work

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /wɜːk/|[wəːk]|[wəːk]    美 /wɝk/|[wɚk]|/wɜɪ̯k/|/wɵːk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Employment.; Labour, occupation, job. countable,uncountable
    — My work involves a lot of travel.
  2. Employment.; The place where one is employed. countable,uncountable
    — He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
  3. Employment.; One's employer. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.
  4. Employment.; A factory; a works. countable,dated,uncountable
    — In trials of a Martin furnace in a steel work at Remscheiden, Germany, a lining of zirconia was found in good condition after […]
  5. Effort.; Effort expended on a particular task. countable,uncountable
    — Holding a brick over your head is hard work. It takes a lot of work to write a dictionary.
  6. Effort.; Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result. countable,uncountable
    — We know what we must do. Let's go to work.
  7. Effort.; Something on which effort is expended. countable,uncountable
    — There's lots of work waiting for me at the office.
  8. Effort.; Something on which effort is expended.; Cosmetic surgery. countable,euphemistic,uncountable
    — has had a lot of work done
  9. Effort.; Something on which effort is expended.; Prison gang violence. countable,slang,uncountable
    — putting in work
  10. Effort.; A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move. countable,uncountable
    — Work is done against friction to drag a bag along the ground.
  11. Effort.; A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process: applied productively. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning "vortex", and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
  12. Product; the result of effort.; The result of a particular manner of production. in-compounds,often,uncountable
    — There's a lot of guesswork involved.
  13. Product; the result of effort.; Something produced using the specified material or tool. in-compounds,often,uncountable
    — We've got some paperwork to do before we can get started. The piece was decorated with intricate filigree work.
  14. Product; the result of effort.; A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work. countable
    — It is a work of art.
  15. Product; the result of effort.; A fortification. countable
    — William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.
  16. The staging of events to appear as real. slang,uncountable
  17. Ore before it is dressed. countable,uncountable
  18. The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.) countable,plural,plural-only,slang,uncountable
    — Tell me you're using clean works at least.
  19. The confident attitude of a drag queen. countable,uncountable
    — All told, werk is about creativity, virtuosity, and a certain kind of mastery.
动词 v.
  1. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. intransitive
    — He's working in a bar.
  2. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business) [with in or at]. intransitive
    — I work in a national park.
  3. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; Said of one's job title [with as]. intransitive
    — This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything.
  4. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; Said of a company or individual who employs [with for]. intransitive
    — She works for Microsoft.
  5. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients [with with]. intransitive
    — I work closely with my Canadian counterparts.
  6. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality. intransitive,transitive
    — She works the night clubs.
  7. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.; To work or operate in, through, or by means of. intransitive,transitive
    — She's working the phones.
  8. To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for. intransitive
    — He pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?
  9. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To set into action. transitive
    — He worked the levers.
  10. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To exhaust, by working. transitive
    — The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.
  11. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To shape, form, or improve a material. transitive
    — He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
  12. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To provoke or excite; to influence. transitive
    — The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.
  13. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To use or manipulate to one’s advantage. transitive
    — She knows how to work the system.
  14. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. transitive
    — I cannot work a miracle.
  15. To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.; To force to work. transitive
    — He is working his servants hard.
  16. To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort. intransitive
    — to work into the earth
  17. To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort.; To move or progress slowly [with one's way]. intransitive,transitive
    — He worked his way through the crowd.
  18. To cause to move slowly or with difficulty. transitive
    — Using some tweezers, she worked the bee sting out of her hand.
  19. To embroider with thread. transitive
  20. To ferment. intransitive
  21. To cause to ferment. transitive
    — For Inanimate Things, you may trie the Force of Imagination, vpon Staying the Working of Beere, when the Barme is put in; Or vpon the Comming of Butter, or Cheeſe, after the Cherming, or the Rennet bee put in.
  22. To influence. figuratively,intransitive
    — They worked on her to join the group.
  23. To move in an agitated manner. intransitive
    — His fingers worked with tension.
  24. To behave in a certain way when handled intransitive
    — This dough does not work easily.
  25. To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad). ditransitive,poetic
    — And indeed I blamed myself and sore repented me of having taken compassion on him and continued in this condition, suffering fatigue not to be described, till I said to myself, “I wrought him a weal and he requited me with my ill; by Allah, never more will I do any man a service so long as I live!”
  26. To hurt; to ache. intransitive,obsolete
    — ‘I wolde hit were so,’ seyde the Kynge, ‘but I may nat stonde, my hede worchys so—’
  27. To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage. slang,transitive
    — I would have never thought those pieces would go together, but she is working it like nobody's business.
  28. To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen. intransitive
    — Plus, all that gym work means you've got muscles for days. You gotta werk it, babe." She puts a swish and swing into her next few steps before she bursts out laughing, and I have to join in.

词形变化

works plural werke alternative,obsolete worke alternative,obsolete wuhk alternative wuk alternative werk alternative werq alternative works present,singular,third-person working participle,present worked participle,past worked past wrought archaic,participle,past,rare wrought archaic,past,rare no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template work infinitive work first-person,present,singular worked first-person,past,singular wrought archaic,first-person,past,singular work present,second-person,singular workest archaic,present,second-person,singular worked past,second-person,singular workedst archaic,past,second-person,singular wrought archaic,past,second-person,singular works present,singular,third-person worketh archaic,present,singular,third-person worked past,singular,third-person wrought archaic,past,singular,third-person work plural,present worked past,plural wrought archaic,past,plural work present,subjunctive worked past,subjunctive wrought archaic,past,subjunctive work imperative,present - imperative,past working participle,present worked participle,past wrought archaic,participle,past werke alternative,obsolete worke alternative,obsolete wuhk alternative wuk alternative werk alternative werq alternative

词汇关系

近义词
effort exertion pains wark work
反义词
hobby
上位词
activity
下位词
drudgery labor moil toil
衍生词
adzework aerial work platform after-work all in a day's work allwork all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy antiwork artwork attorney's work product at work a woman's work is never done back-to-work order backwork badgework bagwork bandwork Bantam work basketwork basket-work basket work basswork beadwork bedwork bell work benchwork Berlin work bitchwork blackwork bladework blockwork blood work bloodwork blotchwork blue-collar work bobbinwork body of work bodywork bonework bookwork borderwork botchwork Bowenwork boxwork braidwork brainwork branchwork brasswork brassworks breastwork breast-work bridgework brightwork brushwork buhl work buhlwork bushwork busywork busy-work busy work bywork cagework candleworks canework carework casework castle-work catchwork chainwork chairwork chamber-work charmwork charm-work charm work checkerwork checkwork chequerwork chordwork churchwork classwork clincher-work clinker-work clockwork close enough for government work coachwork cobwork codework cofferwork cold work coldwork collar-work colorwork community work completed staff work copperwork cornicework counterwork coursework course work craftwork creative work crewelwork cribwork crowdwork crowd work crownwork cut work cutwork day-work day work daywork deadwork deedwork derivative work desk work deskwork detached work detective work diaperwork differential piece work dimension work dirty work do a lot of work donkeywork donkey-work donkey work do the work drainwork dreamwork drudgework ductwork dyework dyeworks earshell work earthenwork earthwork earwork edgework elevating work platform enamelwork endwork equal pay for equal work facework falsework fancywork fanwork farm work farmwork featherwork feltwork fieldwork field work figurework filmwork find work fingerwork finger work firework fireworks flamework flatwork floorwork fluework flushwork flutework footwork formwork framework fretwork frillwork frostwork functional work gardenwork gaswork gasworks gatchwork gearwork gemwork get work done ghost work gig work gingerbread work glasswork glass-works glassworks glovework God's work goldwork good enough for government work good work good works go to work graphwork gridwork griefwork grillework grillwork grottowork groundwork groupwork grunt work gruntwork guesswork guitarwork gunwork gutterwork hackwork hairwork handiwork handwork handywork hard at work hard work hatchwork have one's work cut out have one's work cut out for one have work done headwork heelwork Hellerwork homework honeycomb work hornwork hot work housework icework inkwork inside work interwork inwork ironwork ironworks job of work journeywork keywork knifework knitwork knowledge work lab work lacework laceworks lacquerwork lacwork lampwork lapwork latticework leadwork leafwork leatherwork leatherworks legwork leg work life's work lifework lightwork line of work linework lockwork Looyenwork lump work maid-of-all-work make hard work of make light work of make quick work of make short work of make-work manual work many hands make light work mapwork marblework mask work masterwork mazework meshwork metalwork metalworks microwork millwork millworks minework mirrorwork miswork mobile elevated work platform mobile elevating work platform mousework narrow work nearwork neatwork needlework network nice work if you can get it nightwork night work nonwork non-work nulled work numberwork office work open-work openwork orphaned work orphan work out-of-work out of work outside work outwork overwork padwork paintwork pairwork panelwork paperwork partwork passagework patchwork peacework peace work pencilwork penwork picqué work piece of work piecework piece-work piece work pilework pink-collar work pipework plain work plasterwork playwork plotwork pointework pointwork pokerwork police work policework postwork prework primary work proof of work proudwork public works punchwork put in the work put to work quickwork quillwork rackwork ragwork rangework redwork reedwork reference work remote work resist work right to work ringwork road work roadwork rockwork rootwork ropework rotework roughwork rubbed work rubblework runework rustic-work Sabrina work sale of work salework saltwork saltworks sank work sawnwork scalework scarletwork schoolwork scratchwork screenwork scrollwork scutwork scut work seatwork secondary work set to work sex work shadow work sheetwork shellwork shift work shiftwork shitwork shopwork show one's work sidework siegework silkwork silverwork Sindhwork sleuthwork slopwork smelting works smithwork soapworks social work Sorrento work soundwork sourcework space work spadework spatterwork spearwork speedwork spell work spellwork spell-work spindlework splatterwork splintwork splitwork spritework spywork stairwork steelwork steelworks stencil work stepwork stickwork stitchwork stockwork stonework stoop work stop-work strapwork stream-work streamwork streamworks stream-works streetwork strike work stroke of work stuccowork studwork stumpwork stuntwork summer-work swash-work swordwork tabernacle work tablework tap of work task-work taskwork teamwork telework tertiary work the devil makes work for idle hands idle hands make work for the Devil the Devil finds work for idle hands the Lord's work thirsty work threadwork tilework timberwork time-work time work timework tinwork tongue-work topwork torchwork trackwork tradework trancework trellis work trellis-work trelliswork trenchwork trestlework trimwork trusswork truss-work trywork try-work try work tubework Tula work tut-work undeclared work underwork unwork upperworks vasework veinwork velvet work voicework voluntary work wagework wand-work wand work wandwork war work waterwork water works waterworks wattlework waxwork webwork weisure welfare-to-work westwork wetwork wet work wheelwork white-collar work whitework wickerwork wicker-work wifework wirework women's work wonderwork woodwork woolwork woolworks workability workable work-a-day workaday workaholic workalcoholic workalike workamping workaround work-athon workathon workbag workbasket workbench workboard workboat workbook workboot work bowl workbox work-brittle workcamp work camp work-camp workcamper workcation workday work day work dog work envelope work environment workery work ethic work experience workface workfare work farm workfellow workflow workfolk workforce work force workfree work front workful work function workgang workgirl workglove workgroup workhand work hardening work history workhome workhorse workhour workhouse work house work husband workie work-in work in process work-in-process work in progress work-in-progress work-intensive workish workiversary workless worklet work life work-life work-life balance worklike workling worklist workload worklog workloom workly workman work management work marriage work-master workmaster workmate workmistress work-mistress workname worknight work of art work of fiction work of necessity work order workout workover workpan workpants workpaper work party workpeople work permit workperson workphobia workphobic workpiece workplace work placement work platform workprint work product work rage workrate work release workroom work rule works work-safe workscreen workseeker work shadowing workshare workshed worksheet workshift work shift workship workshirt workshoe workshop workshy worksite worksome worksona work song worksong workspace work spouse workstand workstation work station workstead workstock workstone work-stone workstrand workstream work-study work-study program workstyle worksurface worktable work-table worktext worktime work time worktool work-tool worktop work-to-rule work train work triangle work unit workup work-up workwear workweek work wife workwise workwoman workword workworn worky workyard work zone wristwork yardwork yeoman's work youth work
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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
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
From Middle English work, werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots wark (“work”), North Frisian werk (“work”), Saterland Frisian Wierk (“work”), West Frisian wurk (“work”), Dutch werk (“work”), German Werk (“work”), German Low German Wark (“work”), Luxembourgish Wierk (“work”), Danish værk (“work”), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish verk (“work”); also Breton ober (“to do, make”), Cornish gul, gwul (“to do, make”), Irish and Scottish Gaelic fearg (“anger”), Manx ferg (“anger”), Pictish ᚒᚏᚏᚐᚉᚈ (urract, “he made”), Welsh gwneud, neud (“to do, make”), Greek έργο (érgo, “work”), Albanian argëtim (“entertainment; fun, pleasure”), argëtoj (“to amuse, entertain”), Lithuanian váržas (“fish snaring net”), Macedonian врша (vrša, “fish-trap”), Polish wiersza (“fish-trap”), Russian and Ukrainian ве́рша (vérša, “fish-trap”), Serbo-Croatian вр̑ша, vȓša (“fish-trap”), Slovak and Slovene vrša (“fish-trap”), Aghwan 𐔱𐕒𐕙𐔵 (borz, “labour, work”), Armenian գործ (gorc, “work”), Northern Kurdish werz (“bed, field, patch; season”), Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰 (vər^əz, “to do, work”), Persian ورز (varz, “art, craft, trade”), ورزه (varze, “art, profession, trade”), ورزیدن (varzidan, “to exercise; to train; to work”), Tocharian B warkṣäl (“energy, power, strength”). English cognates include bulwark, boulevard, energy, erg, georgic, liturgy, metallurgy, organ, surgeon, wright. Doublet of erg and ergon.
词源 2
From Middle English werken and worchen, from Old English wyrċan and wircan (Mercian), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti (“to be working, to be at work”), from the root *werǵ-. Cognate with Old Frisian werka, wirka, Old Saxon wirkian, Low German warken, Dutch werken, Old High German wurken (German wirken, werken and werkeln), Old Norse yrkja and orka, (Swedish yrka and orka), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waurkjan).
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