[] to have a job工作；有工作◆Both my parents work.我父母都有工作。◆Do you work full-time or part-time?你的工作是全职还是兼职？◆She works for an engineering company.她在一家工程公司工作。◆He works as a programmer.他是程序员。 [] to do sth that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of your job工作；做；干◆You've been working too hard. Take a break.你工作太辛苦了。休息一下吧。◆My boss works very long hours.我的老板工作时间很长。◆What project are you working on?你在做什么项目？◆We need to work at improving customer service.我们必须致力于改进客户服务。 [] to make efforts to achieve sth努力实现◆We're working hard to find a solution to the problem.我们在努力寻求解决这个问题的办法。 [] to make yourself/sb work, especially very hard使自己或某人工作（尤指努力工作）◆She works her staff hard and pays them well.她让员工工作很辛苦但支付的薪水也颇高。 [] to manage or operate sth in order to gain benefit from it管理；经营◆Some of the sales reps have to work a very large area.有些销售代表不得不管理很大的区域。 [] to function; to operate运转；运行◆My phone isn't working.我的电话坏了。◆The new search engine works well.这一新搜索引擎很好用。◆The article examines how companies work.这篇文章探讨的是公司的营运方式。 [] to make a machine, device, etc. operate操作（机器、装置等）◆teaching customers how to work a VCR教顾客如何操作录像机◆The machine is worked by wind power.这台机器由风能推动。 [] to have the result or effect that you want起作用；奏效◆Our plan didn't work.我们的计划没有奏效。◆The new informal meetings just aren't working.新的非正式会议根本就没有效果。◆We think the new appraisal system works well.我们认为新评估体系效果很好。 [] to have a particular effect有特定影响◆The fact that he is so young could work against him.他太年轻这个事实可能会给他带来不利影响。◆The strength of the local currency worked in our favour.坚挺的当地货币对我们有利。 [] to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually（通常指逐步地）移动到某地点，达到某状态◆She worked her way from sales assistant to senior manager.她从售货员一直干到高级经理。●ˈwork it/things () to arrange sth in a particular way, especially by being clever（通常技巧地以特定方式）安排事情◆I managed to work it so that I could have a day free for sightseeing.我设法巧做安排，所以我有了一天空闲时间用于观光。●work to ˈruleto follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions按章怠工；变相罢工➡work-to-rule ➡ idiom at advantage , ground noun, long ●ˌwork ˈout to develop in a successful way成功发展◆My first job didn't work out.我的第一份工作没干好。●ˌwork ˈout (at sth)if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount计算出◆That works out at almost $500.那个算出来差不多是 500 元。◆It would work out cheaper to fly.算一算坐飞机要便宜些。●ˌwork sth ˈoutto calculate an amount or the cost of sth计算出（某物的金额或成本）◆We need to work out how much it will cost.我们得计算出其成本。to find the answer to sth; to solve sth解答；解决◆I finally worked out what the problem was.我终于找到了问题症结。to plan or think of sth计划；想到◆Have you worked out the best way to do it?你想出做这件事的最佳方法了吗？SYNfigure sth out ●ˈwork to sthto follow a plan, timetable , etc.（按计划、时间表等）办事◆to work to a budget按预算办事◆We're working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work).我们的时间非常紧。●ˈwork towards sthto try to reach or achieve a goal努力达到；设法实现◆We're working towards a profit of $2 million this year.我们今年将努力实现 200 万元的利润。●ˌwork sth ˈupto spend time developing sth制作◆to work up a business plan制订一份商业计划