| 单词 | work-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈwork-like ˈwork-like adj. (a) industrious, diligent, businesslike (now chiefly Scottish); (b) resembling work. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > diligent or industrious busyOE swinkfulOE laboriousa1393 virtuousc1450 eident1529 operose1546 laboursome1552 industrious1591 work-likea1642 work-brittle1647 notable1666 nitle1673 hard-working1682 worksome1830 shirtsleeve1864 workful1875 a1642 W. Bedell in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 57 Seaven Cities, no contemptible portion of witty and work-like Greece. ?1790 R. Sandilands Descr. Patent Instrument called Sward-cutter 12 It has a very uncommon and worklike appearance. 1871 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 260/2 No more active or worklike troops could possibly be seen. 1875 ‘M. Twain’ Old Times Mississippi ii, in Atlantic Monthly Feb. 218/2 There was something very real and work-like about this new phase. 1954 Banffshire Jrnl. 2 Mar. 4/3 Dyod, ye're warklike the day, noo. 1989 M. A. Selzer et al. Working with Person with Schizophrenia iii. 145 Involvement in a work-like setting as part of treatment. 2011 S. Cornelius & P. Singh in J. A. R. Nafziger & S. F. Ross Handbk. Internat. Sports Law xi. 299 Children who participate in professional sport train in a work-like environment. < as lemmas |
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