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单词 work out
释义 work out
transitive verb
1. : to effect by labor and exertion
 < work out your own salvation — Phil 2:12 (Authorized Version) >
 < each novel's leading character works out his destiny — Otis Fellows >
2.
 a. : to solve (as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation
 b. : to devise, arrange, or achieve especially by resolving difficulties or conflicts
  < a better route was worked out — G.R.Stewart >
  < work out a plan of complete reconstruction — S.P.B.Mais >
  < worked out a compromise agreement that ended the dispute >
 c. : develop, elaborate
  < whole sonata … was deeply felt and finely worked outNew York Times >
  < though the final situation is not worked out with psychological profundity — Leslie Rees >
3. : to discharge fully (as a debt) by labor instead of money payment
 < servants who had worked out their terms of servitude — R.A.Billington >
4. : to exhaust (as a mine or vein) by working
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to prove effective or practicable or suitable
  < if the plan works out satisfactorily >
 b. : to amount to a total or calculated figure : come to a figure — used with at
  < this rate works out at an increase of 88° F for every mile … towards the center of the earth — W.E.Swinton >
2. : to go through a training or practice session especially in an athletic specialty
 < works out daily with sparring partners >
3. : to work outside the home as hired help : hire out
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