outwork

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 out-wûkʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. countable
    — Beyond the castle, scattered outworks offered some protection for the farther-flung peasants.
  2. Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else). transitive
    — A few may be able to outsmart him, but no one can outwork him.
  2. To work out to a finish; to complete. obsolete,rare
    — For now three dayes of men were full outwrought, / Since he this hardie enterprize began [...].

词形变化

outworks present,singular,third-person outworking participle,present outworked participle,past outworked past outworks plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English outwork
From out- + work.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English outwork
From out- + work.
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