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Word family  noun work workaholic worker working workings adjective workable ≠ unworkable overworked working verb work rework

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++work·ing1 /ˈwɜːkɪŋ $ ˈwɜːr-/ ●●○ W2 adjective [only before noun]  1  a) WORK FOR somebodyhaving a job that you are paid for 有工作的；有职业的 → employed a working mother 在职母亲 Many working women rely on relatives for childcare. 许多在职妇女靠亲戚照看孩子。 A smaller working population will have to support a growing number of retired people. 缩减的劳动人口将不得不供养越来越多的退休人员。 b) old-fashionedCLASS IN SOCIETY having a physical or practical job 从事体力劳动的working man/people/folk the ordinary working man 普通劳动者2  working hours/day/week WORK THAT somebody DOESthe time that people spend doing their job 工作时间/日/周 In a normal working day, I see around 6 or 7 clients. 一般每个工作日我会见大约六七个客户。during/outside working hours Telephone at any time during normal working hours. 正常工作时间内随时可以来电。 Many mothers prefer flexible working hours. 许多母亲更喜欢弹性工作时间。 We do a 37-hour working week. 我们每周工作37小时。3  working day a day of the week when most people work. In Britain and the US this is usually Monday to Friday 工作日〔英美国家一般为星期一至星期五〕 SYN workday It will be returned within three working days (=three days, not including weekends or public holidays). 将于三个工作日之内退还。4  working conditions/environment etc BECthe situation in which you work, especially the physical things such as pay or safety 工作条件/环境等 improvements in working conditions 工作条件的改善5  working practices/methods the way in which you do your job 工作惯例/方法 training in up-to-date working practices 最新工作惯例的培训6  working life the part of your adult life when you have a paid job 工作生涯 He spent all his working life in a factory. 他在一家工厂干了一辈子。7  (in) working order WORKING/NOT BROKENworking properly and not broken 正常地运转be in good/perfect/full etc working order The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order. 这汽车虽旧，但引擎仍然运转正常。 the amount of exercise needed to keep your body in working order 保持身体健康所需的运动量8  working relationship WORK/DO WORKthe way that people work together 工作关系working relationship with/between They want to establish a better working relationship between medical and nursing staff. 他们希望在医护人员之间建立更好的工作关系。good/close/effective etc working relationship We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups. 我们和其他志愿团体之间有密切的合作关系。9  a working knowledge of something KNOW somethingenough knowledge of a system, subject, language etc to be able to use it or to do a particular job 足以应付〔特定〕工作的…方面的知识 A good working knowledge of the building regulations is necessary for the job. 熟知建筑规程对这份工作来说是必要的。10. working clothes  (also work clothes)DCC clothes which you wear for work or are designed for people to work in 工作服11. working model MOVE something OR somebodya model that has parts that move 工作模型12. working parts MOVE something OR somebodythe parts of a machine that move 〔机器的〕活动部件13. working definition/theory/title USE somethinga definition, idea etc that may not be exactly right but is good enough to use when you start working on something 初步的定义/理论/题目14. working majority British English enough support in parliament for a government to continue making laws and ruling a country 〔议会中支持政府的〕有效多数15. working breakfast/lunch/dinner BBa breakfast, lunch etc which is also a business meeting 工作早餐/午餐/晚餐16. working memory technical the part of a person’s or computer’s memory which stores information about the thing being worked on now 〔人的〕工作记忆；〔计算机的〕暂存器

Examples from the Corpus

working• At 87, he's the oldest working baker in Britain ... and an inspiration to his customers and colleagues.• Most significant was an increase in working capital and an increase in labour inputs consequent on the technological changes introduced.• On the other hand, don't let your working folder become cluttered up with papers you are not using.• an ordinary working man• a working mother• I keep some of the toys on display in working order for my grandchildren to play with.• At the time of going to press the working party's document is still awaited.• The picture of the working population of West Ham emerging from these data is one dominated by unskilled male manual workers.• The Household of Faith was Brideshead's working title.working women• Also patron of converts and working women.• Children were not the only dependents of working women.• For the Government in general and the Employment Secretary in particular seem to have little idea about the problems of working women.• More than half of working women are aged 25 to 44; more than seven in 10 are in the labor force.• Olwen Hufton observes that outside domestic service single working women had difficulty surviving on their wages.• She liked the mail-order concept, saying that working women have less and less time to shop at stores.• Little-known fact: there were 200,000 single working women here before the end of the nineteenth century.• Will my hon. Friend consider allowing working women in such circumstances a greater disregard?

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working2 noun  1  the workings [plural]WORKING/NOT BROKEN the way something such as a system, piece of equipment, or organization works 〔系统、设备、组织等的〕工作方式，运行方式the workings of his knowledge of the inner workings of the department 他对部门内部运作方式的了解 I shall never understand the workings of his mind (=how he thinks). 我永远理解不了他的想法。2. flexible/short-time etc working a particular way of working, especially relating to the hours which someone works 弹性/短工时等工作制3. [countable usually plural]TI a mine or part of a mine where soil has been dug out in order to remove metals or stone 矿坑；（矿内）工作区 → quarry

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working• In some cases metals are actually strengthened by this process, which is known as cold working.• Your serious working on filming music goes back to the 1960s?From Longman Business Dictionaryworkingwork‧ing /ˈwɜːkɪŋˈwɜːr-/ adjective [only before a noun]1working people have jobs that they are paid forWhat will the effect of the tax changes be on working couples?In the U.K., less than 3% of the working population are now employed in agriculture. → see also remote working, SHORT-TIME WORKING2a working man or woman does physical work, rather than work in management or administrationan ordinary working man3HUMAN RESOURCESworking conditions or practices are ones that you have in your jobWorkers want better pay and working conditions.Productivity is up 18% since a new labor pact last year swept away decades-old working practices.4HUMAN RESOURCESyour working day, week etc is the period of time when you are doing your jobWorking hours are flexible here and the dress is casual.We want a shorter working day.5working breakfast/lunch/dinner a breakfast, lunch etc that is also a business meeting6be in (good) working order to be working properly and not brokenHe agreed to buy back the $130,000 machine, which he says is in good working order.

work·ing1 adjective →10-16
working2 nounChineseSyllable  

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work‧ing¹ S2 W2 /ˈwɜːkɪŋ $ ˈwɜːr-/ adjective [only before noun]1.
  a. having a job that you are paid for ⇨ employed:
    a working mother
    Many working women rely on relatives for childcare.
    A smaller working population will have to support a growing number of retired people.
  b. old-fashioned having a physical or practical job
    working man/people/folk
    the ordinary working man
2. working hours/day/week the time that people spend doing their job:
    In a normal working day, I see around 6 or 7 clients.
    during/outside working hours
    Telephone at any time during normal working hours.
    Many mothers prefer flexible working hours.
    We do a 37-hour working week.
3. working day a day of the week when most people work. In Britain and the US this is usually Monday to Friday
   SYN  workday:
    It will be returned within three working days (=three days, not including weekends or public holidays).
4. working conditions/environment etc the situation in which you work, especially the physical things such as pay or safety:
    improvements in working conditions
5. working practices/methods the way in which you do your job:
    training in up-to-date working practices
6. working life the part of your adult life when you have a paid job:
    He spent all his working life in a factory.
7. (in) working order working properly and not broken
    be in good/perfect/full etc working order
    The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.
    the amount of exercise needed to keep your body in working order
8. working relationship the way that people work together
    working relationship with/between
    They want to establish a better working relationship between medical and nursing staff.
    good/close/effective etc working relationship
    We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups.
9. a working knowledge of something enough knowledge of a system, subject, language etc to be able to use it or to do a particular job:
    A good working knowledge of the building regulations is necessary for the job.
10. working clothes (also work clothes) clothes which you wear for work or are designed for people to work in
11. working model a model that has parts that move
12. working parts the parts of a machine that move
13. working definition/theory/title a definition, idea etc that may not be exactly right but is good enough to use when you start working on something
14. working majority British English enough support in parliament for a government to continue making laws and ruling a country
15. working breakfast/lunch/dinner a breakfast, lunch etc which is also a business meeting
16. working memory technical the part of a person’s or computer’s memory which stores information about the thing being worked on now

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working² noun1. the workings [plural] the way something such as a system, piece of equipment, or organization works
    the workings of
    his knowledge of the inner workings of the department
    I shall never understand the workings of his mind (=how he thinks).
2. flexible/short-time etc working a particular way of working, especially relating to the hours which someone works
3. [countable usually plural] a mine or part of a mine where soil has been dug out in order to remove metals or stone ⇨ quarry