pi.] a person who is
employed in a company or industry, especially sb who does physical work rather
than organizing things or managing people 雇员 rM 尤 指）、劳 X，. X 人：Con_/7ict between empioyers and workers
irttensiyiied and the ni/mber 0/ strikes rose.’ 劳资 矛盾加剧，罢工次数增多。◊
taifcs between worfcers cmd management 劳'资谈判 3 (usually
after an adjective 通 常置于形容词l^:)sa
person who works in a particular way 千活…的人：a
harct//ast/qi/ick/sfow worfcer 做 事会 A / 快V 点利 / 慢的人 4 a female bee that helps do
the work of the group of bees but does not reproduce 工蜂一compare drone
/i. (3)，queen bee(1) IHTO1 see fast adj.
'work
experience noun [u] 1 the
work or jobs that you have done in your life so far 工作昼'历：The opportunities available will depend on
your previous work experience and quaZ诉cations.能否有机会奏看你的
工作经贞和学历。2 (8r£) a period of time that a young
person, especially a student, spends working in a company as a form of training
[_生 > 实'习一compare
INTERNSHIP(l)
work-fare /'W3：kfea(r); NAmE 'W3：rkfer/ noun [U] a system in
which unemployed people have to work in order to get money for food, rent, etc.
from the govern- ment工作福利制（领取福利金的失业者须要参与公益工
作等）
work-force /'w3：kfo:s; NAmE 'w3：rkfo:rs/ noun [C+sing./ pi. v.] 1 all
the people who work for a particular company, organization，etc.全体员工■ ■ staff ： The }"acto/y has a
2000-strong worfc/orce.这家:E.厂的职 工多达千人.〇'◊ TVo thirds 〇/ the worfc/orce is/are women.故工中的三分之二是妇女。2 all the people in a country or an area who are
available for work (=.:国家 或行业等的）劳动力，劳动大军，劳动人口： A quarter
〇/ the ZocaZ worfc/orce is/are unempZoyed.本地四分之一的 劳动力都失业了。
work-horse /'w3：khD：s; NAmE 'w3：rkho:rs/ noun a person or
machine that you can rely on to do hard and/or boring work埋头苦干的人；老黄牛（指吃苦耐劳
的人）；耐用的机器
work.house /_w3:khaos; AMmf 'wsTk-/ (8rf) (also poor- house NAmE, Br£) noun {in
working CHw /'W3：kir)； /V/\wf'W3：rk-/ adj., noun
madj. [only before noun] 1 having a job for which
you are paid 有I作的；有职业的 H7?lemployed： the working popuZatiorT劳动人'占◊ a working mother 在职母亲 —see
also hard-working 2 having a job that
involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.做工的；从事体力劳动的：a
worfcfngman工人◊ a working men's club 3 connected with your
job and the time you
spend doing it.工作上.的；.:工作
时间的：〖ong working hours长的工作时间◊
poor working conditions 恶劣的工作环境 01 have a good working re〖ations/i(p with my
boss.我和老板的工作关 系很好。◊
She spent most 〇/ her worfcfng H/e 〇5 a teacher.她一生中夫部分工作而间都当教师。◊
recent changes in working practices工作做法方面最近的变化
4 a working breakfast or lunch is one at which , you
discuss business公事上的（早餐或午餐等）5 used as
a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the
future 初步的；暂定的.：a wor/dng theory 初步的理论_◊
Have you decided on a working titk /or your thesis yet?你选了论文的暂定题目吗？ 6 if you have a working knowledge
of sth, you can use it at a basic level尚可应付工作的；基本够角的7 the working parts
of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function操纵用葯，用于启动的（部件） 8 a working majority
is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in
parliament and makb new laws (议会票数）足够多数舍ITi!7il see ORDER n.
mnoun [usually pi.] *1 〜(of sth) the way in which a
machine, a system, an organization, etc. works ( til 器、系统、组织等的）运作，工作方an
introduction to the wor/cfngs 〇/Congress对国会运作方式的介紹◊
the
workings 〇/the Ziuman m〖nd 人脑的活动方，式◊ the
machine’s inner workings这台机器的.内部运转情况2 the
parts of a mine or quarry where
coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground (矿山’或采石
场的）矿，巷道，作业区
.working
'capital noun [U] {business i^)
the money that is needed to run a business rather than the money that is used
to buy buildings and equipment when starting the business命动资本；运营资本；周转资金_
compare
VENTURE
CAPITAL
the .working 'class noun [sing.+sing./pl.
v.] (also the .working 'classes [pi.]) the social class whose members do not have much money or
power and are usually employed to do manual
work (- physical work using their hands)工人■阶级：the
political party of the wor/dng doss 工，人 •綾的政党◊
rhe working doss has/have rejected them in the elections.
中&有投他们的票。一compare MIDDLE CLASS, UPPER class ► .working- class adj. ： a working-class back- grournl工人阶级出身
.working
'day noun (6r£) 1 [NAmE work-day) the
part of a day during whicii you work —天'.中的工作时间：
J
spend most 〇/ my working day sitting
at a desk.我一天 之中大部分工作时间都坐在办公桌旁。2 (also frequent work-day) a day on which you usually
work or on which most people usually work 工作日：Sunday is a
normal working day/or me.星期日是我的正常：J：作日0 0 Thousands
of working days were lost through strikes Z〇5tyear..表年因睪工损失了数以千计的工作日。◊ AHovv two working days
i= not
Saturday or Sunday) for deZimy.交p期限为两个本%曰。
'working girl noun (informal) 1 (becoming old-fashioned)
a prostitute. People
say "working girl’ to avoid saying ‘prostitute’.上班女郎（邊指妓女）2(5〇1116行11^〇)/^/7- s/Ve)
a woman who has a paid job 劳动女宇；女 X;耳只 业_女
'working paper noun 1 [C] a report
written by a group of people chosen to study an aspect of law, education,
health, etc.(委员会等的）研究禎告2 working papers fpl.] (in the
work-load /'W3：kl8ud; NAmE
_w3:rkloud/ noun the amount of work that has to be done by a
particular person or organization (某一人或组织的）工作量，工
作负担：a heavy worWoad沉重的工作负担◊
We have taken on extra staff to cope with the increased workload. 我们已经额外雇用员工来应付增加了的工作量。
work-man /'W3：km0n; NAmE
'W3：rk-/ noun
{pi. -men /-man/) 1 a man who is
employed to do physical work 男乂；工匠2 (with
an adjective与运容词连用）a person who works in the way mentioned 工作…的人： a good/bad workman工作好尚/差的人■ work-man-like /'W3：km0nlaik; NAmE _w3:rk-/ adj. done,
made, etc. in a skilful and thorough way but not usually very original or
exciting 技术娴熟（但无新 意）的
work-man-ship
/'W3：km0njip; NAmE
'W3：rk-/ noun
[u] the
skill with which sb makes sth, especially when this affects the way it looks or
works 手艺；技艺；工艺：
Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materiak.我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。
work-mate /'W3：kmeit; NAmE
'W3：rk-/ noun
{especially BrB) a person that you work with, often doing the same job,
in an office, a factory，etc•—起工作的人；同事；工
友 EEC!
COLLEAGUE.
.work
of 'art noun {pi. .works of 'art) 1 a painting,
statue, etc•艺术品；（绘画、雕塑等）艺呆作品：
A number of priceless works of art were stolen from the
gaHery.美术馆中许多价值连城的艺术品被盗。