work/wɜːk $ wɜːrk/

n.

➊ sth that you do in order to earn money

➋ the use of physical or mental effort to do sth

➌ a book, piece of music, painting, etc.

v.

➊ do a job, esp. in order to earn money

➋ operate

➌ do sth that needs a lot of effort and time in order to achieve a result

n.

➊ [U] 工作；上班：He started work at the age of 16. 他16岁就参加工作了。

◇look for work 找工作

◇before/after work 上班前/下班后

◇She goes to work at seven o’clock. 她7点钟去上班。

➋ [U] 劳动，工作：Cleaning all these clothes can be hard work. 洗完这么多衣服的工作量很大。

➌ [C] 作品，著作：This is the painter's latest work. 这是这位画家的最新画作。

◇the complete works of Lu Xun 鲁迅作品全集

v. [I]

➊ 从事…工作：[work as sth] My mother works as a nurse. 我妈妈是个护士。

◇[work for sth] Nancy works for a food company. 南茜在一家食品公司工作。

◇[work at/in sth] Dell works in a bank. 戴尔在银行工作。

➋ （机器等）运转，运行：My watch isn't working. 我的手表不走了。

➌ 工作；干活；劳动：You have to work hard to pass your exams. 要通过考试就得努力学习。

◇He worked all day in the garden. 他一整天都在花园干活。

◇[work on sth] The writer is working on his new book. 作家正在写新书。

at work 在工作；在干活；在上班：She will be back at work as soon as her son goes to school. 她的儿子一去读书她就要回来上班。

out of work 失业：She has been out of work since last December. 去年12月以来她就失业了。

work 算出；找到…的答案；解决：He couldn't work out the answer. 他算不出答案。

◇work out a problem 解决问题

work

fireworks

framework

network

homework

housework

paperwork

teamwork

workforce

workday

worker

workmate

workplace

常犯错误

✗ He didn't find a work in the city.

✓ He didn't find work in the city. 他在这个城市没找到工作。

常犯错误

✗ I read some of his work.

✓ I read some of his works. 我读过他的一些作品。

辨析career; job; occupation; profession; work

谚语All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作（或：学习）不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

谚语Many hands make light work. 人多好干活。