单词 | work_id |
释义 | work verb 1➤work on an assignment做作业➤work as a teacher/in education当老师;从事教育工作➤the phone isn't working.这部电话坏了。work ♦︎ labour ♦︎ toil ♦︎ slavethese words all mean to do sth that involves physical or mental effort.这些词均表示做体力或脑力工作。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to work / labour / toil at sth◆to labour / slave over sth◆to work / labour / toil / slave away◆to work / labour / toil endlessly / long and hard / tirelessly■ work [intransitive, transitive] to do sth that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of a job做体力(或脑力)工作;劳动◆i can't work if i'm cold.我要是觉得冷就干不了活。◆he is working on a new novel.他正在写一部新小说。◆she's outside, working on the car.她在外面修车呢。◆doctors often work very long hours.医生经常长时间工作。■ labour (bre) (name labor) /leɪbə(r)/ [intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to do hard physical work干体力活◆they laboured all day in the fields.他们一整天都在地里干活。■ toil [intransitive] (formal or literary) to work very hard and/or for a long time(长时间)苦干,辛勤劳作◆hundreds of men toiled for years at building the pyramid.建这座金字塔,数百人苦干了多年。■ slave [intransitive] (rather informal, especially spoken, usually disapproving) to work very hard苦干;没命地工作◆i've been slaving away all day trying to get this work finished.我整天苦干,想把这项工作赶完。◆i haven't got time to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= doing a lot of cooking).我没时间老围着锅台转。ⓘ slave is usually used when you think that you have/sb has been working too hard. * slave 通常用来表示自己或他人工作过于辛苦。work verb 2➤work on an assignment做作业➤work as a teacher/in education当老师;从事教育工作➤the phone isn't working.这部电话坏了。work ♦︎ be employed ♦︎ have a job ♦︎ earn a/your living ♦︎ be in work ♦︎ practisethese words all mean to earn money through work.这些词均表示以工作赚钱。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to work / be employed / have a job / earn a living / practise as sth◆to work / be employed / have a job at a place■ work [intransitive] to do work for which you receive regular payment工作;就业;上班◆both my parents work.我父母都工作。◆she works for an engineering company.她在一家工程公司工作。◆i've always worked in education.我一直从事教育工作。◆do you enjoy working with children?你喜欢做儿童工作吗?■ be employed --> [transitive, passive] (rather formal) to do work for which you receive regular payment工作;就业;上班◆for the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter.过去三年来他一直受雇当消防员。◆a number of people are employed to deal with the backlog of work.雇来一些人处理积压的工作。 ➡ see also employ → employ , unemployed → unemployed ■ have a job -->phrase(has, had, had)to do work for which you receive regular payment工作;就业;上班◆she had a job as a waitress.她的工作是服务员。◆i've got a temporary job at the moment.现在我找到了个临时工作。◆she's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly).她从未有过稳定的工作。note 辨析 work, be employed or have a job? work is the most general of these words and can be used to talk about a particular job that sb has at a particular time, or the general type of work that they do, or just the fact that they work. be employed is mostly used to talk about the particular job or type of work that sb does, often with as or to. * work 在这些词中最通用,可以指某一时段的某个工作,可以指一般性的工作,也可以指有工作这一事实。be employed 多指特定的工作或工作类型,并常与 as 或 to 连用◆be employed as a teacher当教师◆be employed to train users in the new system受雇培训用户使用新系统 have a job is often used to talk about the fact of not being unemployed. * have a job 常指有工作◆do you have a job?你有工作吗?it can also be used with as in a similar way to work. * have a job 也可以像 work 一样与 as 连用◆she worked / had a job as a waitress in a cocktail bar.她在一家鸡尾酒酒吧里当服务员。in this use, have a job is most often used in the past tense, and also suggests that the period of employment is more temporary. have a job can be a little more informal than work.在这种用法中,have a job 多用于过去时,而且表示那一段时间的受雇状况较为临时性质。have a job 较 work 稍不正式。■ earn a living-->■ earn your living -->phraseto work for money to buy the things that you need in life维持生计;谋生◆she earns her living as a freelance journalist.她靠作自由撰稿记者来维持生计。■ be in work -->idiom (bre) to have a job, as opposed to being unemployed (= not having a job) 有工作◆most of those who were in work had temporary jobs.他们中的大部份人曾有过工作,但都是临时性的。 ➡ see also out of work → unemployed ■ practise (bre) (name practice) [intransitive, transitive] to work as a doctor, lawyer, etc.当医生;当律师;从事专职工作◆there are over 50 000 solicitors practising in england and wales.英格兰和威尔士有 5 万多律师执业。◆he practised as a lawyer for many years.他已从事律师工作多年。◆she was banned from practising medicine.她被禁行医。work verb 3➤work on an assignment做作业➤work as a teacher/in education当老师;从事教育工作➤the phone isn't working.这部电话坏了。 ➡ see also the entry for operate另见 operate 条work ♦︎ function ♦︎ run ♦︎ operate ♦︎ gothese are all words that can be used when a machine, system or device performs in the correct way.这些词均表示机器、系统或装置运转良好、正常工作。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to actually / still work / function / go◆to work / function / run / operate efficiently / satisfactorily / smoothly / independently / successfully / normally / reliably◆to work / function / run perfectly◆to work / function / operate effectively / properly / correctly◆to work / function well◆to run / operate continuously◆fully functioning / operating■ work [intransitive](of a machine or device) to perform in the correct way(机器或装置)运转良好,正常工作◆the phone isn't working.这部电话坏了。◆it works by electricity.这是电动的。◆are they any closer to understanding how the brain works?他们对大脑功能的了解有进展吗? ➡ see also work → operate ■ function [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) (rather formal) to work in the correct way起作用;运转良好;正常工作◆despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.尽管供电中断,医院继续正常运转。◆many children can't function effectively in large classes.许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。◆we now have a functioning shower.现在我们有了功能正常的淋浴器。■ run (running, ran, run) [intransitive] to work in the correct way起作用;运转良好;正常工作◆stan had the chainsaw running.斯坦开动了链锯。◆our van runs on (= uses) diesel.我们的货车烧柴油。◆which operating system have you got running?你们运行的是哪个操作系统?ⓘ run is usually used to talk about an engine or motor (or a machine that uses an engine or motor), or a computer program. * run 通常指发动机、马达(或使用发动机或马达的机器)或电脑程序正常工作。 ➡ see also run → operate , up and running → active adj. ■ operate [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) (rather formal) (especially of a machine) to work in a particular way; (of a service or system) to be working(尤指机器)运转;(服务或系统)工作◆solar panels can only operate in sunlight.太阳能电池板只能在阳光下才能正常工作。◆some people can only operate well under pressure.有些人只有在压力下才能工作得好。◆a new late-night service is now operating.现在推出了一种新的深夜服务项目。 ➡ see also operate → operate ▸ operation noun [uncountable] ◆regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine.定期维修能确保发动机运行顺畅。 ➡ see also in operation , operational → active adj. note 辨析 function or operate? function is used more to talk about whether sth works or how well or badly it works; operate is used more to talk about the conditions required for sth to work. * function 较多用于描述是否运转或运转情况是否良好。operate 较多用于描述运行的必要条件。■ go (goes, went, gone) [intransitive] (informal, especially spoken) (of a machine) to work in the correct way(机器)起作用,运转良好,正常工作◆what makes it go?是什么让它运转起来? |
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