[only before noun] having a job for which you are paid有工作的；有职业的◆the working population劳动人口◆a programme of tax cuts for working families (= families where at least one person is employed) 工作家庭减税方案 SYN employed connected with your job and the time you spend doing it工作上的；工作的◆poor working conditions恶劣的工作条件◆long working hours长的工作时间◆I have a good working relationship with my boss.我和老板的工作关系不错。having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.做工的；从事体力劳动的◆My father was an ordinary working man.我父亲是位普通工人。a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business工作早餐（或午餐）used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future初步的；暂定的；临时的◆The investigator now has a working hypothesis of what caused the accident.调查人员对事故的起因现在有了初步的意见。if you have a working knowledge of sth, you can use it at a basic level基本够用的；尚可应付的◆A working knowledge of Spanish would be useful.掌握基本的西班牙语会很有用。the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function运转的；操纵的◆a working model运作模型  ➡  idiom at order noun hard-working