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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   work

   • IPA[wərk]

   美式

   • n.
     activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result；mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment
   • v.
     be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work；be employed in a specified occupation or field

   • verb: work, 3rd person present: works, gerund or present participle: working, past tense: worked, past participle: worked

   • noun: work, plural noun: works

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result he was tired after a day's work work is still going on in fitting out a new store 同義詞 labor, toil, exertion, effort, slog, ... 更多drudgery, the sweat of one's brow, industry, service, informalgrind, sweat, donkey work, spadework, elbow grease, graft, fag, yakka, archaictravail, moil反義詞 leisure, rest
   • ▪ mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment I'm still looking for work 同義詞 employment, job, day job, post, position, ... 更多situation, means of earning one's living, occupation, profession, career, business, trade, line, vocation, calling, archaicemploy
   • ▪ the place where one is employed I was returning home from work on a packed subway
   • ▪ the period of time one spends in paid employment he was going to the theater after work
   • 2. a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do they made sure the work was progressing smoothly 同義詞 tasks, jobs, duties, assignments, commissions, ... 更多projects, chores
   • ▪ the materials for a task she frequently took work home with her
   • ▪ informal cosmetic plastic surgery between you and me, I think he's had some work done
   • ▪ good or moral deeds the Clapham sect was concerned with works rather than with faith
   • 3. something done or made her work hangs in all the main American collections 同義詞 handiwork, doing, act, deed, feat, ... 更多performance
   • ▪ the result of the action of a specified person or thing the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell
   • ▪ a literary or musical composition or other piece of fine art a work of fiction 同義詞 composition, piece, creation, achievement, accomplishment, ... 更多work of art, opus, oeuvre
   • ▪ all literary or musical pieces by a particular author, composer, or artist, regarded collectively the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space 同義詞 writings, oeuvre, canon, output
   • ▪ a piece of embroidery, sewing, or knitting, typically made using a specified stitch or method.
   • ▪ an architectural or engineering structure such as a bridge or dam.
   • ▪ the record of the successive calculations made in solving a mathematical problem show your work on a separate sheet of paper
   • 4. British a place or premises for industrial activity, typically manufacturing he found a job in the ironworks 同義詞 factory, plant, manufacturing complex, mill, foundry, ... 更多yard, industrial unit, business unit, workshop, shop
   • 5. the operative part of a clock or other machine she could almost hear the tick of its works 同義詞 mechanism, machinery, workings, working parts, parts, ... 更多movement, action, informalinnards, insides
   • 6. a defensive structure just north of the fort were trenches and the freshly reconstructed patriot siege works
   • 7. the exertion of force overcoming resistance or producing molecular change.
   • 8. informal everything needed, desired, or expected the heavens put on a show: sheet lightning, hailstones—the works 同義詞 everything, the full treatment, informaleverything but the kitchen sink, the lot, the whole shooting match, ... 更多the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole shebang, the whole nine yards, the full monty, the whole ball of wax

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work she has been working so hard an engineer who was working on a design for a more efficient wing 同義詞 toil, labor, exert oneself, slave (away), plod away, ... 更多work one's fingers to the bone, work like a Trojan/dog, work day and night, keep at it, keep one's nose to the grindstone, informalslog (away), beaver away, plug away, peg away, put one's back into something, work one's guts out, work one's socks off, knock oneself out, sweat blood, kill oneself, graft, fag, bullock, vulgar slangwork one's balls/arse off, work one's ass/butt off, archaicdrudge, travail, moil反義詞 rest, play
   • ▪ be employed in a specified occupation or field he worked as a waiter in a rather shabby restaurant Taylor has worked in education for 17 years 同義詞 be employed, have a job, earn one's living, hold down a job, do business, ... 更多follow/ply one's trade
   • ▪ set to or keep at work Jane is working you too hard
   • ▪ solve (a puzzle or mathematical problem) she spent her days working crosswords
   • ▪ practice one's occupation or operate in or at (a particular place) I worked a few clubs and so forth
   • 2. (of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point 同義詞 function, go, run, operate, perform, ... 更多be in working order, informalbehave
   • ▪ (of a machine or a part of it) run; go through regular motions it's designed to go into a special “rest” state when it's not working
   • ▪ cause (a device or machine) to operate teaching customers how to work a PC 同義詞 operate, use, handle, control, manipulate, ... 更多maneuver, drive, run, direct, ply, wield
   • 3. (of a plan or method) have the desired result or effect the desperate ploy had worked 同義詞 succeed, be successful, work out, turn out well, go as planned, ... 更多have the desired result, get results, be effective, take effect, be efficacious, informalcome off, pay off, do the trick, do the business, turn the trick反義詞 fail
   • ▪ bring about; produce as a result with a dash of blusher here and there, you can work miracles 同義詞 bring about, accomplish, achieve, produce, do, ... 更多perform, carry out, implement, execute, create, engender, contrive, effect
   • ▪ make efforts to achieve something; campaign they are dedicated to working for a better future for the generations to come
   • ▪ informal arrange or contrive the chairman was prepared to work it for Phillip if he was interested
   • ▪ use one's persuasive power to stir the emotions of (a person or group of people) the born politician's art of working a crowd 同義詞 stir (up), excite, drive, move, spur, ... 更多rouse, fire, galvanize, whip up, inflame, incite, agitate
   • 4. bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, or some other method work the mixture into a paste with your hands 同義詞 knead, squeeze, form, shape, fashion, ... 更多mold, model, mix, stir, blend
   • ▪ produce artistic pieces using a particular material or medium he works in clay over a very strong frame
   • ▪ produce (an article or design) using a specified material or sewing stitch the castle itself is worked in tent stitch
   • ▪ cultivate (land) or extract materials from (a mine or quarry) contracts and leases to work the mines 同義詞 cultivate, farm, till, plow, exploit
   • 5. move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position, typically by means of constant movement or pressure comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end its bases were already working loose 同義詞 maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, guide, edge, ... 更多maneuver, make, thread, wind, weave
   • ▪ (of a person's features) move violently or convulsively hair wild, mouth working furiously 同義詞 twitch, quiver, twist, move spasmodically, convulse
   • ▪ (of joints, such as those in a wooden ship) loosen and flex under repeated stress.
   • ▪ make progress to windward, with repeated tacking trying to work to windward in light airs
   • 6. bring into a specified state, especially an emotional state Harold had worked himself into a minor rage 同義詞 stir (up), excite, drive, move, spur, ... 更多rouse, fire, galvanize, whip up, inflame, incite, agitate

   working

   • adj.
     having paid employment: the size of the working population childcare for working parents
   • n.
     the action of doing work: working with animals teaches patience

   Oxford Dictionary

   working

   • adj.
     having paid employment: the size of the working population
   • n.
     the action of doing work: working with animals teaches patience

   Oxford American Dictionary

   -work

   • comb.
     denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork fretwork

   Oxford Dictionary

   -work

   • comb.
     denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork fretwork

   Oxford American Dictionary

   work out

   • ph.
     plan or devise something in detail

   Oxford American Dictionary

   work out

   • ph.
     plan or devise something in detail

   Oxford Dictionary

   work up

   • ph.
     gradually bring someone to a state of intense excitement, anger, or anxiety

   Oxford American Dictionary

   work up

   • ph.
     gradually bring someone to a state of intense excitement, anger, or anxiety

   Oxford Dictionary

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   片語

   • at work
   • give someone the works
   • have one's work cut out
   • in the works
   • out of work
   • set to work
   • set someone to work
   • a wrench in the works
   • the work of —
   • work one's ass off
   • work one's passage
   • work one's way through
   • work one's will on
   • work the streets
   • work around
   • work in
   • work off
   • work on
   • work out
   • work over
   • work through
   • work to
   • work up
3. • 更多解釋

   work

   • IPA[wəːk]

   英式

   • n.
     activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result: he was tired after a day's work work is still going on in fitting out a new store
   • v.
     be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work: she has been working so hard an engineer who was working on a design for a more efficient wing

   Oxford Dictionary