work /wə:k/ I. n.［u］ 1.工作，劳动：get home from work 下班回家 It takes a lot of work to build a house.建座房子要费很多功夫。2.待做的事，活计：I have some work for you to do. 我有一些事情需要你做。3.劳动成果；产品：sell one’s work to sb. 把自己的产品推销给某人 4. 功，做功：a unit of work 功的单位 4. 用于习语at work在工作，忙于(正在进行的工作)；(机器)在运转：Danger; men at work. 危险!有人在干活。The machine is at work.这台机器正在运转。out of work 无职业；失业：He has been out of work for 3 months. 他已失业三个月了。‖II. vi. & vt. 1.工作，劳动：Most people have to work in order to live.大多数人为了生计必须工作。2.运转，起作用：The clock hasn’t been working since the electricity was off. 这个钟自停电以来一直不走。Your idea won’t work in practice. 你的办法实际上行不通。3.有效，成功：Will these methods work?这些步骤会有效吗? 4.使工作：Don’t work your poor wife to death. 别让你可怜的妻子累得要死。5. 用于短语动词work hard at 努力学习;奋力进行：He’s working hard at a new invention.他在努力进行一项发明。work as 充当：She works as a nurse in the hospital. 她在医院里当护士。work at 努力或苦心获得：You need to work at improving your writing.你需要全心投入方可提高写作水平。work off 克服消极情绪等：She works off stress by running for at least half an hour every day.她每天至少跑步半小时来克服紧张情绪。work on 继续干；从事于，忙于：After a short meeting, they worked on again. 开了个短会后，他们又继续工作了。During the night the computer works on the information from all the sales that day. 计算机在晚上处理当天的全部销售信息。work out 算出，制订出：Who can work out this physics problem? 谁能算出这道物理题?［考句］It is up to the Government to tackle the air pollution problem and work out measures in line with the council’s suggestions.政府应该解决空气污染问题并要根据议会的建议制定出法规。work up 逐渐产生；使担心、不安或激动：Let’s go for a walk to work up an appetite. 为了好胃口，咱们散步去吧。Try not to work yourself up about the exams. 面临考试，一定要注意不要把自己搞得很紧张。
work-book n. 练习簿
worker /ˈwə:kə/ n.［c］工人；工作人员；研究者：a model(skilled) worker 劳动模范（熟练工人）；a farm worker农场工人 The boss hired 100 workers.老板雇了100名工人。His parents are scientific and technological workers.他的父母都是科技工作者。
worker /ˈwə:kə/ n.［c］工人；工作人员；研究者：a model(skilled) worker 劳动模范（熟练工人）；a farm worker农场工人 The boss hired 100 workers.老板雇了100名工人。His parents are scientific and technological workers.他的父母都是科技工作者。
