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work noun 1effort/product of effort 努力；努力的成果ADJECTIVE | ... OF WORK | VERB + WORK | WORK + VERB | WORK + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhard 艰苦的工作；难事◆It's hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself.让他为自己做几件事是很难的。◆It doesn't require skill－it's a matter of sheer hard work.这工作不要求技巧，它纯粹是一件力气活儿。arduous, back-breaking, challenging, complicated, demanding, difficult, gruelling/grueling, intensive, labour-intensive/labor-intensive, tiring, tough 艰巨的／极其繁重的／具有挑战性的／复杂的／要求高的／困难的／使人筋疲力尽的／紧张的／劳动密集型的／累人的／棘手的工作◆The show is the product of two years' intensive work.这场演出是紧张工作了两年的成果。tireless 不知疲倦的工作◆Through their tireless work, they proved his innocence.通过不懈的努力，他们证明了他是无辜的。rewarding 有益的工作heavy 繁重的工作◆They employ a couple of young men to do the heavy work.他们雇了几个年轻人做这项繁重的工作。donkey (BrE, informal) 单调乏味的苦差事◆I did the donkey work (= hard work requiring little skill) but I hired a professional for the hard part.我自己做那些没什么技术含量的苦差事，但是雇了专业人员来完成棘手的部分。grunt (NAmE, informal) 费力而乏味的苦差事◆He has done the grunt work (= the hard, boring part of a task), sifting through thousands of official records.他完成了筛选数千个官方记录的苦差事。light 轻松的工作◆She's only allowed to do a little light work because of her bad arm.她胳臂有伤，所以只许她做一点儿轻松的工作。easy 容易做的事close 精细的活儿◆I need to wear glasses for close work.我干细致活儿时需要戴眼镜。physical 体力活儿delicate 细致的工作dangerous 危险的工作dirty 脏活儿；卑鄙的勾当◆Engine maintenance is dirty work.维修发动机是个脏活儿。◆The drugs gang used children to do their dirty work for them. (figurative) 贩毒团伙利用儿童为他们做违法的事。monotonous, repetitive, tedious 单调的工作；重复性工作；乏味的活儿fascinating, interesting 有吸引力的／有趣的工作purposeful 有意义的工作◆Many unemployed people welcome the chance to do purposeful work, even if unpaid.许多失业人员即使没有报酬也乐意做有意义的工作。valuable 有价值的工作◆The research institute needs funds in order to carry on its valuable work.研究所需要资金以便继续进行有价值的工作。professional 专业工作men's, women's 男人的／女人的活儿◆They think that caring for children is women's work.他们认为照料孩子是女人的事。intellectual, mental 脑力劳动creative, imaginative 创作；富于想象力的工作practical 实际工作 (see also fieldwork, paperwork) detective, investigative 刑侦／调研性工作undercover 秘密工作◆The scandal was revealed after months of undercover work by journalists.经过新闻记者数个月的暗中调查，丑闻被揭露出来。leg (usually legwork) 外出搜集情况的工作◆Her job as a market researcher involves a lot of legwork (= walking around to collect information).作为市场调查员，她的工作需要经常外出搜集信息。class, course (usually coursework) , school (usually schoolwork) 课堂／课程／学校作业◆She was getting distracted from her schoolwork.她做作业时心不在焉。written 书面作业◆His written work is the best in the class.他的书面作业是班上最好的。individual 个人的工作group 集体工作project 项目工作collaborative, joint 合作性的／联合的工作◆classroom activities involving collaborative work between children需要孩子们相互之间合作的课堂活动◆The report is the joint work of an economist and a sociologist.这份报告是一位经济学家和一位社会学家共同工作的成果。remedial, restoration 补救性／修复工作◆The poorly designed bridge needs remedial work to make it safe.这座设计拙劣的桥需要做补救工作，以确保安全。background, preliminary, preparatory 预备工作；准备工作follow-up 后续工作extra 额外的工作◆He's willing to do extra work to get the project finished on time.他愿意加班以按时完成项目。honest 诚实的劳动◆He preferred to make his money from honest work rather than from gambling.他宁愿脚踏实地工作，而不愿靠赌博赚钱。excellent, good, nice (informal) , outstanding, sterling (especially BrE) 出色的工作；干得好；干得不错◆Nice work, James! I'm impressed.干得好，詹姆斯！很不错。◆In accepting the award, she mentioned the sterling work of her assistants.领奖时，她提到了助手们出色的工作。careful, meticulous, painstaking 细心的活儿；需要下功夫的活儿poor, shoddy, sloppy 干得糟糕的活儿；粗劣的活儿；马虎的工作charitable, humanitarian 慈善事业；人道主义工作community, youth 社区／青年工作missionary 传教工作groundbreaking, innovative, pioneering 创新性工作；开拓性工作◆He did pioneering work on microbes.他在微生物研究方面做出了开拓性的工作。empirical, experimental 实证工作；实验工作theoretical 理论工作academic, commercial, educational, environmental, scientific 学术／商界／教育／环境／科学工作building, construction 建筑工作；施工工程cosmetic, dental 美容／牙科工作◆She's had a lot of dental work done.她的牙齿已经诊治过多次。your own 自己干的活儿◆Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others).这全是你自己干的吗？... OF WORKbit, piece 一点儿／一项工作◆It was an interesting piece of work.那是一件有意思的工作。VERB + WORKcarry out, do, put in 开展工作；做工作；下功夫◆All the construction work was carried out in 2001.所有的施工工程都是 2001 年进行的。◆I had lots of work to do.当时我有很多事要做。◆She's put in a lot of work on the design.她在设计方面投入了大量的时间。get done, have done 把工作完成◆I think I'd better try and get some work done.我想我最好还是设法完成一些工作。◆We're going to have some building work done on the house.我们打算把这所房子的某些部分搭建起来。create, make 产生／带来工作◆All these visitors make a lot of work for me.所有这些客人的到访让我忙个不停。produce 做出成品◆Work produced on a computer tends to look more professional.在电脑上做出来的东西看起来专业些。get, have 有事情做◆We get far too much work at this time of year.每年这个时候，我们有太多的事情要做。take on, undertake 承担工作◆I've taken on more work than I have time to do.我承担的工作太多了，时间不够用。begin, commence, get down to, set about, set to, start 开始工作；着手工作◆They began work on the project last year.他们去年开始做这一项目。◆Stop talking and get down to work.别聊了，开始干活儿吧。◆We set to work on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it).我们开始对房子进行外部修整。go about 着手工作◆She went cheerfully about her work.她兴高采烈地着手工作。carry on, continue, resume 继续工作；恢复工作complete, finish 完成工作halt, hold up, stop 暂停／耽搁／停止工作◆Work on the project was halted.这项工程暂停了。lose 失去工作◆They lost the work to a competitor.他们输给了对手，未能争取到这项工作。undo 补救工作◆The new president spent the first year undoing the work of his predecessor.新任总统在上任的第一年收拾前任总统留下的摊子。oversee, supervise 监督工作◆The assistant manager supervises work on the factory floor.副经理在车间监督工作。check, inspect 检查／视察工作admire, appreciate, value 钦佩／感激／重视工作◆I really appreciate all your hard work.你这么努力，我真的很感激。support 支持工作◆We give grants to support the work of voluntary organizations.我们拨款支持志愿者组织的工作。set sb to 安排某人干活儿◆She set them to work painting the fence.她安排他们油漆栅栏。require 需要做工作◆To carry out accurate market research requires a huge amount of work.进行精确的市场研究需要做大量的工作。hand in, submit 提交完成的工作◆We're supposed to hand in this work tomorrow.按要求我们应该明天交这件活儿。WORK + VERBcome 工作到来◆The work comes in bursts according to the time of year.每年在不同时节工作会一拨儿一拨儿接踵而至。wait 工作留到◆That work can wait until tomorrow.那工作可以留到明天做。go 工作进展◆How's the work going this morning?今天上午工作进展如何？involve sth 工作涉及⋯◆What does the work involve?这项工作包括些什么？begin, start 工作开始continue, go on 工作继续come to a halt, grind to a halt 工作停顿下来◆Work came to a complete halt in the summer.工作在夏季完全停顿了下来。cost 工作需要花费◆How much will the work cost?这项工作要花多少钱？WORK + NOUNethic 职业道德rate 工作效率◆Her boss told her she had to increase her work rate.老板告诉她要提高工作效率。habit 工作习惯◆Children can learn good work habits at school.孩子们在学校能够学到良好的学习习惯。programme/program, schedule 工作方案／计划crew (NAmE) 工作组◆The construction company has three work crews of five men each.这家建筑公司有 3 个工作组，每组 5 人。load (usually workload) 工作量◆The instructor's work load was becoming increasingly heavy.讲师的工作量越来越重。flow 工作流程◆Her job is to manage the company's work flow.她的工作就是管理公司的工作流程。surface 工作台◆Work surfaces should be left clear and clean.工作台应该保持干净整洁。PREPOSITIONat work 在工作◆He's been hard at work all morning.他整个上午都在辛勤工作。work on 在⋯上的工作◆I have to do some work on the car before it'll be ready.我得先修理一下汽车才能开。work with 对⋯的工作◆She's done a lot of work with disadvantaged children.她为贫困儿童做了大量的工作。PHRASESa backlog of work 积压的工作◆It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。keep up the good work 继续好好地干◆The hotel manager thanked the staff and told them to keep up the good work.饭店经理对员工表示感谢，并要求他们再接再厉。your life's work 毕生的工作◆The art collection was his life's work.这批艺术品凝结着他毕生的心血。make light work of sth, make short work of sth (= to do sth quickly and easily) 不费力地／迅速地处理⋯◆Mike made short work of fixing the engine.迈克很快修好了发动机。not a stroke of work (especially BrE) 一点儿活儿也不（干）◆She never does a stroke of work.她什么工作都不干。pressure of work 工作压力◆Pressure of work forced him to cancel the cruise.工作的压力迫使他取消了乘船游览的计划。work in progress 进展中的工作◆The showroom has been designed so that people can see work in progress.展示厅作了设计，使人们可以看到尚未完工的作品。 |