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working

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n.工作,工作方式,劳动 adj.工作的,劳动的,经营的,抽搐的,施工用的,运转的

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/'wɜ:kɪŋ; `wɝkɪŋ/
adj [attrib 作定语]
1 (a) engaged in work, esp manual labour; employed 做工作的; (尤指)从事体力劳动的; 受雇的
*the working man, ie manual workers in general 工人
* The meeting must be held at a time convenient for working mothers. 会议召开的时间必须便于有孩子的女工参加.
* The working population of the country (ie The proportion of the population that works or is available for work) is growing smaller. 这个国家的劳力正在减少.
(b) of, for or suitable for work 工作上的; 为工作的; 适于工作的
*My working hours are (from)
9 to 5. 我的工作时间是(从)9点到5点.
* She was still dressed in her working clothes. 她还穿着工作服呢.
* The union has negotiated a 35-hour working week. 工会经谈判确定为每星期工作35小时.
* She had spent all her working life in the factory. 她一生的工作时间都是在这座工厂里度过的.
* Working conditions in the industry have improved greatly. 这一行业的工作环境已有很大改善.
* a working breakfast/lunch, ie one during which business is discussed 工作早餐[午餐](边就餐边研工作的)
* He has a good working relationship with his boss. 他和老板工作关系很好.
2 functioning or able to function 起作用的; 能运转的
*a working model of a steam engine 蒸汽机的工作模型
* The government has a working majority, ie one that is sufficient to allow it to govern. 这个政府握有稳操胜券的多数票.
3 that is good enough as a basis for work, argument, etc and may be improved later; provisional 有起码的工作、辩论等的基础的; 临时的
*a working definition, hypothesis, theory暂定的定义、假设、理论
* She has a working knowledge of French. 她的法语尚可应付工作.
4 (idm 习语) in (full) `working order (esp of a machine) able to function properly; running smoothly (尤指机器)能正常操作的, 灵活运转的.

n
1 [C] (part of a) mine or quarry that is being or has been worked (work2 5) (正在开采的或已开采过的)矿坑, 采石场(的一部分)
*The boys went exploring in some disused workings, eg the shafts of an old tin mine. 那些男孩子到一些废弃的矿坑去探险(如旧锡矿的竖坑中).
2 workings [pl] ~s (of sth) (process involved in) the way a machine, an organization, a part of the body, etc operates (机器、组织、身体某部等的)工作方式或过程
*the workings of the human mind 人的头脑的活动方式
* It was impossible to understand the workings of such a huge bureaucracy. 要想了解这样庞大的官僚体系的运作情况是不可能的.
1. Eventually the officer's retirement arrived, and he too stopped working.
    最后,这个海关官员也到了退休年龄,也要停止工作了。

2. But scientists are working hard to turn them into realities.
    但是, 科学家们正在努力工作, 以便把想法变成现实.

3. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.
    工人们动作迅速,终于赶在那股大浪返回之前把盘子拽到了岸上。

4. By keeping their pupils working unnecessarily long at some little part of the subject, they often weaken their interest in learning the language.
    让学生们在一些细小的方面花去过多的时间反复练习,这往往会减弱他们学习语言的兴趣。

5. Besides working to improve building structures, people in areas where earthquakes are common need to prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake.
    除了设法改善建筑结构外,地震频发区的人们也需要为可能发生的大地震做好防备工作。

6. We´ve been working all week without a moment´s leisure.
    我们整星期一直工作, 没有片刻空闲.

7. Working hours are limited by statute.
    工作时间有法令限制。

8. We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.
    我们刚刚搬进一所新房子,我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。

9. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man´s clothes.
    他在黑暗中忙活了一阵儿,很快就换上了死者的衣服。

10. Working time is considered precious.
    工作时间被认为是宝贵的。

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