in compounds 常构成复合词）a place where things are made or
industrial processes take place 工 f- : an
engineering wor/u 机器制造 p. ◊ a brickworks 砖厂 〇 note
at factory
►
PARTS OF MACHINE 机器部件 12 the works [pi.] the moving parts
of a machine, etc•(机器等的 > 活动部件
MECHANISM
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EVERYTH丨NG 所有的事物 13 the
works [pi.]
everything所有的事物；全套物品：We went to the chip shop and had the
works: fish, chips, gherkins, mushy
我们去薯条店吃了套餐：炸鱼、炸薯条、小黄瓜、
豆泥。
►■PHYSICS 物理 14 [u] the
use of force to produce movement. 功； 做功一see
also joule
all .work and no 'play (makes Jack a dull 'boy) {saying) it is not healthy
to spend all your time working; you need to relax too只工在不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
at 'work 1 having an effect on sth 起作用：She
suspected that secret influences were at work.
秘势力在作祟。2〜（on sth) busy doing sth 着（做 ■某事 > :He is sriH at work on the painting.他仍在忙着
画那幅画。◊ Danger—men
at work.危险 有人施
工。get (down) to/set to ‘work
to
begin; to make a start 开始，着手（工作）：We set to work on
the outside of the house (= for example, painting
it).
屋子的外部开始干了会来。give sb the ’works (/n/ormfl/) to give or
tell sb everything 给（或告.诉）…一切，good ’works kind acts to help
others.善行.；善举 go/set
about your ’work to (Wstart to do your
work 做（或 着手做）■自己的'工作：She went cheerjWiy about
her worfc.她高髙兴奐地做貞己的工作。have your .work cut out (informal) to be likely to have
difficulty doing sth (做知事’）可能有困难：Yiou7〖 have your worfc cut out
to get there by nine o’clock.你九点钟前赶到那里可不
容易。■ in the ’works PiTliN the
pipeline
something that is in the works is being discussed, planned or prepared and will
happen or exist soon 在讨论（或计 划、筹备等丨中；在酝酿中the work of a •moment,
'second, etc. (formal) a thing that takes a
very short time to do 即亥ij 做完.如事一more at day, devil, dirty adj., hand
n.,
hard adj., job,
light adj., nasty,
nice,
SHORT
adj., SPANNER
work-able /'W3：k8bl; NAmE 'W3：rk-/ adj. 1 (of a system, an
idea, etc..系統、想法等）that
can be used successfully and effectively 可行的；行得通的 H771
practical ： a worfcaWe pian 切实可行的计划 2 that
you can shape, spread，dig,
etc.可成形（或延长、挖掘等）的：Add
more water.imtiZ t/ie dough is worfcabie•往面团里再加点
)L水，i到能揉成形为'止。3 (of a
mine，etc.矿等)that can still be used
and will make a profit 句■开采的；奇开
发的'
work-aday /'W3：kadei; NAmE 'W3：rk-/ adj. [gsually before noun] {formal) ordinary;
not very interesting 平
凡的；平淡$奇的HEI EVERYDAY work-ahol-ic /.waika'holik;
NAmE ,w3：rk0'ho:lik; -'ha:l-/ noun {informal, usually disapproving) a person who works
very hard and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things工作垚；工作迷；醉心于工作的人
work-around
/'W3：k9raund;
NAmE 'W3：rk-/ noun (computing if) a way in which you
can solve or avoid a problem when the most obvious solution is not possible 应变方法；变通方法
'work basket noun (old-fashioned, Br£) a container for
the things you need for sewing 针故筐 work-bench /'warkbentj*; NAmE 'W3：rk-/ (also bench) noun a long heavy table
used for doing practical jobs, working with tools, etc..工作台 work.book /‘W3:kbuk;
AMmf .W3:rk-/ (8rE) (AMm£ ’exercise book) ziot/n
a book with exercises in it, often with spaces for students to write answers
in, to help them practise what they have leamt 练习册；作业本
work.box /_w3:kbnks; _w3:rkba:ks/ /?ow/i a box
used for keeping tools
or sewing equipment in 工具 箱；针线盒
work-day /'w3：kdei;
NAmE 'W3：rk-/ noun 1 {
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 work
employment ♦ career *
profession ♦ occupation . trade
These are all words for the work that sb does in
return for payment, especially over a long period of time.
上各词均指有报酬的工作，尤指长期从事的职业。
work the job that sb does, especially in order to earn
money 指工作、职业：It's
very difficult to find work 沉womerjf.目前很难找到工作。
employment (rather
formal) work,
especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the
situation in which people have work 寧工作、
职业、■赛雇、■就业：Only half the people, here are in /w/f/emp/oyment•这儿只有一半的人拿工资的
工作。
career the job
or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving
more responsibility as time passes 指生涯、职业：He
had a 'very distinguished career in the-Foreign Office.)他在外
交部有过一段光辉的事业。
profession a type of job that needs special training or skill,
especially one that needs a high level of education指需要专门技能,(尤其是较高教育水平）
的职亚.专业：He hopes to enter the medical pra/ess/on.他希望能从事医务工作。’I7CTH The profession is
all the people who work in a particular profession. * theprofes_sion.统称某专业的人、同行、
■■同业：/egfl/
pro/ess/on 法律界 The
professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and
training, such as being a doctor or lawyer. * the professions统称需要较高教育水平的传
统职业，如医生、律师等。
occupation (mfha/drmfl/)
a job or profession 指工 .作、...职业：F^ease_state your name, age, and oco/paf/on.请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
trade a job,
especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special
training and skills 行业，尤指手工职手行当：
/?/▲/?/)/
s/c/Y/ec/ fra企.木it是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
►
in/out of work/employment
►
(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/
profession/occupation
►
permanent/temporary work/employment
►
(a) well-paid/low-paid work/employment/
profession/occupation
►
(a) paid/salaried/freelance/voluntary work/
employment/occupation
►
(a/an/the) medical/legal/acting/teaching work/
career/profession
►
to look for/seek/find work/employment/a
career/an occupation
►
to get/obtain/give sb/offer sb/create/generate/
provide work/employment
,w〇fked 'up [not
before noun]〜(about sth) (/n/omjfl/) very
excited _ or upset about sth 异常_兴奋；十分生气： TTiere’s
no’ poi’nt m getting worked up about ft.为此大
发脾气也无味于事。
WOrk-ei*
/'W3：k0(r); NAmE 'W3：rk-/ noun 1 (often in
compounds 常构成复合词）a person who works, especially one who does a
particular kind of work 工作者；人员：/arnv/actory/ct^ce workers■农场 / 工尸'土*乂；职员◊
rescue/aid/researcft workers 救备./ 援 助 / 研究人员◊
temporary/jpart-time/casuaZ workers “时工；兼职工.；零工◊ /rumutU/sfciZled/unsfciHed workers体力劳动者；熟练/非熟练工人一see also GUEST WORKER, SEX WORKER,
SOCIAL WORKER 2 [usually