work
- n. 工作；[物] 功；產品；操作；職業；行為；事業；工廠；著作；文學、音樂或藝術作品
- vt. 使工作；操作；經營；使緩慢前進
- vi. 工作；運作；起作用
- n. （英、埃塞）沃克（人名）
詞組搭配
give someone the works informal 非正式
tell someone everything
對某人和盤托出
treat someone harshly
讓某人吃苦頭，折磨某人
have one's work cut out
be faced with a hard or lengthy task
面臨艱巨的任務；十分忙碌
set to work (或 set someone to work)
begin or cause to begin work
開始工作；使著手工作
a spanner (或北美
a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan
從中搗亂的人；破壞計劃的人（或事）
the work of ——
a task occupying a specified amount of time
費一定工夫的事
it was the work of a moment to discover the tiny stab wound.
一會就能找出那刺破的小傷口。
work one's ass (或 butt 等) off
(vulgar slang)work extremely hard
(粗俚)拼命干
work one's fingers to the bone
work to rule
(chiefly Brit.)(typically as a form of industrial action) follow official working rules and hours exactly in order to reduce output and efficiency
(主英)故意死扣規章而減低生產效率，變相怠工
work one's passage
pay for one's journey on a ship with work instead of money
在船上打工代付船費
work one's way through university (或 college 等)
obtain the money for educational fees or maintenance as a student by working
打工掙錢讀完大學，勤工儉學讀完大學
work one's will on/upon
accomplish one's purpose on
把意志強加于
she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.
她讓男發型師任意打理她的頭發。
work wonders
she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.
她讓男發型師任意打理她的頭發。
work something in
include or incorporate something, typically in something spoken or written
把…穿插進去；把…插入
work something off
discharge a debt by working
（以工作）抵償債務
reduce or get rid of something by work or activity
（通過工作、活動等）消除，去除
one of those gimmicks for working off aggression.
消除侵略的花招之一。