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单词 working
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working

adjective
 OPAL W
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
[only before noun]Idioms
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  1.  
    having a job for which you are paid synonym employed
    • the working population
    • working people/mothers/families
    see also hard-workingTopics Jobsa2
  2.  
    having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.
    • a working man
    • the working masses
    • a TV drama about an ordinary working man
    see also working men's club
  3.  
    connected with your job and the time you spend doing it
    • long working hours
    • poor working conditions
    • I have a good working relationship with my boss.
    • She spent most of her working life as a teacher.
    • recent changes in working practices
    • insights into Rembrandt's working methods
    Topics Jobsa2
  4. a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business
  5. used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future
    • a working theory
    • Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet?
    • It's simply a working document at present.
  6. if you have a working knowledge of something, you can use it at a basic level
  7. the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it functionTopics Engineeringc2
  8. a working majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws
Idioms
in running/working order
  1. (especially of machines) working well
    • The engine is now in perfect working order.

working

noun
OPAL W
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
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  1. [uncountable] the action of doing work
    • Working with animals requires patience.
    • More businesses now offer flexible working.
  2. [countable, usually plural] working (of something) the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works
    • an introduction to the workings of Congress
    • the workings of the human mind
    • the machine’s inner workings
  3. [countable, usually plural] the parts of a mine or quarry where coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground
    • A pump was used to remove water from the old workings.
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