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around to what he really wanted to say.
会才绕到真正要说的事情上来。’work
at sth to make great efforts to achieve sth or do sth well 致力于；努力. 做：He’s working at iosing weight•他正在無另 M 肥。◊
Learning to play the piano isn^ easy. You have to work atit•学弹钢琴不容易，你非得下功夫不可。.work
sth •in | work sth.into sth 1 to try to include sth 尽量包 括；设法把…加进：Can’t
you work a few more jokes into your speech?难道你就不能在讲话中每增加几句笑话 吗？ 2 to add one substance to another and mix
them together 掺入将…搅拌进：GraduaHy
worfc in the butter•逐渐掺进会油。，work sth一_off 1 to .get rid of sth, especially a strong
feeling, by using physical effort (ik过消耗体力）•宣泄感情：She
worked her anger by going /or a waZfc•她散散步气就消.了。2 to earn money in order to be able to pay a debt 工作以偿债：
77iey /iad a iarge banfc ioan to worfc 0#•他们★一大金银 行倭款需要偿还。_work on sb to try to persuade sb to agree to sth or
to do sth努力说服（使某人答应或做某
事）：He
hasn't said he'll do it yet, but rm working on him.他还没说他会做这事，不过我正在设法说服他。
'work on sth to try hard to
improve or achieve sth ^ 力改善（或完成），：You
need to work on your pronunci- arion a bit more,你需要再加把劲改进发音。◊
‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?' (No, but Vm working on
it.y “你找到临时看孩子的保姆了吗？ 还没有，我正在找 呢。” .work • out 1 to train the body by physical exercise 锻▲身体； 做运动 ： / vvorfc out regu〖arZy to
fceep /it. 我经#做运动以葆持健康。一related noun workout 2 to develop in a successful
way 成功地发展：Myyiirst
j’ob didn’t vvorfc out•我的第一份工#干得示命。◊
Things have worked out quite vveii/or us•事情南结桌对我们很不
错。，work
‘out (at sth) .if sth worlds out at sth, you calculate that it will
be a particular amount 计算；计算
tb ： ,[+' ADj] Itll
work out cheaper to travel by bus. 还是秦公共汽车便宜些。，work
sbw_out to understand sb’s character 了_，SI解（某人的性格）：f’ve never been
abfe to worfc her out.我从未能摸准她的秉性。
.work sth一_out 1 to calculate sth.计算；知出：to work
out the answer 计算出答案 2 to find the answer to sth 找到…的答案& Hn solve： to
work out a problem 解决问题◊[+ vvh-】 Can you worfc out what these
squigg/es mean?你能辨认出这些潦草的字迹是什么意思
? 〇I
couldn}t work out where the music was coming 介om.我弄不清这者乐是从哪里传来的。3 to
plan or think of sth 计划；思考：Vve
worked out a new way of doing ft.我想irf 做这_的一个新方法。4
[usually passive] to remove all the coal, minerals, etc. from a mine over a
period of time挖尽，开采光（煤、矿产等）：a worfced-outsi7ver
mine 开采光了的银矿，work
sb-^〇ver {slang) to
attack sb and hit them, for example to make them give you information 拷问；逼供’work
to sth to follow a plan, schedule, etc.袷照（计如、时间表等 > ; 根据…行事：to
worfc to a buciget按照細算办事◊
We’re working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in
which to do the work)•我们的工期很紧。>ork
towards sth to try to reach or achieve a goal 努力达 到，设法完成 C'i 标 > ,work
sth—’up to develop or improve sth with some effort逐步发雇；努力改無：
J
ccm’t work up any enthusiasm/or /iis idea.我对他的想 法怎么也热心不麁来。◊ She went /or a〖ong to worfc up cm
appetite•她为了增加食欲會了很长时间的步s .work sb/yourself 'up (into sth)
to
make sb/yourself reach a state of great excitement, anger, etc. f美激动；
使发怒：Don't
work yourself up into a state about it. It isn’t worth it.别为此大动肝火。这不值得。◊ What are you so
vvorfced up about?什么_使得你这么激动？，work sth 'up into sth to bring sth to a more
complete or more acceptable state 使完整；使完好；修金：I’m working my notes up
into a dissertation.我正泰把我的笔 记整理成一篇论文.。，work
’up to sth to develop or move gradually towards sth, usually sth
more exciting or extreme逐步发展到，逐渐达到（更高或更深的 程度）：The music worked up to a
rousing/inaZe•乐.曲 渐变到一个激动人心的末乐章。◊ J began by in the park and
worked up to running five miles a day.我开始在公园里慢跑，后来逐渐增加到一天跑五
英里。
J0B/TASK
工作；任务 1 [U] the
job that a person does especially in order to earn money 工作；职业
employment ： She had been out of work (= without a
job)/or a year•她已经失业一年了。. ◊
(8r£) 77iey are in vvorfc (〒:have a job).他们有工|^。◊
He started worfc as a security guard.他开始J；痄时做保安员。◊ is ci断cuZt
to yii/id work in
the present economic cZimate.在目前这种
垒珙大气候下很难到工作。◊
J’m stiHZoofcing/or work. 我仍在找工作。◊
She’s pkznning to return to worfc once the children start sc/ioo〖•她正计划孩子一入学就恢复上
班。◊ What Zfne 〇/ vvorfc are you fn (= what type of work d6
you do)?你于哪种工作？ o before/after
work (=In the morning/evening each day)上班前；_下班后 ◊_/iiH-time/part-time/unpaf4/voZimtary
lvorfc 全日制 / 兼职/无报酬的/志愿工作2 [U]
the duties that you have and the activities that you do as part of your job 责；工作内容：Police
worfc is mafnZy routine•警察的工 作主要叙i 按常规的。◊
77ie accountant described his work to the sa〖es sta#•会计师向销售部的职员介绍了自己
的职责。.’ 一see
also piecework, social work 3 [U]
tasks that need to be done'工作；活计：There
is plenty 〇/work
to be done the garden.友园里有很多活备干。
◊
Tafcfng care o/.a baby is hard work.照看婴儿是f年苦 差。◊
J have some worfc/oryou to do.我有些事要你做。
◊
Stop taZfcfng cmd get on with your work•另ijii话了，继 续干?尔们的活儿吧。一see also homework，school- work 4 [U] materials needed or used for doing
work, especially books, papers, etc.工作所需的材料（或档案 等）：She often brings work (= for example,
files and documents) home with her from the office.
室里的工作带回家。◊
His worfc was spread aW over the _/Ioor•他工作的材i斗摊了 一地。一see
also paperwork
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PLACE OF JOB 工作地点 5 [U] (used without the 不与 the
连用）the place where you do your job 工作地点；工作
单位；工在场所：7g〇 to work at 8 o’docfc.我8点钟i 上班。◊ VWien do you leave /or worfc ?你什么时候去上
班？ o The new legislation concerns health
and safety at worfc.这项新法规，再工作场所的健康与安全。OJ have
to Zeave work earZy today.我今.天彳秦早点儿下班。◊ Her
friends from work came to see her in the hospital. M X 作单位的朋友来医院看望她。
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EFFORT 努力 6 [U] the
use of physical strength or mental power in order to do ::or
make stli 工^‘.作；劳动：She earned her grades through sheer
hard work.
绩完全是靠刻苦甩功得来南:。◊ V^e started
worfc on the
project i’n 2002.我们于2002韦界1畴干这食项目。◊
Work conrinues on renovating the hotd.修整ii家旅馆的工作
在继续。◊ The'work
of bu丨Iding
the. bridge took six months.修建这座桥的工作用7^六个月的时间。◊ 77ie art coHection w〇5 his H/e’s worfc.收集艺术品是他一生的工
作。◊ She set them to lvorfc
painting the /ence.她让他 们粉刷围墙。_ see
also donkey work, fieldwork
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PRODUCT OF WORK 工作成枣 7 [Ul a thing or things that are produced
as a result of work $ 作成果；产品；作 品：She’s
cm artist whose worfc J reciZZy admi’re.她这位 泛术家的作品令我赞赏不包。◊
this aH your own work (■*= did you do it without
help from others)?这件 作品是你独立完成的吗？ ◊ The boofc
is a defaced and thorough piece of work covering all aspects of the subject.这本书包括了这一学科的方方面面，是一部缜密
翔实的大作。
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RESULT OF ACTION 行动结果 8 [U] the result of an action; what is done
by sb 作为；行动结果：TTie.
damage is dearty the ivorfc o/vcmdak•这毁损显然是些恣意破坏公
物的人所为。
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B00K/MUS丨C/ART 书籍；「音乐；艺术 9 [C] a
book, piece of music, painting, .etc.著.作；作品： the coZ〖ecte«l/
compiete works 〇/
roktoy 托尔知_选集 / 全集◊ works
o/_/?cti〇n/Zfterature
小说 /女学作品Beethoven’s piano
works 贝—芬■的钢琴曲一see also work
of art — compare opus(2)
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BUILDING/REPAIRING 修造 10 works [pi.] (often in compounds 常构成复合词）activities
involving building or repairing sth 建；修；修建：roadworfcs
道路施工◊
They expanded the shipyards and started engineering worfcs.他们扩建造船厂，开始了工程施工。一see also PUBLIC WORKS
FACTORY XT 11 works {pi. works)
[C+sing./pl. v.] (often