Engaged in a task; in operation; = at work at phrases 1a. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ208647 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > working > [adverb] (7) in worka1382 Engaged in a task; in operation; = at work at phrases 1a. Obsolete. at work?1440 Occupied with labour; engaged in a task; working, esp. at one's regular job or occupation. Cf. hard at work at hard, adj. n.phrases 6a. in (also into, out of) employ1659 The state or condition of being employed to perform a task, job, etc.; esp. the state of working for an employer in return for wages. Chiefly in in (… to work1776 U.S. colloquial. In the process of working; at work. Cf. to, prep. 4. Now rare. Subcategories:— at piecework (2) — at daywork (1) |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。