| 单词 | work something out |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to solve, find out, or plan by reasoning or calculation It took me some time to work out what was going on. Synonyms solve Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve unemployment. find out resolve We must find a way to resolve these problems. calculate figure out clear up suss (out) (slang) puzzle out 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to solve, find out, or plan by reasoning or calculation Negotiators are due to meet today to work out a compromise. Synonyms plan I had been planning a trip to the West Coast. form She rapidly formed a plan. develop Several countries developed a revised budget. arrange She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon. construct You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your outgoings. evolve He evolved a working method from which he has never departed. devise elaborate We devised a scheme to help him. put together formulate He formulated his plan for escape. contrive The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. Additional synonymsin the sense of arrange Definition to plan in advance She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon. Synonyms plan, agree, prepare, determine, schedule, organize, construct, devise, contrive, fix up, jack up (New Zealand, informal) in the sense of construct Definition to compose (an argument or sentence) You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your outgoings. Synonyms create, make, form, set up, organize, compose, put together, formulatein the sense of contrive Definition to devise or construct ingeniously The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. Synonyms devise, plan, fabricate, create, design, scheme, engineer, frame, manufacture, plot, construct, invent, improvise, concoct, wangle (informal), effect, bring about, hit upon Nearby words of |
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