| 单词 | working |
| 释义 | working (wɜːʳkɪŋ ) Word forms: workings 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ Working people have jobs which they are paid to do. Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods. Synonyms: employed, labouring, in work, in a job 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Working people are ordinary people who do not have professional or very highly paid jobs. The needs and opinions of ordinary working people were ignored. One or two, in blue suits, might have been bank officials. Others were clearly working men. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A working day or week is the amount of time during a normal day or week which you spend doing your job. [mainly British] For doctors, the working day often has no end. Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ A working day is a day on which people go to work. [mainly British] Tuesday is the first working day after the three day holiday weekend. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Your working life is the period of your life in which you have a job or are of a suitable age to have a job. He started his working life as a truck driver. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] The working population of an area consists of all the people in that area who have a job or who are of a suitable age to have a job. Almost 13 per cent of the working population is already unemployed. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Working conditions or practices are ones which you have in your job. The strikers are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Working clothes are designed for doing work in, and are intended to be practical rather than attractive. 9. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A working relationship is the relationship you have with someone when you work with them. A working relationship turned into a very close friendship. The vice-president seems to have a good working relationship with the president. 10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A working farm or business exists to do normal work and make a profit, and not only for tourists or as someone's hobby. 11. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] The working parts of a machine are the parts which move and operate the machine, in contrast to the outer case or container in which they are enclosed. 12. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A working model is one that has parts that move. 13. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A working knowledge or majority is not very great, but is enough to be useful. This book was designed in order to provide a working knowledge of finance and accounts. Neither candidate won a working majority. 14. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A working title or definition is one which you use when starting to make or do something, but which you are likely to change or improve. His working title for the script was 'Trust the People'. 15. plural noun The workings of a piece of equipment, an organization, or a system are the ways in which it operates and the processes which are involved in it. Neural networks are computer systems which mimic the workings of the brain. [+ of] The bill would give people the right to much more information about the workings of government. Synonyms: operation, running, action, method 16. variable noun [usually plural] Your workings in a maths or other problem are the steps you have used to reach the answer or result. Give your answer correct to one decimal place. You must show all your workings. 17. show your workings phrase If you show your workings, you make it clear and obvious how you did something. She is a scholar who believes in showing all her workings. I'm drawn to artists who don't pretend they're magicians but show their workings. 18. plural noun You can use workings to refer to deep tunnels or holes which have been dug in the ground in order to remove coal, metal, or stone. ...housing which was built above old mine workings. 19. in working order phrase A machine or device that is in working order is functioning properly and is not broken. Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order. Collocations: system works I ended up resigning to get my system working again. Times, Sunday Times (2007) So, is the jury system working? Times, Sunday Times (2009) A profit analysis of a commercial offset printing production system working under various dynamic priority rules has been undertaken. 2011, 'Performance Analysis of Commercial Offset Printing under Dynamic Priority Rules', Operations Research and Decisions All this helps them to gain a working understanding of the financial aspects of setting up in business, which contributes to success later on. Times, Sunday Times To understand literature, art, history and music one needs a working understanding of key biblical themes. Times, Sunday Times These tables generally required a working understanding of compound interest mathematics for proper use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All should be knowledgeable in artifact handling, have a working understanding of chemistry, physics, mechanics, and be an expert in the area of problem solving and time management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 有工作的 Japanese: 仕事を持った |
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