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单词 outwork
释义 outwork
I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: out (I) + work
1. : to work out : complete
 < saw, in web unbroken, its history outwrought — Thomas Hardy >
2. [out- + work] archaic : to surpass in workmanship
3. [out- + work] : to outdo in working : work harder or faster than
 < outworks his competitors >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + work
1.
 a. : an outlying point of defense
  < had been forced to abandon her outworks across the Rhine and the Danube — Richard Koebner >
  < impairs not only the outworks but the citadel of personality — Walter Moberly >
 b. : a small defensive position constructed outside a fortified area
2. : work done outside the shop or institution from which it is directed or for which it is performed
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