DO A JOB FOR MONEY 为挣钱做工作, [I] to do a job that you are paid for

做工作，劳动:

Where do you work?

你在哪里上班？

Many young people in the area have never worked.

该地区的许多年轻人从未工作过。

The injury means he'll probably never work again.

这种伤意味着他很有可能再也不能工作。

He works for a law firm.

他在一家律师事务所工作。

I work at the university.

我在这所大学工作。

She works as a consultant for a design company.

她在一家设计公司当顾问。

The studies were undertaken by people working in education.

这些研究是教育工作者开展的。

I work part-time in a library.

我在一家图书馆兼职。

DO YOUR JOB 做工作, [I,T] to do the activities and duties that are part of your job

工作; 从事职业:

Sally isn't working tomorrow.

萨莉明天不上班。

Staff will have to get used to a new way of working.

员工必须适应新的工作方式。

One of the women I work with is getting married this weekend.

我的一位女同事这个周末要结婚。

Each site has a fully trained team who work under a site manager.

每个网站都有一支训练有素的队伍，由一位网站经理负责。

I get paid more if I work nights.

我要是上夜班就可以多拿工资。

We're sometimes expected to work twelve-hour days.

我们有时候需要一天工作十二小时。

Are you working late (=working after the time you usually finish) again tonight?

你今晚又要加班吗？

Forty police officers are working round the clock (=working day and night without stopping) to find Murray's killer.

为了找出杀害默里的凶手，四十位警官正日夜工作。

Nowadays, many people are able to work from home .

如今，很多人可以在家工作。

HELP 帮助, [I] if you work with someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them

从事帮助〔某人或某群体〕的工作:

She's just retired after 38 years working with children.

她做了 38 年儿童工作，刚刚退休。

He has worked among some of the world's poorest people.

他帮助过一些世界上最穷困的人。

DO AN ACTIVITY 从事活动, [I] to spend time and effort doing something

花费时间和精力:

I've been working in the garden all afternoon.

我一下午都在花园里干活。

I'm going to have to work really hard to pass these exams.

要通过这些考试，我必须非常刻苦地学习。

We're working together to develop a new system.

我们正在合作开发一种新系统。

TRY TO ACHIEVE STH 争取做成某事, [I] to try continuously to achieve a particular thing

努力取得，力争:

They are working towards a solution to their problems.

他们正设法找到解决问题的方法。

We will work for the release of the hostages.

我们会争取让人质获得释放。

The police are working to provide more help for victims of crime.

警方尽力为罪案的受害人提供更多帮助。

The company is working hard to improve its image.

该公司正竭力提高自身的形象。

He worked tirelessly (=worked very hard in a determined way) for the charity throughout his life.

他毕生为慈善事业孜孜不倦地工作。

MACHINE / EQUIPMENT 机器/设备

BE EFFECTIVE / SUCCESSFUL 有效/成功, [I] to be effective or successful

有效，起作用:

Making a marriage work can take a lot of effort.

要让婚姻美满可能需要付出很大努力。

I've never found a diet that works.

我从未找到一种有效的饮食方式。

The recipe works just as well if you use margarine instead of butter.

食谱中如果用人造黄油代替天然黄油，效果一样好。

The cream works immediately to relieve sore skin.

这种乳霜可以立即缓解皮肤疼痛。

You need to find which method works best for you.

你要找出哪种方法对你最有用。

a drug that works against some types of cancer

一种对某些癌症有疗效的药物

HAVE AN EFFECT 有效果, [I always + adv / prep] if something such as a fact, situation, or system works in a particular way, it has a particular effect on someone or something

有影响:

The arrangement works well for everyone involved.

这项安排对每位参与的人都很有利。

The French team are the heavier crew, which should work in their favour (=help them) .

法国队实力更强，这对他们非常有利。

Sexism still works against (=harms or causes problems for) women in many professions.

对妇女的性别歧视在许多行业仍然存在。

ART / STYLE / LITERATURE 艺术/风格/文学, [I] if a painting, design, piece of writing etc works, it is successful because it has the effect on you that the painter, writer etc intended

〔绘画、设计、作品等〕奏效:

I don't think the scene with the horses really works, do you?

我觉得那些马的场面效果不好，你说呢？

The colour combination just doesn't work for me.

这种色彩搭配就是不合我意。

SHAPE / CUT STH 让某物成型/切割某物, [T] if you work a material such as metal, leather, or clay, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something

〔通过切割、缝纫等〕使〔金属、皮革、陶土等〕成形，使定形

USE A SUBSTANCE 使用某种材料, [I] to use a particular material or substance in order to make something such as a picture, design, jewellery etc

〔用某种材料〕制作〔画、设计、珠宝等〕:

a sculptor who works in steel

做钢雕的雕塑家

a jeweller who works with silver

打造银首饰的珠宝匠

work your way to / through etc sth

work your way through school / college / university etc, to do a job while you are a student because you need the money to pay for your courses, books etc

勤工俭学; 半工半读

MOVE GRADUALLY 逐渐移动, [I,T always + adv / prep] to move into a particular state or position very gradually, either in a series of small movements or after a long time

逐步移动，慢慢达到〔某状态或位置〕:

Slowly he worked the screwdriver into the crack.

他慢慢地把螺丝刀插进裂缝中。

One of the screws must have worked loose.

有一颗螺丝肯定已经松了。

EXERCISE 锻炼, [T] to use and exercise a muscle or part of your body

使〔身体肌肉或某部位〕活动起来:

Swimming is a form of exercise that works every muscle in your body.

游泳是一种可以使身体的每块肌肉都活动起来的锻炼方式。

MOVE 活动, [I,T] [formal] if a part of your body works or you work it, it moves

（使）〔身体某部位〕抽动:

She was trembling and her mouth was working.

她颤抖着，嘴唇也在哆嗦。

WORK IN AN AREA 在某地区工作, [T] if you work a particular area or type of place, you travel around the area for your job, or work in that type of place

从事〔某区域的〕工作; 在…工作:

Markowitz works the Tri-State area.

马科维茨在三州地区工作。

work the door, to take tickets from people as they enter a club, theatre etc

〔在夜总会、剧院门口〕收票，检票:

Binns worked the door at various Manhattan clubs.

宾斯在曼哈顿的多家夜总会收过票。

ENTERTAIN A CROWD 娱乐大众, [T] if an entertainer or politician works a crowd of people, they entertain them and get their interest or support

〔艺人〕娱乐〔大众〕; 〔政客为获得支持而〕取悦〔众人〕:

She really knew how to work a crowd.

她很会逗大家开心。

LAND / SOIL 田地/土壤, [T] if you work the land, soil etc, you do all the work necessary to grow crops on it

耕种:

He was left to work the farm alone.

就留下他一个人在农场耕作。

MINE 矿, [T] to remove a substance such as coal, gold, or oil from under the ground

开采〔煤、金、石油等〕

work like magic / work like a charm also work a treat, [BrE] to be very effective

非常灵验/非常有效:

a polish that works a treat on windows

用在窗户上效果很好的擦光剂

MIND / BRAIN 智力/头脑, [I] if your mind or brain is working, you are thinking or trying to solve a problem

思考，动脑筋

work on the principle / assumption / basis etc that, to base ideas, plans etc on a particular fact that you think is true

以某原则/假设/基础等为前提:

We're working on the assumption that the conference will take place in Canada, as planned.

我们假定大会将按计划在加拿大举行。

work yourself into a frenzy / panic / state etc, to make yourself become very nervous, angry etc

使自己变得疯狂/恐慌/紧张等:

He seemed to be working himself into a rage.

他似乎开始怒火中烧。

work it / things, [spoken] to make arrangements for something to happen, especially by behaving in a clever or skilful way

〔尤指巧妙地〕设法安排:

We should try and work it so that we can all go together.

我们应该设法安排一下，让大家都可以一起去。

work the system, to understand how a system works so that you can get advantages for yourself, often in a slightly dishonest way

钻空子:

Lynn could show the rest of us how to work the system.

林恩会教我们其余的人怎么钻空子。

work sb hard also work sb into the ground, [informal] to make someone work very hard

让〔某人〕辛苦工作:

The coach has been working us really hard this week.

教练本周让我们训练得非常辛苦。

People have complained that they are being worked into the ground.

人们抱怨工作太辛苦。

I've worked myself into the ground setting up this interview.

为了安排这次访谈，我把自己弄得精疲力竭。

work your fingers to the bone also work your socks off, [informal] to work very hard

拼命干活; 努力工作

work your butt / ass / arse off, [not polite] to work very hard

拼命干活

CALCULATE 计算, [T] [AmE formal] to calculate the answer to a mathematical problem

计算，算出〔数学问题的答案〕

work to rule, [BrE] to protest about a situation at work by doing your job slowly, with the excuse that you must obey all the rules exactly

故意死扣规章而少干活，按章工作

It works for me, [spoken] used to say that something is very suitable for you and does exactly what you wanted or expected

这很适合我:

I meditate and do Yoga every day. It works for me and I think it could work for you too.

我每天静思做瑜伽。 这对我挺管用，我想对你可能也会有好处。

JOB 工作, [U] a job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money

工作; 职业;

There isn't a lot of work at this time of the year.

每年这个时候工作机会不多。

My father started work when he was just 14.

我父亲 14 岁就开始工作了。

He's been out of work (=without a job) for two years.

他失业有两年了。

More people are in work (=have a job) than ten years ago.

现在有工作的人比十年前多。

There has been an increase in the number of people looking for work .

找工作的人数在不断增长。

She found work with an engineering firm.

她找到一份工程公司的工作。

I'm planning to return to work (=start a job again after a long period of time) when the children are a little older.

我打算等孩子们大一点时重新出去工作。

Do you want to go for a drink after work?

下班后你想去喝一杯吗？

The new law will benefit people in part-time work.

这项新法律对兼职人士有利。

I need to find paid work (=a job you are paid to do) .

我要找有偿工作。

He does voluntary work in a hospital.

他在一家医院做义工。

In my line of work (=the type of work someone does), I meet lots of interesting people.

干我这行能碰到许多有意思的人。

PLACE 地点, [U] a place where you do your job, which is not your home

工作地点; 办公室:

I had an accident on the way to work.

上班路上我出了事故。

He left work at the usual time.

他按平常时间离开办公室。

I went out with the girls from work last night.

昨晚我和公司的姑娘们出去了。

Dad's at work right now.

爸爸此刻正在上班。

DUTIES 责任, [U] the duties and activities that are part of your job

差事; 职务:

A large part of the work we do involves using computers.

我们大部分工作要使用计算机。

He starts work at 4am.

他清晨四点开始工作。

He's started a business doing gardening and roofing work.

他开办了一家从事园艺和盖屋顶业务的公司。

RESULT 成果, [U] something that you produce as a result of doing your job or doing an activity

工作成果; 产品:

Send a resume and examples of your work.

请寄一份履历及你所做的样品。

The building is the work of architect Rafael Moneo.

这幢大楼是建筑师拉斐尔·莫尼欧的作品。

The teacher should make sure that each child has a piece of work displayed on the wall.

老师应该确保每个孩子都有一幅作品挂在墙上展示。

The standard of work has declined.

作品的水准下降了。

PAPERS ETC 文件等, [U] the papers and other materials you need for doing work

〔工作所需的〕文件及材料:

Can you move some of your work off the kitchen table?

你能否把你的一些工作材料从餐桌上拿走？

I often have to take work home with me.

我经常要把工作带回家做。

BOOK / PAINTING / MUSIC 书/画/音乐, [C] something such as a painting, play, piece of music etc that is produced by a painter, writer, or musician

著作; 〔艺术〕作品:

the Collected Works of Shakespeare

《莎士比亚全集》

It is another accomplished work by the artist.

这是那位艺术家又一杰出的作品。

ACTIVITY 活动, [U] when you use physical or mental effort in order to achieve something

〔花费体力或脑力做的〕事情; 工作:

Work will start next month on a new swimming pool in the centre of the city.

下个月将开始在市中心建造一座新的游泳池。

Looking after children can be hard work .

照看孩子会非常辛苦。

You should not allow unqualified people to carry out work on your house.

你不能让非专业人员来装潢你的房子。

He set to work immediately.

他立即开始工作。

STUDY 学习, [U] study or RESEARCH , especially for a particular purpose

〔尤指为某一目的进行的〕学习，研究:

The centre carries out work to monitor trends in housing management.

该中心展开了对监测物业管理动向的研究。

He did his postgraduate work in Sociology.

他研究生时学的是社会学。

at work

the (whole) works, [spoken] used after mentioning several things, to emphasize that someone or something has everything you can think of

所有的东西，全部:

The hotel had everything – sauna, swimming pool, the works.

这家酒店设施一应俱全 — 桑拿浴室、游泳池，应有尽有。

nice work / quick work, [spoken] used to praise someone for doing something well or quickly

干得好/干得快〔用于称赞某人〕:

That was quick work!

干得真快！

sth is in the works / pipeline, [informal] used to say that something is being planned or developed

某事在计划中; 某事在筹备中:

Upgrades to the existing software are in the works.

现有软件的升级版本正在开发中。

works, [pl., U]

the works, the moving parts of a machine

〔机器的〕活动机件;

have your work cut out (for you), [informal] used to say that it will be very difficult to do something

（某人）做某事很困难:

The team will have their work cut out if they are to win the competition.

该队要想赢得比赛将会苦战一番。

make short / light work of sth, to do something very quickly and easily

迅速/轻松地干完某事:

A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking.

微波炉能轻松烹饪食物。

make heavy / hard work of sth, to do something with difficulty

某事干得辛苦:

They made hard work of what should have been an easy game.

原该很轻松的比赛，他们却打得非常艰苦。

FORCE 力, [U] [technical] force multiplied by distance

功，做功