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单词 work over
释义 work over
transitive verb
Etymology: work (III)
1. : to subject to thorough examination or study or treatment
 < shelf stock would get thoroughly worked over as shoppers sought out packages with the latest dates — Modern Packaging >
 < spent some time in working over the available books — A.T.Weaver >
 < working over not only the edge and point but the entire surface of their artifacts — A.L.Kroeber >
2.
 a. : to do over : rework
  < saved the play by working the first act over >
  < worked over the old furniture >
 b. : to revise or alter radically or systematically
  < the frontier … had worked them over inside — W.P.Webb >
3.
 a. : to beat up or manhandle especially with deliberate thoroughness
  < none of them hesitated to work a man over for shifting a little out of line or talking — R.O.Bowen >
  < working them over with sabers, billies, and gun butts — Time >
 b. : to pick the pockets of
 c. : to subject to thorough or systematic artillery fire, bombing, or strafing
  < destroyers had worked over the point with their five-inch guns — Bill Alcine >
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