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work单词基本解析：

v.（使）工作，干活; 从事…工作; 用功; 争取; 管理; 就职; 研究; 帮助; （使）运转/行; （使）奏效; 起作用n.工作，职业; 职责; 工作地点; 劳动; 作品; 作为; 修建; 工厂
n.工作, 职业, 工作内容, 职责, 活计, 工作所需的材料, 工作地点, 努力, 工作成果, 行为结果, 作品 v.工作, 干活,做事, 使工作, 争取, 管理, 运行, 操作, 奏效, 产生…影响, (因努力)造成, 使定形,用某种材料作画、编织等,抽搐, 逐渐移动 (复)works:工厂,修建,机器部件,全套物品
vt.& vi.使工作；使运作；操作；使产生效果

work变化用词：

复数:works;第三人称单数:works;过去式:worked;过去分词:worked;现在分词:working;
动词过去式: worked/wrought | 动词过去分词: worked/wrought | 动词现在分词: working | 动词第三人称单数: works |
复数：works过去式：worked过去分词：worked现在分词：working第三人称单数：works

work英英释义：

Noun

1. activity directed toward making or doing something;

"she checked several points needing further work"

2. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing;

"it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"

"the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"

"he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"

"the work of an active imagination"

"erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

3. the occupation for which you are paid;

"he is looking for employment"

"a lot of people are out of work"

4. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading);

"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"

"no schools offer graduate study in interior design"

5. the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it);

"he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"

"Picasso's work can be divided into periods"

6. a place where work is done;

"he arrived at work early today"

7. (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force;

"work equals force times distance"

名词 work:

activity directed toward making or doing something

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

同义词：piece of work

the occupation for which you are paid

同义词：employment

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

同义词：study

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

同义词：oeuvre, body of work

a place where work is done

同义词：workplace

(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

动词 work:

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

be employed

同义词：do work

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

同义词：act

perform as expected when applied

同义词：function, operate, go, run

shape, form, or improve a material

同义词：work on, process

give a workout to

同义词：exercise, work out

proceed along a path

同义词：make

operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

move in an agitated manner

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

同义词：bring, play, wreak, make for

cause to work

同义词：put to work

prepare for crops

同义词：cultivate, crop

behave in a certain way when handled

have and exert influence or effect

同义词：influence, act upon

operate in or through

cause to operate or function

provoke or excite

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

make something, usually for a specific function

同义词：shape, form, mold, mould, forge

move into or onto

make uniform

同义词：knead

use or manipulate to one's advantage

同义词：exploit

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

同义词：solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick

cause to undergo fermentation

同义词：ferment

go sour or spoil

同义词：sour, turn, ferment

arrive at a certain condition through repeated motionworkn.activity directed toward making or doing something

"she checked several points needing further work"

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

"it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

同义词：piece of work

the occupation for which you are paid

"a lot of people are out of work"

同义词：employment

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"

同义词：study

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

"Picasso's work can be divided into periods"

同义词：oeuvrebody of work

a place where work is done

"he arrived at work early today"

同义词：workplace

(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

"work equals force times distance"

v.exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

"I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

be employed

"Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

同义词：do work

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

"The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

同义词：act

perform as expected when applied

"This old radio doesn't work anymore"

同义词：functionoperategorun

shape, form, or improve a material

"work stone into tools"; "work the metal"

同义词：work onprocess

give a workout to

"My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"

同义词：exercisework out

proceed along a path

"work one's way through the crowd"

同义词：make

operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

"She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

"work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"

move in an agitated manner

"His fingers worked with tension"

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

"I cannot work a miracle"

同义词：bringplaywreakmake for

cause to work

"he is working his servants hard"

同义词：put to work

prepare for crops

同义词：cultivatecrop

behave in a certain way when handled

"This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

have and exert influence or effect

"The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

同义词：influenceact upon

operate in or throughcause to operate or function

"This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"

provoke or excite

"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

"the political candidate worked the crowds"

make something, usually for a specific function

同义词：shapeformmoldmouldforge

move into or onto

"work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

make uniform

"work the clay until it is soft"

同义词：knead

use or manipulate to one's advantage

"She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

同义词：exploit

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

"this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "He could not work the math problem"

同义词：solvework outfigure outpuzzle outlick

cause to undergo fermentation

"The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

同义词：ferment

go sour or spoil

"The wine worked"

同义词：sourturnferment

arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"

work中文词源：

work 工作 来自PIE*werg,做，做工，词源同organ,urgent,wright.

work用法和例句：

Weiner works for the US Department of Transport...

韦纳就职于美国交通部。

I started working in a recording studio...

我开始在一个录音棚工作。

Fewer and fewer people are in work...

就业人数越来越少。

I was out of work at the time...

那时我失业了。

I can't talk to you right now—I'm working...

这会儿我不能跟你说话——我在干活儿。

He was working at his desk...

他正在桌前用功。

We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do...

我们在这里应该是要经营公司。我有一堆的事情要做。

I used to take work home, but I don't do it any more...

我过去常把活儿带回家干，不过我如今再也不这么做了。

Linda spends all her time working on the garden...

琳达把所有时间都花在打理花园上。

While I was working on my letter the telephone rang...

我正在写信，电话铃响了。

Many people travel to work by car...

很多人开车去上班。

She told her friends at work that she was trying to lose weight.

她跟单位的朋友说她在努力减肥。

It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work...

让客观公正的第三方看一下你的成果会有助益。

Tidiness in the workshop is really essential for producing good work...

工作间干净整洁对于生产出好的产品非常重要。

In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work...

我认为这是伦勃朗最伟大的作品。

Under his arm, there was a book which looked like the complete works of Shakespeare...

他胳膊底下夹着一本书，看上去就像是夹了《莎士比亚全集》。

Professor Bonnet has been working for many years on molecules of this type.

邦尼特教授多年来一直在从事这种分子的研究工作。

She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer...

她有一段时间曾帮助垂危的癌症患者。

He knew then that he wanted to work among the poor.

他那时明白了自己想帮助穷人。

The pump doesn't work and we have no running water...

水泵坏了，我们没有自来水了。

Is the telephone working today?...

电话今天能用吗？

95 per cent of these diets do not work...

这些节食方法95%都不起作用。

If lust is all there is to hold you together, the relationship will never work...

如果肉欲是你们在一起的唯一理由，这种关系是不会持久的。

I wake at 6 am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours...

安眠药的药效不会超过9个小时，所以我清晨6点就醒了。

The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.

这种药物通过提高大脑中血清素的含量来产生疗效。

One factor thought to have worked in his favour is his working class image...

据认为，一个帮上了他的因素就是他的工人阶级形象。

This obviously works against the interests of the child.

这显然会对孩子不利。

Nevertheless, she is always optimistic about the possibilities and can work her charm on the disenchanted...

虽然如此，她总是乐观地抱持希望，并能深深地感染那些心灰意冷的人。

Our spirits rallied as the bitter-sweet alcohol worked its magic.

苦中带甜的酒发挥了奇效，我们的精神随之振奋起来。

My mind was working frantically, running over the events of the evening.

我的大脑疯狂地运转，把那晚发生的事情飞快地一幕幕重演。

work

It's natural to slack2 off towards the end of a hard day's work.

一天紧张工作快结束的时候有些放松是自然的。

He will have a drink in the bar after work.

下班之后他总去酒吧喝一杯。

After work we all beetle off for a drink.

下班之后我们都急忙赶去喝几杯。

It's unfair to devalue anyone's work unjustly.

不公正地贬低任何人的工作都是不公平的。

Don't underestimate the difficulties of the work.

不要低估了这项工作的艰巨性。

Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend.

乔正兴一位朋友合作做那件工作。

Always look your work through before handing it in.

交作业前一定要仔细检查。

Go over your work carefully before you hand it in.

交作业前要仔细检查一下。

Henry hits up his father's friends for work.

亨利请求他父亲的朋友们介绍工作。

People often migrate to another country to find work.

人们经常迁往另一个国家去找工作。

He knows nothing of the nature of my work.

他一点也不了解我的工作性质。

He's been ill and isn't fit for work yet.

他一直在生病，尚不能工作。

He had to work hard to support his family.

他不得不努力工作来养家。

He didn't want to be tied down to the social work.

他不想被束缚在社会工作上。

He felt ashamed of having done so little work.

他为没做多少工作而感到惭愧。

They clubbed together to help him to do this work.

他们一起帮助他做这项工作。

They are asking a preposterous price for the work.

他们为该作品漫天要价。

Their work is not up to standard.

他们的工作成绩不够标准。

They have done their work very ably.

他们胜任出色地做完了工作。

He was so engrossed in his work that he forgot to eat.

他全神贯注地工作，连吃饭也忘了。

He folded back his sleeves and back to work.

他卷起衣袖便又开始工作了。

He hates interference with his work.

他厌恶别人妨碍他的工作。

He nattered (on) about his work.

他唠叨自己的工作。

He got a great deal of kudos for his work at the university.

他在大学里贡献良多，得到许多荣誉。

He shows great assiduity in all his work.

他对所有工作都兢兢业业。

His difficulties in his work issue from his lack of experience.

他工作中的困难是由于缺乏经验而引起的。

He earns a bare living by his work.

他工作收入仅够维持生活。

He got paid a piffling sum after weeks of work.

他工作数周所得甚微。

He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself.

他干的太差劲了，我只好亲自重做。

How long does it take him to drive to work?

他开车去上班要用多长时间？

It is rough on him to work at Christmas.

他很倒楣，在耶诞节还要工作。

He confronted his pile of work with determination.

他很坚定地正视这一大堆工作。

He gets a work that gives scope for his abilities.

他得到了一份有机会发挥他才能的工作。

He has a frantic rush to get his work do.

他急急忙忙把工作做完。

He used to do such work as he could pick up.

他惯常能够找到什么活就干什么活。

He is willing to share in the work.

他愿意分担这工作。

He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.

他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。

His unselfish work is beginning to tell.

他无私的工作开始产生效果。

He is a very nice person to work with.

他是一个很好共事的人。

His latest work came out with a bang.

他最近出的一本书很受欢迎。

He hasn't much incentive to work hard.

他没有努力工作的动力。

His work is comparable with the very best.

他的工作可与最优秀的相比。

His work was destined never to succeed.

他的工作注定永远不会成功。

His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.

他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。

His death is a lamentable loss of our work.

他的死对我们的工作来说是令人悲痛的损失。

He owes his opulence to work hard.

他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。

It took him half an hour to finish the work.

他花了半个小时做完这项工作。

He used to abandon his work for months at a time.

他过去每次放下工作就是几个月。

Miss elson endeavor to persuade Walter to work hard.

伊莎小姐努力设法去说服瓦特工作不懈。

But the boss said we were likely to work overtime today.

但是老板说我们今天很可能要加班。

As a work of art it is very poor.

作为艺术品这是十分拙劣的。

The author is planning to refine on his work of five years ago.

作者打算把他5年前的著作修改得更完美些。

Do you have to wear a suit at work?

你们上班得穿西装吗？

Did you make any headway in your research work?

你们的研究工作有进展吗？

How do you get start in that line of work?

你是怎么开始干那一行的？

You have lots of time to finish the work.

你有充裕的时间来完成这项工作。

Your work falls short of my expectations.

你的工作未达到我的期望。

Your boss speaks very highly of your work.

你的老板对你的工作称颂备至。

Do you know how to set about going on this work?

你知道怎样着手进行这项工作吗？

Can you work for six hours at a stretch?

你能不能不休息连续工作6小时吗？

Do you think you'll get the work finished on time?

你认为你的工作可以如期完成吗？

Making a petit point pillow is exacting work.

做一个小花边编织枕头是一项细致活儿。

It took a long while to do the work.

做这个工作花了许多时间。

Cut the chatter and get on with your work!

别唠唠叨叨了，继续工作吧。

Stop footling about, we have serious work to do.

别浪费时间了我们还有正经事要做。

Hard work and long hour is rungs in the ladder of success.

刻苦努力和孜孜不倦是成功的梯阶。

It was a privilege to work with him.

和他在一起工作是一项殊荣。

It was hard work getting the children off to bed.

哄孩子们去睡可不是容易的事。

The prisoners were let out to work in the garden.

囚犯们被放出到花园里去劳动。

He who feels above work has a mistaken idea of true nobility.

因自傲而不屑工作者，对于真正的高贵存有误解。

There is plenty of work to be done in the garden.

园子里有许多事要做。

On the job work clothes and gloves are provided.

在上班时，还发给工作服和手套。

In our work quality counts for as much as quantity.

在我们的工作中，质量跟数量同等重要。

Most torches work on two batteries.

大多数电筒要用两节电池。

The bulk of the work has already been done.

大部分工作已经完成。

She charged only a nominal fee for her work.

她为所做的工作只收取象征性的费用。

Since her accident she can only do light work.

她出事以后只能做轻活儿了。

She rushed off to work leaving her bed unmade.

她匆忙去上班连床都没铺好。

A deep faith underlies her work among refugees.

她在难民中工作是因为她有很深的信念。

She immured herself in her study to work undisturbed.

她将自己关在书房内读书以免受干扰。

用作名词(n.)

She had been out of work for a year.
她已失业一年了。

It's difficult to find work in present economic climate.
在目前这种经济气候下很难找到工作。

My line of work pays pretty well.
我的职业报酬颇丰厚。

Tell me something about your daily work.
告诉我你每天的工作内容。

Police work involves so much paperwork these days.
现在警察也要做大量的文书工作。

There is plenty of work to be done in the garden.
园子里有许多事要做。

She often brings work (eg files, documents) home with her from the office.
她常把办公室的工作带回家去做(如文件等)。

Living near work is very convenient.
在工作地点附近居住非常方便。

It takes hard work to achieve success.
成功需要努力工作。

It was a terrible piece of work you turned in the other day.
那天你交的作业太糟糕了。

The damage is clearly the work of vandals.
这毁损显然是些恣意破坏公物的人所为。

Roth says official misconduct cannot be dismissed as the work of a few bad apples.
罗思说，官方的胡作非为决不能被忽略为仅仅是几个坏家伙的行为。

He has read many of Hemingway's works.
他读过许多海明威的作品。

用作动词(v.)

She works for an engineering company.
她在一家工程技术公司工作

He has worked in the factory since last year.
从去年开始，他就在工厂里工作。

He is working on a new novel.
他正在写一本新的小说。

She worked herself to a frazzle.
她工作得疲惫不堪。

We must work for equal rights for everyone.
我们必须为每个人争取同等的权利。

He works a large area(= selling a company's goods, etc.).
他负责一个大地区的工作。

Your car radio works very well.
你的汽车收音机性能很好。

Do you know how to work the coffee machine?
你会使用咖啡机吗?

The medicine worked.
药物奏效了。

Your age can work against you in this job.
你的年纪会妨碍你干这个工作。

The solidity of the evidence worked in his favor.
那项证据的确凿性对他有利。

Her exercise programme has worked miracles for her.
她的健身计划对她很有效。

Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.
她惊恐地注视着他，脸也吓得抽动起来。

Rain has worked in through the roof.
雨水透过房顶逐渐渗进屋子里。

It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。

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