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●ˌwork sth ˈout 🔑1. to calculate sth 计算；算出◆You’ll have to work out the costs involved.
你得计算出所需费用。◆Can you work out the answer to number 2?
你能算出第 2 题的答案吗？◆I worked out that we owe him £30.
我计算了一下，我们欠他 30 英镑。◆Let me pay for now and we’ll work it out later.
由我先付吧，我们以后再算清楚。OBJ cost, answer
SYN figure sth out2. to find the answer to a question or sth that is difficult to understand or explain 找到…的答案；处理；解决◆I couldn’t work out how Jack had got there so quickly.
我弄不清杰克怎么这么快就到了那儿。◆We worked out that we were second cousins.
我们搞清楚了我们原来是远房堂兄弟。◆Can you work out what’s going on?
你能弄明白目前的情况吗？◆The game was fairly simple once we’d worked out the rules.
我们搞清楚规则，这个游戏就很简单了。SYN figure sth out NOTE Work sth out is often used with how, where, why, etc. * work sth out 常与 how、where、why 等连用。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析work sth out
clear sth up ◇ crack sth ◇ figure sb/sth out ◇ solve sth ◇ unravel sth ◇ work sth out
These verbs all mean to find the correct answer or explanation for sth. 这些动词都表示解答、解释、解决。
clear sth up (not formal)
to solve or explain sth that is mysterious or confusing 解决（难题）；解释（谜团）Police are desperate to have this murder cleared up. 警方正竭力侦破这桩谋杀案。
crack sth (not formal)
to find the solution to sth such as a crime or problem 破获（案件）；解开（难题）We need some more solid evidence if we're going to crack the case. 要想侦破此案我们需要一些更确凿的证据。I think we've cracked it. 我想我们已经解开谜团了。
figure sb / sth out (not formal)
to think about sth until you understand it, especially how to do sth, what has happened, etc. 明白；领会到I can't figure out how to do this. 我搞不清楚这个怎么做才好。I've never been able to figure her out. 我一直没能摸透她。
solve sth
to find the solution to a problem or explanation for sth that is difficult to understand or explain 解答；解决We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle. 我们已经得到了有助于解开这道难题的线索。The mystery has not yet been completely solved. 这个谜团仍未完全破解。
unravel sth
to explain sth that is mysterious or difficult to understand 解释；澄清The discovery will help us unravel the secrets of the Ice Age. 这一发现将有助于我们解开冰河时期的秘密。
work sth out (not formal)
to think about sth until you understand it, especially how to do sth, what has happened, etc. 找到…的答案；处理；解决I'm trying to work how I could possibly have spent $150 last night. 我正想弄明白昨晚我怎么会花了 150 元。
WHICH WORD?
Work sth out is used more in British English and figure sb / sth out is used more in American English. However, if you are talking about understanding sb's character and behaviour figure sb out is used in both British and American English. * work sth out 多用于英国英语，而 figure sb / sth out 多用于美国英语。但如果指摸透某人的个性和行为，英国和美国英语均用 figure sb out。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto work out / figure out how / what / where / who / why… to solve / work out a puzzle / an equation to solve / clear up / crack / unravel a case / mystery to solve / clear up a crime / murder / question / problem to work out / figure out the answer / solution 3. to plan sth; to think of sth 计划；思考◆I’ve worked out a better way of doing it.
我想到一个做这件事的更好的办法。◆The details still have to be worked out.
细节还需进一步斟酌。OBJ details, plan, way4. to organize sth or deal with problems in an acceptable way 妥善安排（或处理）◆Ed and Jane seem to have worked things out between them.
埃德和简似乎已妥善解决了他们之间的问题。SYN sort sth out5. to continue to work at your job until the end of the period of time mentioned 持续工作到（某期限）◆They didn’t make me work out my notice (= the period of time that is officially fixed before you can leave your job).
他们没有让我工作到期满。◆He didn’t want to work out the rest of his years in an office.
他不想把余生消耗在办公室里。6. to remove all the coal or metal from a mine 把（煤或金属）挖尽；采掘完（煤或金属矿）◆Most of the mines had been worked out.
大多数矿井都已开采光了。SYN exhaust sth NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |