work

[wə:k]

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

n.

1. 工作; 劳动; 作业; 事[U]

It takes a lot of work to dig a deep well.

挖一口深井很费事。

2. 职业, 业务[U]

3. (待做的)工作; 功课[U]

I have to bring my work home today.

今天我得把工作带回家做。

4. 成果, 产品; 工艺品, 针线活[U]

This bamboo basket is my own work.

这只竹篮是我自己编的。

5. 著作, 作品[P1][S1]

He is making a study of William Faulkner's works.

他在研究威廉・福克纳的作品。

6. 行为; 作用[U]

The scribbles on the wall must be the work of those children.

墙壁上的涂鸦准是那几个孩子画的。

7. 【物】功[U]

8. 工厂[P][J]

9. (建筑等)工程[P]

10. 活动的机件[P]

11. 【口】相关的所有事物[the P]

vi.

1. 工作, 劳动, 干活[(+at/on)]

She works in a restaurant.

她在一家饭店工作。

2. (机器等)运转, 活动

The machine won't work.

机器不转了。

3. (由于使用等)逐渐变动; 慢慢地前进[Q]

4. 起作用; 行得通

Your suggestion works well.

你的建议很有效。

5. 发酵

vt.

1. 使工作, 使干活[O]

Don't work yourself to death.

别拼命做了。

2. 开动; 操作

Please tell me how to work the machine.

请告诉我如何操纵这机器。

3. 通过努力取得; 靠做工取得[O]

4. 使缓慢前进; 使逐渐变动[O][O8]

Can you work the screw loose?

你能使这个螺钉松开吗?

5. 造成, 引起; 激起

This scientist worked miracles.

这位科学家创造了奇迹。

6. 【口】安排

7. 经营, 管理

He worked the farm with great success.

这个农场他经营得很成功。

8. 影响; 说服[O]

I'll try to work him to my way of thinking.

我要设法说服他同意我的想法。

9. 精工细做

10. 计算, 算出[(+out)]

词形变化

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.工作; 用功

labor  toil  drudgery  effort  activity

v.工作; 运作

labor  toil  operate  perform  function

vt.工作; 达到目的

labor  toil  accomplish  achieve  effect  make  busy  occupy  engage  employ

vt.开动; 操作; 管理

operate  run  manage  conduct  handle  manipulate  maneuver  

同义参见:

duty  service  plow  play  art  thing  chore  employment  office  book  doing  business  mission  agency  composition  sweat  painting  volume  industry  job  go  study  trade  till  study  task  behave  occupation  performance  patent  pursuit  vocation  drive  stint  grind  manuscript  writing  production  commission  profession  product  plough  

反义:

n.工作; 劳动

play  rest  leisure

vi.工作; 劳动

play  rest  

反义参见:

amusement  sport  rest  

英英释义

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 motion

短语词组

at work

1. 在工作

They are at work on a new dictionary.

他们在编一本新字典。

have one's work cut out

1. 面临艰巨的任务

Their poor teacher must have her work cut out for her to control such a noisy class.

要控制这么一个吵吵闹闹的班级, 他们那可怜的老师一定累死了。

make short work of

1. 迅速干掉, 迅速解决

The children made short work of the cakes.

孩子们很快把蛋糕吃完了。

out of work

1. 失业的

He has been out of work for a year.

他已经失业一年了。

work off

1. 发泄

He worked off his anger.

他发泄怒气。

work out

1. 有好结果

I hope the new play works out.

我希望新的计划会成功。

work up

1. 激发; 使激动

The politician worked the crowd up until they shouted together.

那政客鼓动群众的情绪, 使他们一起喊叫。

补充

workwork英:[wə:k] 美:[wɚk]vt. & vi.1.(使)工作He's been working hard all day.他辛劳地工作了一天。2.(使)运作, 运转All the telephones don't work properly today.今天所有电话机都出故障了。I know how to work the machine.我知道如何开动机器。3.(使)产生效果If the scheme works, most of the peasants in this area will be rich.如果计划成功, 这地区的大部分农民将富起来。The newspapers say this new drug can work wonders.报上说这种新药有奇效。n.1.工作, 劳动, 作业I have a lot of work to do.我有许多工作要做。2.事业She's devoted her life to good work.她献身于慈善事业。3.工作成果, 产品The villagers sell their work to tourists.村民们将工艺品卖给旅游者。4.著作, 作品She is reading a new work on acupuncture.她正在看一本关于针灸疗法的新书。5.工厂The works have closed for the Christmas holiday.圣诞假期, 这些工厂歇工了。6.功If you push hard against something and move it, you have done work.如果你用力推一件东西, 并且移动它, 那你就做了功。

例句

1. She's looking for work.她正在找工作。 2. What kind of work do you do?你做什么工作？ 3. He's out of work.他失业了。 4. Mr Barnett started work as a school teacher.巴奈特先生的第一份工作是做教师。 5. I've got work to do.我有活儿要干。 6. I used to take work home.我过去常把活儿带回家干。 7. Oliver had taken me out for a drink after work.奥利弗下班后带着我出去喝过酒。 8. What time do you start work?你几点开始上班？ 9. He's been off work for a week.他已有一周时间没上班了。 10. There's a lot of work to be done on the house.那房子有很多地方需要收拾。 11. We hadn't appreciated how much work was involved in organizing a wedding.我们没有意识到筹备婚礼有多少事情要做。 12. Thanks for all your hard work.感谢您所做的一切辛苦工作。 13. It's hard work.这是累人的工作。 14. Many people travel to work by car.许多人开车去上班。 15. What time do you get to work and what time do you leave?你几点上班, 几点下班？ 16. His work was spread all over the table.他的劳动成果铺满了整张桌子。 17. That's a beautiful piece of work. You should be proud of it.那件作品非常漂亮, 你应当为之自豪。 18. This is Rembrandt's greatest work.这是伦勃朗最伟大的作品。 19. I find De Niro's work too emotional.我认为德尼罗的作品过于煽情。 20. He has done pioneering work in this field.他在这一领域做了开创性的研究。 21. Immunization is an important part of Save The Children's work.疫苗接种是救助儿童会工作的一项重要内容。 22. He's at work at the moment.他现在正在上班。 23. She told her friends at work that she was trying to lose weight.她告诉她上班的朋友们她正在努力减肥。 24. Television cameras were invited in to film him at work.电视台摄像师被请进来拍摄他工作的镜头。 25. The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics.这份报告表明, 同一趋势也在政治领域产生了影响。 26. the powerful economic and social forces at work behind our own actions主导我们的行为的强大的经济和社会力量 27. He is currently at work on a novel.他这会儿正忙着写一篇小说。 28. The salvage teams are already hard at work trying to deal with the spilled oil.海上救援队已经在紧张地处理溢油。 29. Police suspect the ambush was the work of guerrillas.警方怀疑这次伏击系游击队所为。 30. He promised to get to work on the state's massive deficit.他承诺着手解决国家庞大的财政赤字问题。 31. He returned to America where he set to work on a new novel.他返回美国, 开始写一部新小说。 32. We've got our work cut out if we're going to finish this on time.如果要按时完成这个工作, 我们会遇到很大困难。 33. This horse made light work of the cross-country course.这匹马轻松地跑完了越野赛程。 34. An aerosol spray will make short work of painting awkward objects.用气雾喷雾器来喷涂, 不好上漆的物品也能轻松搞定。 35. He washed, shaved and made short work of packing his light bag.他洗了脸, 刮了胡子, 又快速把轻便提包打包完毕。 36. Underneath I think he's actually a rather nasty piece of work.内心深处我觉得他是个非常讨厌的家伙。 37. By stimulating the economy, we're going to put people to work.我们将通过刺激经济让人们实现就业。 38. She works in a shop.她在商店工作。 39. Where do you work?你在哪里工作？ 40. He doesn't work any more.他不再工作了。 41. She works for a drug company.她为一家制药公司工作。 42. He worked as a bricklayer's mate.他给一个砖匠当小工。 43. He works in advertising.他从事广告业。 44. They are expected to work twelve hours a day.他们按要求每天工作12小时。 45. He was working at his desk.他正在书桌前用功。 46. 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。 47. We work really hard and we get the lowest pay.我们工作非常努力, 拿到的报酬却是最低的。 48. We worked hard to get it done on time.我们努力按时完工。 49. Leonard was working at his German.伦纳德正在学德语。 50. The most important reason for coming to university is to work for a degree.上大学最重要的目的就是要获得一个学位。 51. He knew then that he wanted to work among the poor.他那时明白了自己想帮助穷人。 52. The traffic lights weren't working.红绿灯没有亮。 53. How does the gun work?这枪怎么用？ 54. The heating isn't working.暖气没开。 55. Is the telephone working today?电话今天能用吗？ 56. My mind was working frantically, running over the events of the evening.我的大脑疯狂运转, 把那晚发生的事情飞快地过了一遍。 57. 95% of these diets do not work.这些节食方法95%都不起作用。 58. A methodical approach works best.系统性的方法最有效。 59. My plan worked perfectly.我的计划非常奏效。 60. I shouldn't have come, I knew it wouldn't work.我本不该来, 我知道这没用。 61. I don't think those colours really work in here.我认为那些颜色用在这里不合适。 62. His attitude worked against him.他的态度对他产生了不利影响。 63. How long does a sleeping pill take to work?安眠药多长时间开始起效？ 64. Her mouth was working in her sleep.她睡着的时候嘴巴还在动。 65. She works clubs and pubs.她在俱乐部和酒吧表演。 66. Farmers worked the fertile valleys.农民们在肥沃的山谷里耕种。 67. The mines had first been worked in 1849.1849年时这些矿第一次被开采。 68. Many adults depended on their children to work the video.很多成年人仍然要靠孩子来操作录像机。 69. The machines needed to extract and work the raw stone.这些机器需要用来开采加工原石。 70. work the dough with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth.用手掌将面团揉至光滑为止。 71. Each position will work the muscles in a different way.每种姿势都会以不同方式活动肌肉。 72. I can't work miracles, you know.我不能创造奇迹, 你知道的。 73. You've got it all worked out, haven't you?你把一切都计划好了, 不是么？ 74. There was an interim before her successor actually came because she had to work out her notice.她的继任者真正来之前有一段过渡期, 因为她得工作到合同期满。 75. People involved in it think it's a nightmare, but I'm sure it will work itself out.参与其中的人认为这简直就是噩梦, 但是我确信事情会圆满结束。 76. Rescuers were still working their way towards the trapped men.营救人员仍在艰难地向被困人员受困地点进发。 77. He started as an office boy and worked his way to the top.他由一个办公室打杂的做起, 一直做到高层。 78. Many personnel managers started as secretaries or personnel assistants and worked their way up.许多人事部经理都是由秘书或人事助理做起, 再一步步升上去的。 79. to work for a living谋生 80. to work in a bank在银行工作 81. This kind of machine works by electricity.这种机器靠电运转。 82. a makeshift arrangement that works行得通的临时安排 83. Yeast makes beer work.酵母使啤酒发酵。 84. Let it work in their minds.使其在他们思想上产生影响。 85. putty that works easily这油灰很容易揉 86. to work through difficulties克服困难 87. His face worked with emotion.他激动得面部抽搐。 88. The door worked loose.门松了。 89. Waves work to and fro.波浪翻滚。 90. an idea that worked harm坏念头 91. to work silver铸银 92. to work a sampler做一件刺绣样品 93. It took him twenty minutes to work the last mathematical problem.他花了二十分钟的时间计算出最后一道数学题。 94. to work dough揉面 95. to work a nail loose使钉子松动 96. to work the fields耕种田地 97. to work a pump使用水泵 98. to work a crew hard使全体船员紧张工作 99. to work someone to one's way of thinking说服某人使和自己的想法一样 100. They worked their way to the village.他们拖着沉重的步子来到村里。 101. to work oneself into a rage发脾气；勃然大怒 102. a salesman working his territory地区推销员 103. to work a coal mine开煤矿 104. to work one's connections利用私人关系 105. He worked the bus terminal for a few days until they chased him.他在公共汽车终点鬼混了几天，最后被人家轰走了。 106. The candidate skillfully worked the huge crowd.候选人巧妙地对大众施加影响。 107. he was tired after a day's work in the fields.在田里劳作了一天后，他累了。 108. extra costs caused by additional building works.因附加建筑工程而增加的额外成本。 109. [with modifier]he found a job in the locomotive works.他在机车厂找到了一份工作。 110. I'm still looking for work.我仍在找工作。 111. I was returning home from work on a packed subway.我正乘坐拥挤的地铁下班回家。 112. he was going to the theatre after work.他下班后打算去看戏。 113. I decided to get a work.我决定找份工作。 114. they made sure the work was progressing smoothly.他们确保工作进展一直顺利。 115. she frequently took work home with her.她经常把活儿带回家。 116. the Clapham sect was concerned with works rather than with faith.克拉彭教派更在乎的是做善事而非信仰虔诚。 117. her work hangs in all the main American collections.她的作品挂在美国各大收藏馆。 118. 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。 119. a work of fiction.小说创作。 120. the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space.数英尺高的书架上放满了舒伯特的作品。 121. 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。 122. 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、冰雹以及诸如此类的气象景观。 123. 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。 124. new contracts forcing employees to work longer hours.迫使员工们工作更长时间的新合同。 125. Taylor has worked in education for 17 years.泰勒在教育界已工作了17年。 126. I worked fireman on ships.我在船上当消防员。 127. he works in clay over a very strong frame.他在非常坚实的框架上制作陶器。 128. the castle itself is worked in tent stitch.城堡本身用帐篷缝制法绣制。 129. Jane is working you too hard.简拼命地使唤你。 130. contracts and leases to work the mines.开采矿石的合同和契约。 131. 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。 132. 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已接受精神病治疗的人们过上更好的生活的机构。 133. his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point.除非他到高处去，否则他的手机就没信号。 134. it's designed to go into a special ‘rest’ state when it's not working.将它设计成不运行时，就进入休眠状态。 135. hair wild, mouth working furiously.头发乱舞，嘴角抽动得厉害。 136. teaching customers how to work a VCR.教顾客如何使用盒式卡带录音机。 137. the desperate ploy had worked.孤注一掷的做法起作用了。 138. with a dash of blusher here and there, you can work miracles.你搽些能使脸色红润的化妆品，一定可以创造奇迹。 139. 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。 140. she worked upon the sympathy of her associates.她赢得了同伴的同情。 141. the born politician's art of working a crowd.天生政治家鼓动群众的艺术。 142. work the mixture into a paste with your hands.用你的双手把混合物揉成面团。 143. Harold had worked himself into a minor rage.哈罗德有点生气。 144. [with obj. and adverbial or complement]comb 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。 145. [no obj., with adverbial or complement]its stanchion bases were already working loose.窗柱底部已开始松动了。 146. trying to work to windward in light airs.尽力使船在微风中顶风而行。 147. 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。 148. it was the work of a moment to discover the tiny stab wound.一会就能找出那刺破的小伤口。 149. she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.她让男发型师任意打理她的头发。 150. one of those gimmicks for working off aggression.消除侵略的花招之一。 151. the losses work out at $2.94 a share.损失共计每股2.94美金。 152. things don't always work out that way.事情并不总是那样发展的。 153. 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磁带。 154. work out a seating plan.拟订好位置安排。 155. 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。 156. the coppers had worked him over a little just for the fun of it.只不过为了取乐，警开痛打了他一顿。 157. working to tight deadlines.严格遵照最后期限行事。 158. the course starts with landing technique, working up to jumps from an enclosed platform.课程从着陆技巧开始教，后逐步教从密闭的平台跳下的技术。 159. he got all worked up and started shouting and swearing.他变得激动起来，开始大叫、诅咒。 160. painters were accustomed to working up compositions from drawings.画家们总是从涂鸦开始发展成为创作的。 161. She's working for a large firm in Glasgow.她在格拉斯哥一家大公司工作。 162. I'd like to work as a newspaper reporter.我想当报社新闻记者。 163. Doctors often work extremely long hours.医生经常要工作很长时间。 164. My teacher said that I wouldn't pass the exam unless I worked harder.老师说我必须更加用功才能考试及格。 165. I hear she's working on a new novel.我听说她在写一部新小说。 166. I'm going to stay in tonight and work at my project.我今晚待在家里，做我的研究习作。 167. The coach works the players very hard in training.教练让选手们训练得很辛苦。 168. Our telephone hasn't been working for several days.我们的电话已坏了好几天。 169. We still don't really understand how the brain works.我们仍然不太知道大脑是怎么运作的。 170. Can you show me how to work the photocopier?你可以示范一下复印机怎样操作吗？ 171. Your idea sounds good but I don't think it will really work.你的主意听起来不错，但我觉得实际上行不通。 172. The heat today could work in favour of the African runners.今天天气炎热，可能对非洲的赛跑选手有利。 173. He worked the clay into the shape of a horse.他把黏土成马的形状。 174. She usually works in/with oils or acrylics.她通常作油画或丙烯画。 175. I hope things work out for you.我希望你一切顺利。 176. We work out to music at my exercise class.我们在体育课上跟着音乐节拍做运动。 177. If we divide the work between us it'll work out at about four hours each.这工作如果我们分着做，每人大约要花四个小时。 178. I've never been able to work her out.我从来没能够弄清楚她是个什么样的人。 179. I can't work out how to do this.我找不到做这件事的办法。 180. I worked out the total cost.我计算出总成本了。 181. Have you worked out the route through France?你定出游览法国的路线了吗？ 182. Start with 15 minutes' exercise and gradually work up to 30.这体操开始时做15分钟，然后逐渐增加至30分钟。 183. I'm trying to work up the energy to go out.我正想要提起劲出去。 184. He had worked himself up into a state of anxiety about his interview.对于要接受面试，他把自己弄得焦虑不安。 185. Police work is not as exciting as it looks on TV.警察工作不像电视上看起来那么剌激。 186. I've got a lot of work to do today.我今天有好多事情要做。 187. a piece of written work一篇著作 188. The teacher marked their work.老师批改他们的作业。 189. Is this all your own work?这全是你自己做的吗？ 190. an early work by Picasso毕加索的早期作品 191. the complete works of Shakespeare莎士比亚全集 192. The roadworks are causing long traffic jams.道路工程造成长时间交通阻塞。 193. The steelworks is/are closing down.钢铁厂要关门了。 194. I started working when I was sixteen.我十六岁就开始工作了。 195. Her husband doesn't work.她的丈夫不工作。 196. She works part-time at the restaurant.她在这家餐馆做兼职。 197. She has always wanted to work in advertising.她一直想从事广告工作。 198. She works with me. = She and I work together. [=she and I have jobs at the same place]她和我在一起工作。 199. "men and women who work outside the home [=who have jobs in factories, restaurants, office buildings, etc.]"在外工作的男男女女 200. She has to work two jobs to support her family.为了养家，她不得不打两份工。 201. He works construction. [=he has a job in which he helps build things]他从事建筑工作。 202. She worked through lunch to get the report done.为了完成报告，她连午餐时间都在工作。 203. I'm not working tomorrow—the boss gave me the day off.我明天不用上班——老板放了我一天假。 204. He works from home. [=his job allows him to stay home and do his work]他在家工作。 205. I work for him. [=I am his employee]我给他打工。 206. I work under her. [=she is my boss/supervisor]我在她手下工作。 207. He works about 60 hours a week.他一周工作大约60个小时。 208. The job requires that you work some nights and weekends.这份工作要求你有时要在夜间和周末上班。 209. She is used to working long hours.她习惯了长时间的工作。 210. She works the Northeast region of the state selling insurance.她在东北部地区从事保险销售工作。 211. He was hired as a sportscaster to work the games this season.他被聘为体育节目解说员评论本赛季的比赛。 212. Crews work the quarry all day and night.采石场的工人不分昼夜地劳动。 213. farmers working the fields在田间劳作的农民 214. Our family has worked this land for centuries.我们家族已在这片土地上耕作了几个世纪。 215. She is working in the garden.她正在园子里干活儿。 216. They worked all day (at) cleaning the house.他们一整天都在打扫房子。 217. I can't work with all of this noise.我无法在这种噪声中工作。 218. The principal worked hard to improve the school.校长努力提高学校的办学质量。 219. We're working toward a solution.我们正在寻找解决方案。 220. I enjoy working with my hands. [=using my hands to do or make things]我喜欢干手工活儿。 221. a sculptor who works in/with stone [=who makes things out of stone]石料雕刻家 222. The exercise is designed to work the muscles in your chest.这项运动是为锻炼胸部肌肉而设计的。 223. The coach worked her team hard during practice.在练习过程中，教练对她的团队进行了高强度训练。 224. She worked us into the ground. [=she made us work very hard and become very tired]她把我们都累趴下了。 225. I don't know how to work your cell phone.我不会使用你的手机。 226. Who is working the machine?谁在操作这台机器？ 227. The pump is worked by hand.这是台手摇泵。 228. The computer isn't working (properly).这台计算机坏了。 229. Is the elevator working again?电梯又能运行了吗？ 230. I can't get this thing to work.我没法让它正常运行。 231. The medicine seems to be working.这药似乎开始奏效了。 232. Their plan worked.他们的计划奏效了。 233. "The idea sounds good in theory, but it will never work in practice."这个主意听上去很合理，但实际上根本行不通。 234. The commercial doesn't work for me. [=I don't like it; it doesn't affect me the way it is supposed to]这则广告对我不起作用。 235. a dish detergent that works like magic [=that is very effective]效果显著的餐具洗涤剂 236. You need to do what works best for you.你得去做最适合你的事情。 237. Red curtains would work well in this room.红色窗帘会和这个房间特别相配。 238. I think you'll get the job. Being bilingual definitely works in your favor. [=it helps or benefits you]我想你会得到这份工作，会说两种语言一定会给你加分的。 239. Her lack of experience worked against her in the election. [=it made her less likely to win in the election]她经验上的不足使她在竞选中处于劣势。 240. "I'll do my best, but I can't work miracles. [=I can't make miracles happen]"我会尽我最大的努力，但是我没法创造奇迹。 241. He's a brilliant chef who works magic [=does special or remarkable things] with the most basic ingredients.他是名出色的厨师，能用最基本的食材做出美味佳肴。 242. She worked her foot into the shoe.她把脚慢慢伸进鞋里。 243. The screw had worked itself loose. [=the screw had become loose]这个螺丝慢慢就变松动了。 244. The glue would stop the knot from working loose. [=from becoming loose]胶水会防止绳结松动。 245. work the dough with your hands until it is smooth.用双手将面团揉至表面光滑。 246. a blacksmith working a piece of iron正在打铁的铁匠 247. The singer worked the crowd throughout the whole concert.那个歌手整场演唱会都在努力打动观众。 248. "He's a politician who really knows how to work a room. [=how to talk to the people in a room to get their support, approval, etc.]"他是个很会笼络人心的政治家。 249. We'll just have to find a way to work around the problem.我们不得不找出一个绕开这个问题的方式。 250. He eventually worked around to the company's financial situation.他最后才开始谈公司的财务状况。 251. He needs to work at his handwriting.他还需要多练习书写。 252. She has been working (harder) at controlling her temper.她一直在努力控制自己的脾气。 253. "During the speech, he worked in a few jokes."他在演讲中插了几个笑话。 254. She worked in several important points in her article.她在她的文章中加进了几个要点。 255. work in the blueberries.把蓝莓拌入。 256. "My schedule is pretty full, but I think I can work you in [=fit you in] at 11:30."我的日程表已经很满了，但我想我可以把你安排在11：30。 257. You should work more fresh fruit into your diet.你应该在饮食中加入更多的新鲜水果。 258. She tried to find a way of working her question into the conversation.她努力想在谈话中插入自己的提问。 259. work the blueberries into the mixture.把蓝莓拌入混合料中。 260. The DJ worked the crowd into a frenzy.音乐节目主持人使人群渐渐狂热起来。 261. He worked himself into a rage/panic.他使自己陷入愤怒/恐慌之中。 262. "I'm supposed to be helping my sister that night, but I'll try to work things so that I can come to your party."那天晚上我要去给妹妹帮忙，但是我会设法安排一下，好去参加你的聚会。 263. She worked off her loan.她靠工作还清了贷款。 264. His parents are making him work off the cost of the bike he ruined.他的父母让他干活以补偿那辆被他弄坏的自行车的费用。 265. He walks every day to work the extra weight off.他每天散步以减去多余的体重。 266. Jogging is a great way to work off stress.慢跑是一种减压的好方法。 267. The director is working on a new movie.这位导演正在拍一部新电影。 268. I worked on this physics problem for three hours.这道物理题我钻研了三个小时。 269. He is in the garage working on the car.他正在车库里修车。 270. Scientists are beginning to work on a cure.科学家们开始研究一种治疗方法。 271. They are currently working on finding a cure. [=trying to find a cure]目前他们正在努力寻找一种治疗方法。 272. You have to work on controlling your temper.你必须尽量控制你的脾气。 273. She is working on them to change their votes.她正在努力说服他们更改投票。 274. She works out at the gym twice a week.她每周在健身房锻炼两次。 275. Our plan worked out perfectly.我们的计划贯彻得很到位。 276. We broke up because things didn't work out between us.我们分手了，因为我们相处得并不顺利。 277. "Despite some difficulties, everything worked out well."尽管出现了一些困难，但一切都还不错。 278. Things don't always work out the way you want them to.事情并非总是按你的意愿发展。 279. I'm not sure how the story will work out.我不确定这个故事将会怎样结束。 280. How is your new roommate working out? [=how are things going with your new roommate?]你的新室友怎么样？ 281. It will work out (to be) cheaper [=it will be cheaper] if we take the bus instead of the train.如果我们搭乘公共汽车，价格会比坐火车便宜。 282. "With tax, it worked out at/to just over $115. [=the total amount was just over $115]"加上税，总价刚过115美元。 283. I'm trying to work out [=figure out] a way to do it.我正努力想办法去做这件事。 284. We worked out a plan to save money.我们想出一个省钱的计划。 285. We'll work the details out later.稍后我们会敲定细节。 286. I don't know how you're going to get there. You have to work that out for yourself.我不清楚你怎么才能到那儿，你得自己想办法。 287. She worked out the problem on a piece of paper.她在一张纸上算出了这道题。 288. "He does these crazy things, and I just can't work him out. [=figure him out]"他干的事这么疯狂，我简直无法理解他。 289. He looked like someone had worked him over [=beat him up] pretty good.他看上去就像被人狠揍了一顿。 290. He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.他看了心理医生以寻求摆脱抑郁。 291. She worked through the pain without medication.在没有药物的情况下，她扛过了疼痛。 292. We have to work to a very tight budget.我们只能在很有限的预算内办事。 293. Don't work yourself up again.你别再大动肝火了。 294. I worked up a sweat at the gym.我在健身房里练出了一身汗。 295. He managed to work up the courage to ask her out on a date.他总算鼓起勇气约她出去了。 296. I need to work up my French for the exam.为了考试我必须提高法语水平。 297. He worked up the short story into a novel.他将这个短篇故事扩展成一部长篇小说。 298. The ship gradually worked up to full speed.这艘船渐渐提至全速。 299. The story starts slow but works up to a brilliant conclusion.这个故事开始部分情节发展缓慢，但逐渐过渡到了一个精彩的结尾。 300. The prisoner somehow worked his way out of the handcuffs.这个囚犯不知怎么挣脱了手铐。 301. I worked my way to the center of the crowd.我费力地挤到人群的中心。 302. They started working their way cautiously down the side of the mountain.他们开始小心翼翼地沿着山坡下山了。 303. He had worked his way into her heart.他渐渐地走进了她心里。 304. She is slowly working her way to the top of the company.她正慢慢地晋升为公司高管。 305. He is working his way through college.他正靠勤工俭学读大学。 306. How is work [=your job] going?你的工作还好吧？ 307. She is trying to find work in publishing.她正努力在出版界找一份工作。 308. How long have you been looking for work?你找工作有多长时间了？ 309. He started work as a car salesman.他开始工作时是名汽车销售员。 310. I know him through work.我和他是在工作中认识的。 311. When do you get off work? [=when do you stop working for the day?]你什么时候下班？ 312. She goes to the gym after work. [=after she has finished working]她通常下班后去健身房。 313. full-time/part-time work全职/兼职工作 314. She plans to return to work [=start working her job again] in four months.她打算四个月后重返职场。 315. What line of work is your wife in? = What does your wife do for work?你妻子是从事什么行业的？ 316. She didn't come to work today.她今天没来上班。 317. He left work a few minutes ago.他几分钟前离开了办公室。 318. She's not here right now. She's at work.她现在不在这儿，她在上班。 319. We met at work.我们是在工作中认识的。 320. She went out with her friends from work.她和工作单位的几个朋友一起外出了。 321. Can you describe your work to the class?你能向全班同学介绍一下你的职责吗？ 322. A large part of the work is responding to e-mails.这个工作的大部分内容是回复电子邮件。 323. administrative/secretarial work行政/秘书工作 324. My brother did the electrical work on the house.这房子的电工活是我哥哥做的。 325. "After you finish your work, you can go outside and play."你做完作业就能出去玩。 326. I have a lot of work to do.我有好多工作要做。 327. His work cluttered his desk.他的文件凌乱地堆放在办公桌上。 328. She brought some work home with her from the office.她把一些文件从办公室带回了家。 329. "Getting my PhD took a lot of work, but it was worth it."拿博士学位耗费了我大量精力，但这是值得的。 330. Hard work is the key to success.勤奋是成功的关键。 331. Careful police work led to the murderer's capture.细致严谨的侦破工作使杀人犯得以落网。 332. She hasn't done any work since she got here.她到这儿之后就没干活。 333. He plans to start work on a new novel soon.他计划不久后开始创作一部新小说。 334. The rain forced the crew to stop work on the building.下雨天迫使施工队停止对大楼的施工。 335. work on the project is already underway. [=people have started working on the project]这项工程已经开始。 336. You need to get down to work [=start working] if you want to finish the assignment on time.如果你想按时完成任务，现在就要开始工作了。 337. She set to work [=started working] on the project immediately.她立即着手这一项目。 338. She diligently went about her work. [=did her work]她工作非常勤奋。 339. He was told to keep up the good work. [=to continue doing good work]他被告诫要再接再厉做好工作。 340. “I finished the project ahead of schedule.” “Good work!”“我提前完成了这个项目。”“干得好！” 341. Some clever camera work gave the illusion that she was standing next to him.一些巧妙的摄影效果使人产生一种她站在他身旁的错觉。 342. The cabinets are the work of a skilled carpenter. [=the cabinets were made by a skilled carpenter]这些橱柜是一个技术熟练的木工的作品。 343. The robberies were the work of [=were done by] the same gang.这几起抢劫案是同一伙歹徒所为。 344. I love this painter's work.我喜欢这位画家的作品。 345. the author's entire body of work这位作者的全部著作 346. the complete/collected works of Charles Dickens查尔斯·狄更斯全集/作品集 347. literary works文学作品 348. the painter's latest work这位画家最新的作品 349. The painting is a work in progress. [=it is not yet finished]这幅画还在创作当中。 350. engineering works from the 19th century*19世纪的建筑 351. He got a job at a cement/lead/steel works.他在水泥厂/铅厂/钢铁厂找到了一份工作。 352. The local steel works have shut down.当地的钢铁厂已经关停。 353. the works of a clock时钟的活动部件 354. "The office used to be very efficient, but the new regulations have gummed up the works. [=made the work more difficult and slow]"这个办公室的工作人员过去工作效率很高，但是新的规章制度却使工作变得更加困难和缓慢。 355. They ordered a pizza with the works. [=with all the different toppings that were available]他们订了一份带全部辅料的比萨饼。 356. "When we went to New York, we visited the museums, did some shopping, saw some shows—the whole works."我们去纽约时参观了一些博物馆，买了些东西，还看了几场演出——全部都体验了。 357. He kept us hard at work but paid us well.他总让我们卖力工作，但给我们的薪水也很高。 358. We're at work on the new project.我们正在做那个新项目。 359. "He has been out with a back injury, but he'll be back at work soon."他因背部受伤没来上班，但是他很快会回来工作。 360. She felt that a higher power was at work.她感到有种更大的力量在掌控局面。 361. "She knew she had her work cut out for her, but she was willing to do whatever it took to succeed."她知道这事困难很大，但她愿尽一切努力做到。 362. Her next movie is already in the works.她的下一部电影已经在拍摄中了。 363. Plans are in the works for building three new schools in the area.在这个地区新建三所学校的计划正在筹备中。 364. the percentage of people who are in work [=people who have jobs]就业人群的百分比 365. This new snow shovel makes short work of clearing off the driveway.这把新雪铲清扫起私家车道来容易多了。 366. She made short work of her opponents.她轻松击败了对手。 367. The kids made quick work of the french fries. [=the kids ate the french fries quickly]孩子们很快就吃完了炸薯条。 368. He made light work of the problem. [=he solved the problem quickly and easily]他轻而易举地解决了这个问题。 369. "The factory closed and left/put 5,000 people out of work."这家工厂倒闭了，造成5000人失业。 370. He has been out of work since January. [=he has not had a job since January]他从一月份起就失业了。 371. work clothes/boots工作服/靴 372. a clean work surface/table干净的工作台面 373. What does your work schedule look like this week?你这周的工作日程是怎样安排的？ 374. a 12-hour work shift*12小时轮一班 375. There is a place to list your work experience [=the jobs that you have had] on the application.申请表上有一处要列出你的工作经历。 376. My parents both had a very strong work ethic. [=a strong belief in the value and importance of work]我的父母都有很强的职业道德。 377. She filed for a work permit. [=an official document that shows that a person is allowed to work]她申请了工作许可证。