brit. (typically as a form of industrial action) follow official working rules and hours exactly in order to reduce output and efficiency〈主英〉故意死扣规章而减低生产效率, 变相怠工。
- （作noun work-to-rule）an instance or period of working to rule变相怠工（时期）：
management urged cabin crew to call off their work-to-rule.
管理层敦促机组人员停止变相怠工。
work one's passage
- pay for one's journey on a ship with work instead of money在船上打工代付船费。
work one's way through university （或college等）
- obtain the money for educational fees or one's maintenance as a student by working打工挣钱读完大学, 勤工俭学读完大学。
work one's will on/upon
- accomplish one's purpose on把意志强加于：
she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.
她让男发型师按他的想法打理她的头发。
work wonders
- 见WONDER, worklessness noun.
workless
adjectivework something in
- include or incorporate something, typically in something spoken or written把…穿插进去; 把…插入。
work something off
- discharge a debt by working（以工作）抵偿债务。
- reduce or get rid of something by work or activity（通过工作、活动等）消除, 去除：
one of those gimmicks for working off aggression.
消除侵略的花招之一。
work out
- (of an equation) be capable of being solved解出, 算出（方程等）。
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work out at
be calculated at算出的数额为： the losses work out at $2.94 a share.
经计算, 损失为每股2.94美元。
- have a good or specified result产生结果; 发展; 成功：
things don't always work out that way.
事情并不总是那样发展的。
- engage in vigorous physical exercise or training, typically at a gym（尤指在体育馆里）锻炼, 训练。
work someone out
- understand someone's character理解, 弄懂（人的个性）。
work something out
- solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation算出; 计算。
- solve or find the answer to something解决, 想出（答案）：
I couldn't work out whether it was a band playing or a record.
我听不出是乐队在演奏呢还是在播放录音。
- plan or devise something in detail制定; 拟订（计划等）：
work out a seating plan.
拟订好位置安排。
- poetic/literary accomplish or attain something with difficulty〈诗/文〉努力做好; 刻苦完成：
malicious fates are bent on working out an ill intent.
恶意的命运诸神决心实现歹毒的用意。
- （一般作be worked out）work a mine until it is exhausted of minerals采尽（矿）。
- another way of saying work something off above.同前面work something off.
work someone over
- informal treat someone with violence; beat someone severely〈非正式〉粗暴对待; 痛打：
the coppers had worked him over a little just for the fun of it.
只不过为了取乐, 警察就痛打了他一顿。
work to
- follow or operate within the constraints of (a plan or system)根据（计划, 体系）行事：
working to tight deadlines.
遵照时间紧迫的最后期限行事。
work up to
- proceed gradually towards (something more advanced or intense)逐步发展到, 逐渐达到：
the course starts with landing technique, working up to jumps from an enclosed platform.
课程从着陆技巧开始教, 尔后逐步教到从密闭的平台跳下。
work someone up（常作get worked up）
- gradually bring someone, especially oneself, to a state of intense excitement, anger, or anxiety激发, 激起（激动、愤怒、焦虑等情感）：
he got all worked up and started shouting and swearing.
他变得激动起来, 开始大叫大骂。
work something up
- bring something gradually to a more complete or satisfactory state发展成; 使完满：
painters were accustomed to working up compositions from drawings.
画家们习惯于从素描开始逐步画出满意的作品。
- develop or produce by activity or effort（通过活动或努力）形成, 产生汗：
despite the cold, George had already worked up a fair sweat.
尽管天气寒冷, 乔治已经运动得出了一身的汗。