[] the job that a person does工作◆I'm looking for work.我在找工作。◆I started work as soon as I left school.我一离开学校就开始工作了。◆(BrE) Official figures show that the number of people in work(= who have a job) has risen by 65 000 this year.官方数字显示今年在业人口增加了 6.5 万人。◆What line of work are you in (= what type of work do you do)?你在哪个行业工作？SYNemployment ➡ see note at job ⨁full-time / part-time / permanent / regular / temporary work全职／兼职／固定／正式／临时工作⨁paid / unpaid / voluntary work有薪／无偿／志愿工作⨁badly paid / well-paid work收入很低的／收入很高的工作⨁to find / get / look for / seek work找到工作；找工作⨁to give up / go back to / return to / start work辞职；重返岗位；恢复／开始工作 [] (used without the不与 the 连用) the place where you do your job工作地点◆I go to work at 8 a.m.我早上 8 点去上班。◆She had to leave work early today.她今天必须提前下班。◆The new legislation concerns health and safety at work.新法规涉及到工作场所的健康和安全问题。⨁to go to / leave work去上班；下班⨁(be) at / off work在上班；下班 [] the duties that you have and the activities that you do as part of your job工作；工作职责；工作内容◆The accountant described his work to the sales staff.会计向销售人员介绍了他的工作职责。◆Do you enjoy your work?你喜欢自己的工作吗？◆Power-plant work is hard, dangerous and often boring.发电厂的工作很辛苦、危险而且常常很乏味。◆Who handles the day-to-day work of the department?谁负责部门的日常工作？◆What time do you finish work today?你今天几点下班？⨁administrative / clerical / factory / office / secretarial work行政／文书／工厂／办公室／秘书工作⨁to do / produce / take on / undertake work做／做出／承担／从事工作⨁to begin / finish / start / stop work开始／完成工作；开工；收工 [] tasks that need to be done活儿；任务◆I have some work for you to do.我有些工作交给你做。◆Pressure of work forced him to cancel his trip.工作压力迫使他取消了这次旅行。◆We have a lot of work on at the moment.我们目前有很多工作要做。⨁to take on / do / have / undertake work承担／做／有／从事工作 [] materials needed or used for doing work, especially books, papers, etc.（尤指书、纸张等）工作所需的材料；活儿◆She often brings work home with her.她经常把活儿带回家去做。 [] activity that uses physical strength or mental power in order to do or make sth劳动；工作◆She got her promotion through sheer hard work.她的提升完全是通过辛勤工作得来的。◆We started work on the project two years ago.我们两年前就开始干这个项目了。⨁to carry out / put in work开展／投入工作⨁to complete / halt / start / stop work完成／中断／开始／停止工作 [] a thing or things that are produced as a result of work工作成果；成品◆She did her best work before she was 30.她 30 岁以前就做出了最佳作品。◆His work is always faultless.他的工作总是完美无缺。◆The analysis is an impressive piece of work.这一分析令人印象深刻。⨁bad / good / innovative / major / outstanding work差的／好的／创新的／重要的／出色的作品 [] the result of an action; what is done by sb结果；所做的事◆The report was the work of the company's production manager.这份报告是公司生产经理写的。works [] (often used with other nouns 常与其他名词连用) activities involving building or repairing sth工程◆engineering works工程◆roadworks道路工程works [] ( works) (often used with other nouns 常与其他名词连用) a place where things are made or industrial processes are carried out工厂；工场◆an engineering works机械制造厂◆waterworks自来水厂➡ see note at factory ⨁a cement / chemical / gas / steel works水泥／化工／天然气／钢铁厂⨁to open / close (down) / shut down a works开厂；关闭工厂⨁the works close (down) / open工厂关闭／开业⨁the works canteen / foreman / manager / supervisor工厂餐厅／领班；厂长；工厂监督员the works [] () the moving parts of a machine, etc.活动部件；机件SYNmechanism ●at ˈwork (on sth)busy doing sth在工作◆Everybody is hard at work on the new project.每个人都在努力忙于新项目。●get (down) to/set to ˈworkto begin; to make a start开始工作●in the ˈworkssomething that is in the works is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon酝酿中➡ idiom at dirty , job noun, light assignment work contingent work make-work out of work welfare to work