英语词汇“to work to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to work to —— intransitive. To operate within the constraints of something (as a schedule, plan, set of rules, etc.); to be confined by or work within the limits of something.See also to work to rule at Phrases 14b, to work to contract at Phrases 14d.

1879 Railway Accidents (Brit. Board of Trade) 25/2 I had signalled ‘clear’..when I gave permission for the train to start for Silloth; I was working to rule in doing so.

1900 N.Y. Daily Tribune 28 Aug. 7/5 We are working to that schedule now, and I fully expect to accomplish it.

1967 Music in Educ. 31 456/1 Is there something degrading perhaps about writing music for people with limited technique? Is it too difficult to work to this kind of brief?

1983 M. Doerken Teaching & Television 214 I don't mind working to a budget, but I don't want to be told by someone who knows nothing about television production when to do my show.

1991 S. Coney Menopause Industry (1993) vi. 105 Journalists work to pressing deadlines.

2004 F. Dodds & M. Strauss How to lobby Intergovernmental Meetings 40 They should also be working to similar timelines.

单词	to work to
释义	> as lemmas to work to —— to work to —— intransitive. To operate within the constraints of something (as a schedule, plan, set of rules, etc.); to be confined by or work within the limits of something.See also to work to rule at Phrases 14b, to work to contract at Phrases 14d. Π 1879 Railway Accidents (Brit. Board of Trade) 25/2 I had signalled ‘clear’..when I gave permission for the train to start for Silloth; I was working to rule in doing so. 1900 N.Y. Daily Tribune 28 Aug. 7/5 We are working to that schedule now, and I fully expect to accomplish it. 1967 Music in Educ. 31 456/1 Is there something degrading perhaps about writing music for people with limited technique? Is it too difficult to work to this kind of brief? 1983 M. Doerken Teaching & Television 214 I don't mind working to a budget, but I don't want to be told by someone who knows nothing about television production when to do my show. 1991 S. Coney Menopause Industry (1993) vi. 105 Journalists work to pressing deadlines. 2004 F. Dodds & M. Strauss How to lobby Intergovernmental Meetings 40 They should also be working to similar timelines. extracted from workv. < as lemmas
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