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- having paid employment有工作的, 有职业的：
the size of the working population.
劳动人口的数量。
1.1
- engaged in manual labour体力劳动的; 干活的：
the vote is no longer sufficient protection for the working man.
对于劳动者来说, 投票选举已不再是足以保护他们的手段了。
1.2
- relating to, suitable for, or for the purpose of work工作上的; 适合工作的; 干活用的：
improvements in living and working conditions.
生活和工作条件的改善。
1.3
- (of an animal) used in farming, hunting, or for guard duties; not kept as a pet or for show（动物）用于农业的; 用作打猎的; 用于看守的。
1.4
- (of something possessed) sufficient to work with可行的; 足以成事的, 起作用的：
they have a working knowledge of contract law.
他们拥有能满足工作需要的合同法知识。
1.5
- (of a theory, definition, or title) used as the basis for work or argument and likely to be developed, adapted, or improved later（理论, 定义, 题目）作为工作基础的, 作为辩论基础的：
the working hypothesis is tested and refined through discussion.
通过讨论, 作为出发点的假说被得到检验和完善。
2
- functioning or able to function能运转的; 在使用的：
the mill still has a working waterwheel.
作坊有一个水轮仍能运转。
2.1
- (of parts of a machine) moving and causing a machine to operate（机器部件）操纵的, 操作的：
the working parts of a digital watch.
电子表的运转装置。
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- mass noun the action of doing work工作, 干活, 劳动。
1.1
- the action of extracting minerals from a mine（矿的）开采：
opencast working arouses considerable opposition.
露天采矿引起相当大的反对。
1.2
- count noun（一般作workings）a mine or a part of a mine from which minerals are being extracted矿; 采矿场。
1.3
- count noun a scheduled duty or trip performed by a locomotive, train, bus, or other vehicle（机车、火车、公共汽车等交通工具按时刻表运行的）班次, 线路：
locomotive 37418 is often seen on this working.
经常看到37418号机车在这条线上运行。
2
workings
the way in which a machine, organization, or system operates操作, 操纵; 经营：we will be less secretive about the workings of government.
我们将增加政府运作的透明度。
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- the record of the successive calculations made in solving a mathematical problem（数学题的）计算过程, 解答：
show details of workings, where appropriate, in your answer book.
在练习册上, 适当地写明详细的运算步骤。