| 其他翻译 |
| work [sth] vtr | (knead, massage) | SCSimplified Chinese 揉 róu vtr
TCTraditional Chinese 揉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 按 róu，àn
TCTraditional Chinese 按 |
| | The baker gently works the dough until it forms crumbs. |
| | 面点师揉捏面团，直到材料散成渣。 |
| work [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (knead, massage [sth] into [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…揉成…，把…按成… vtr |
| | Work the lard into the flour with a fork. |
| | 用叉子将猪油拌进面粉中。 |
| works npl | (art, literature, music: achievements) | SCSimplified Chinese 作品 zuò pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 作品 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 著述
TCTraditional Chinese 著述 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 著作 zuò pǐn，zhù zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 著作 |
| | The author's poems are his most overlooked works. |
| | 这个作者的诗歌作品总是被大众所忽视。 |
| works npl | (factory) | SCSimplified Chinese 工厂 gōng chǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 工廠 |
| | Most of the menfolk were employed at the town's works. |
| | 许多男人都在镇上工厂工作。 |
| the works expr | informal (everything) | SCSimplified Chinese 全套配置 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 全套设备 |
| | He dreamed of buying a shiny new car with the works. |
| | 他梦想买一辆崭新的带全套设备的车。 |
| the works expr | informal (unpleasant treatment) | SCSimplified Chinese 折磨 zhé mó
TCTraditional Chinese 折磨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 苦头 |
| | She forgot his birthday, and he gave her the works. |
| | 她忘记了他的生日，所以他让她尝尽了苦头。 |
| work n | uncountable (type of task) | SCSimplified Chinese 任务 rèn wù
TCTraditional Chinese 任務 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 活计 rèn wù，huó jì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工作 rèn wù，gōng zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 工作 |
| | I don't like this work. Can I do something different? |
| | 我不喜欢这个任务。可以让我干点别的吗？ |
| work n | (office, place of work) | SCSimplified Chinese 办公室 bàn gōng shì
TCTraditional Chinese 辦公室 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 上班的地方 bàn gōng shì，shàng bān de dì fāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工作地点 bàn gōng shì，gōng zuò dì diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 工作地點 |
| | This is his work. Yes, that building. |
| | 这就是他上班的地方。是的，就是那栋楼。 |
| work n | (activity) | SCSimplified Chinese （具体的）工作 jù tǐ de gōng zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 活计 jù tǐ de gōng zuò，huó jì |
| | He is doing some work or other in the shop. |
| | 他正在店里工作。 |
| work n | (objects on which work is done) | SCSimplified Chinese （艺术）作品 yì shù zuò pǐn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工作成果 yì shù zuò pǐn，gōng zuò chéng guǒ |
| | The art students took their work to the benches. |
| | 艺术生将作品拿到长凳上。 |
| work n | (product of labor) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作成果，工作结晶，产品 gōng zuò chéng guǒ，gōng zuò jié jīng，chǎn pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 產品 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作品，著作 zuò pǐn，zhù zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 作品，著作 |
| | The work was obviously well done. |
| | 这产品显然是用心做好的。
|
| | ⓘ这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 昨天我买了一套鲁迅全集。 |
| work n | (building) | SCSimplified Chinese 工程 gōng chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 工程 |
| | The tunnel is an impressive work of engineering. |
| | 这个隧道是一件惊人的工程。 |
| work n | (physics: force times distance) (物理学中力对距离的累积) | SCSimplified Chinese 机械功，功 jī xiè gōng，gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 功 |
| | In physics, work deals with transference of energy. |
| | 物理学中，功与能量的转移有关系。 |
| work n | (product of artist) (艺术家的) | SCSimplified Chinese 作品 zuò pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 作品 |
| | Many think Beethoven's Ninth is his greatest work. |
| | I have the complete works of Dickens in my library. |
| | 许多人认为贝多芬的《第九交响曲》是他最伟大的作品。我的藏书室里有狄更斯的作品全集。 |
| work n as adj | (of, concerning work) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作的 gōng zuò de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与工作有关的 gōng zuò de ，yǔ gōng zuò yǒu guān de |
| | He got a work permit in July. |
| | 他七月份获得了工作许可。 |
| works npl | (roadworks: construction) | SCSimplified Chinese 工程 gōng chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 工程 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工事 gōng chéng，gōng shì
TCTraditional Chinese 工事 |
| | A triangular sign at the side of the road warned of works ahead. |
| | 道路旁边摆着一个三角形的标识，提醒大家前方正在施工。 |
| work to do [sth] v expr | (strive or make an effort to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 努力做 nǔ lì zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽力做 |
| work⇒ vi | (with adverb or noun phrase) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作 gōng zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 工作 |
| | We'll have to work late to finish this project. |
| | Sheila's been working extra hours to pay off her debts. |
| | 我们必须工作到很晚才能完成这个项目。为了还债，希拉一直在加班加点地工作。 |
| work as [sth] vi + prep | (make a living as) | SCSimplified Chinese 任…职 rèn zhí
TCTraditional Chinese 任...職 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做…的工作 |
| | Right now I am working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, but I want to be an actress. |
| | 眼下，我在一家鸡尾酒吧做服务员的工作，不过，我的梦想是成为一名演员。 |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be OK with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese …对某人来说可以，…对某人而言可行 |
| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
| | 我能够在周三下午2点见你，这个时间对你来说可行吗？ |
work [sth],
work [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (contort) | SCSimplified Chinese 扭曲 niǔ qū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把…成形 niǔ qū ，bǎ chéng xíng |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (accomplish) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…逐步变成 |
| | (某种变化) | SCSimplified Chinese 实现 shí xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 實現 |
| | She worked a change in the texture of the dough. |
| work [sth] vtr | (fashion by work) | SCSimplified Chinese 制作 zhì zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 製作 / 制作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 手工制作
TCTraditional Chinese 手工製作 |
| | The carpenter works the pieces into a table. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (keep at work) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…工作 shǐ gōng zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使…干活 shǐ gōng zuò，shǐ gàn huó |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让…加班 shǐ gōng zuò，ràng jiā bān |
| | The boss worked them until late into the night. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (land, be a farmer) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…耕种 zài gēng zhòng
TCTraditional Chinese 在…耕種 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在…耕作 zài gēng zhòng，zài gēng zuò |
| | The farmer worked the land. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服 shuō fú
TCTraditional Chinese 說服 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服 shuō fú ，quàn fú |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |
复合形式：
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a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同的人 |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) | SCSimplified Chinese 难搞定的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 难相处的人 |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
| all in a day's work expr | informal, figurative (routine activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 日常工作 rì cháng gōng zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分内之事 |
| | There's no need to thank me - it's all in a day's work for me. |
| all work n | (working all the time, overwork) | SCSimplified Chinese 只工作不干别的 zhǐ gōng zuò bú gàn bié de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只工作（不休息） zhǐ gōng zuò bú gàn bié de，zhī gōng zuò bù xiū xī |
| be approved to work v expr | (be permitted, qualified to do a job) | SCSimplified Chinese 批准工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 获准工作 |
| at work adv | (at your workplace) | SCSimplified Chinese 在上班地点 zài shàng bān dì diǎn |
| | Bob never checks his personal email at work. |
| | 鲍勃从不在上班地点检查自己的私人邮箱。 |
| at work adj | (in action) | SCSimplified Chinese 在起作用的 zài qǐ zuò yòng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 行动中的 zài qǐ zuò yòng de ，xíng dòng zhōng de
TCTraditional Chinese 行動中的 |
| | Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks show his genius at work. |
| | 达芬奇的笔记本生动展现了他的天赋。 |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | SCSimplified Chinese 正在处理 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 正在从事 |
| | The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
| | 这部剧大获成功，编剧已经开始着手准备第二季。 |
| black work n | (work paid in cash, not recorded) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑工 |
| black work n | (embroidery) | SCSimplified Chinese 白底黑线刺绣 |
| blood work n | (blood test) | SCSimplified Chinese 血液化验 xiě yè huà yàn / xuè yè huà yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 血液化驗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 验血 xiě yè huà yàn / xuè yè huà yàn，yàn xiě / yàn xuè |
| | A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| body of work n | (all of [sb]'s creations) | SCSimplified Chinese 全部作品 quán bù zuò pǐn |
| | The author's body of work spanned six decades. |
| charity work n | (work done for charitable cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 慈善工作 cí shàn gōng zuò |
| | She does charity work, mostly for the orphans' home. |
| collected works npl | (anthology) | SCSimplified Chinese 文集 wén jí
TCTraditional Chinese 文集 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 文选 wén jí，wén xuǎn |
| collected works npl | (everything by an author) (某位作者的) | SCSimplified Chinese 全集 quán jí
TCTraditional Chinese 全集 |
| | This volume contains the entire collected works of Coleridge. |
| construction work n | (building) | SCSimplified Chinese 建筑工程
TCTraditional Chinese 建築工程 |
| | The street will be blocked off for two months because of the construction work. |
| custom work n | ([sth] tailor-made, made to order) | SCSimplified Chinese 定做的活儿 dìng zuò de huó er |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 定做的东西 dìng zuò de huó er，dìng zuò de dōng xī |
| | The motorcyclists admired all the custom work on the bikes parked outside the bar. |
| custom work n | (bespoke, personalized service) | SCSimplified Chinese 个性化的服务 gè xìng huà de fú wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 定制的服务 gè xìng huà de fú wù，dìng zhì de fú wù |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) | SCSimplified Chinese 面临挑战，面对困难 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 面临艰巨的任务 |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| day's work n | (work done in one day) | SCSimplified Chinese 一天完成的工作 yì tiān wán chéng de gōng zuò |
| | It will take one more day's work to finish the job. |
deskwork,
desk work n | (work done at a desk) | SCSimplified Chinese 案头工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 文书工作 wén shū gōng zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 文書工作 |
| | Tony doesn't like working in an office because there's too much deskwork. |
| detective work n | (police investigation) (警方的) | SCSimplified Chinese 侦查工作, 调查工作 |
| | All their detective work finally paid off when the murderer was arrested. |
| | 他们的侦查工作终于见了成效，捉住了杀人犯。 |
| detective work n | figurative (research) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 调查研究 diào chá yán jiū
TCTraditional Chinese 調查研究 |
| | I did a little detective work to find out why my mail hadn't been delivered in three days. |
| dirty work n | figurative (unpleasant tasks) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 苦活儿，累活儿。 kǔ huó er |
| | He was sick and tired of doing all her dirty work for her. |
| dirty work n | figurative (immoral or illegal action) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 不法行为，不道德的行为 bù fǎ xíng wéi，bú dào dé de xíng wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 不法行為 |
| | The mob boss hired goons to handle his dirty work. |
| do the dirty work v expr | figurative, slang (perform a disagreeable task) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 做苦活，做苦工 zuò kǔ huó，zuò kǔ gōng |
| | She no longer had servants to do the dirty work for her. |
| do work for charity v expr | (volunteer) | SCSimplified Chinese 为慈善事业服务 wèi cí shàn shì yè fú wù |
| donkey work | informal, figurative (tedious work) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 无聊的工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 苦力活 kǔ lì huó
TCTraditional Chinese 苦幹 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乏味的工作 |
| field work n | (research carried out on site) | SCSimplified Chinese 现场考察 xiàn chǎng kǎo chá
TCTraditional Chinese 現場考察 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 实地勘察工作 xiàn chǎng kǎo chá，shí dì kān chá gōng zuò |
| | Smithers is in the Amazon doing field work on endangered species. |
| | Her fieldwork confirmed her academic theory about economic development. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | SCSimplified Chinese 进入正题 jìn rù zhèng tí
TCTraditional Chinese 進入正題 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 言归正传 jìn rù zhèng tí，yán guī zhèng zhuàn |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go to work v expr | (travel to workplace) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 去工作场所，去上班 qù gōng zuò chǎng suǒ，qù shàng bān |
| | I prefer to go to work early before the traffic gets heavy. |
| go to work on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] thoroughly) | SCSimplified Chinese 全心投入地做，非常细致地做 |
| | The artist has really gone to work on this mural; it's huge and very detailed. |
| graduate work n | (employment for [sb] with a degree) | SCSimplified Chinese 毕业生工作 |
| graduate work n | US (graduate school studies) | SCSimplified Chinese 研究生项目 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 研究生课题 |
| great work n | (job: done well) (文学) | SCSimplified Chinese 巨著 jù zhù |
| | (艺术) | SCSimplified Chinese 杰作，大手笔 jié zuò ，dà shǒu bǐ |
| | Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
| great work n | (art: masterpiece) | SCSimplified Chinese 杰作, 名著 |
| | The Great Gatsby is one of the great works of American literature. |
| group work | (sociology) (社会学) | SCSimplified Chinese 小组活动，分组活动 |
| grunt work n | (repetitious work) | SCSimplified Chinese 繁复的工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 苦工 kǔ gōng |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | SCSimplified Chinese 努力工作 nǔ lì gōng zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 勤奋用功 nǔ lì gōng zuò ，qín fèn yòng gōng |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard work n | (great effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 辛勤工作 xīn qín gōng zuò |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| | 我们要赞扬你多年以来为公司辛勤工作。 |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 繁重的工作，累人的工作 fán zhòng de gōng zuò |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| | 骑自行车上山是件累人的工作。 |
| in-work adj | (occurring while [sb] is employed) | SCSimplified Chinese 在职的，在岗的 |
| keep up the good work v expr | (expressing approval) | SCSimplified Chinese 继续好好干 jì xù hǎo hǎo gàn |
| | My teacher told me to keep up the good work after I scored 100% in the exam. |
| lab work n | abbr (research done in a laboratory) | SCSimplified Chinese 化验 huà yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 化驗 |
| laboratory work n | (scientific research done in a laboratory) | SCSimplified Chinese 实验室研究工作 shí yàn shì yán jiū gōng zuò |
| | I'd like to find some laboratory work during the summer holidays. |
latticework,
trelliswork n | ([sth] with a crisscross design) | SCSimplified Chinese 栅格结构 zhà gé jié gòu
TCTraditional Chinese 柵格結構 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 网格 zhà gé jié gòu，wǎng gé |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 格子 zhà gé jié gòu，gé zi
TCTraditional Chinese 格子 |
lifework,
life's work,
life-work n | (one's main endeavour) | SCSimplified Chinese 一生从事的工作 yì shēng cóng shì de gōng zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毕生的事业 yì shēng cóng shì de gōng zuò，bì shēng de shì yè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毕生的心血 yì shēng cóng shì de gōng zuò，bì shēng de xīn xiě / bì shēng de xīn xuè |
| line of work n | (profession, trade: field) | SCSimplified Chinese 职业 zhí yè
TCTraditional Chinese 職業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 行业 zhí yè，háng yè
TCTraditional Chinese 行業 |
| | Police officers regularly have to deal with danger in their line of work. |
| literary work n | (high-quality fiction or poetry) | SCSimplified Chinese 文学作品 wén xué zuò pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 文學作品 |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 迅速完成，迅速做 |
| | The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | SCSimplified Chinese 立即处理，立刻处理 |
| | The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
| make-work n | uncountable (task to keep [sb] from being idle) | SCSimplified Chinese 为闲散人员特意安排的低价值工作 |
| Men at work n | written (roadworks sign) (道路施工标志) | SCSimplified Chinese 前方施工 |
| mosaic work n | uncountable (creating art with small pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 马赛克作品 |
| mosaic work n | countable (artwork made of small pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 马赛克式艺术作品 mǎ sài kè shì yì shù zuò pǐn |
| nasty piece of work n | UK, informal, figurative (malicious person) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人讨厌的人 lìng rén tǎo yàn de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 令人厌恶的人 |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work. |
| nice work interj | informal (used to praise [sth] made or done) | SCSimplified Chinese 干得好 gàn de hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 幹得好 |
| | Nice work! You did a better job than I would have and faster as well. |
| nice work n | informal, figurative ([sth] easy and lucrative) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好差事 |
| | She can study while she works at the box office and she gets into shows free -- nice work! |
| off work adv | (not at work) (因生病等) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有上班 |
| | My husband is at home today; he's off work with the flu. |
| | 我丈夫今天在家。他得了流感没有去上班。 |
out of work,
out-of-work adj | (jobless, unemployed) | SCSimplified Chinese 失业的 shī yè de
TCTraditional Chinese 失業的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The closing of the tin mines left many men out of work. |
| | I've been out of work for four months now; hopefully I'll find a new job soon. |
| | 锡矿的关闭令许多人失去了工作。//现在我已经失业四个月了，我希望能尽快找到一份新工作。 |
| outstanding work n | (task or job still to be done) | SCSimplified Chinese 未完成的工作 |
| | I can't play golf on Friday; I still have a lot of outstanding work to do. |
part work,
partwork n | (magazine series) | SCSimplified Chinese 分期杂志 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分辑丛刊 |
| | The novel was originally published as a part work. |
| piece of work n | ([sth] made or done) | SCSimplified Chinese 一件作品 yí jiàn zuò pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 一件作品 |
| | The novel is a magnificent piece of work which is beautifully written. |
piecework,
piece work,
piece-work n | (work paid by the unit) | SCSimplified Chinese 按件数付费的工作 n |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 计件工 |
| place of work n | (workplace) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作地点，工作场所，工作单位 gōng zuò dì diǎn，gōng zuò chǎng suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 工作地點 |
| project work n | (done for a specific task) | SCSimplified Chinese 专题作业，课题研究 |
| | The students will be doing project work in their class this afternoon. |
| put [sb] to work v expr | (give a job, task to) (工作、任务) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…交给某人 |
| put [sth] to work v expr | (use) | SCSimplified Chinese 让…发挥作用，让…投入工作 |
| | Good investors say you should put your money to work if you want to make even more money. |
| reference work n | (book consulted for information) | SCSimplified Chinese 参考书 cān kǎo shū
TCTraditional Chinese 參考書 |
| | The Encyclopædia Britannica is a serious reference work. |
| | 大英百科全书是一本很严肃认真的参考书。 |
| return to work v expr | (go back to one's job after a holiday) | SCSimplified Chinese 复工 |
| return to work v expr | (go back into employment) | SCSimplified Chinese 重返工作岗位 |
| | My sister retired three years ago, but she has returned to work. |
| rough work n | (preliminary draft) | SCSimplified Chinese 粗略工作 |
| rough work n | (physical work) | SCSimplified Chinese 粗工 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 粗活 |
| safe place to work n | (not dangerous) | SCSimplified Chinese 安全工作环境 |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | SCSimplified Chinese 学校作业 xué xiào zuò yè
TCTraditional Chinese 學校作業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 家庭作业 xué xiào zuò yè，jiā tíng zuò yè
TCTraditional Chinese 家庭作業 |
| scope of work n | (nature and extent of a job or task) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作内容 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工作范围 |
| | The scope of work for a project should specify precisely what work will be done. |
| set to work v expr | (start doing [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 着手工作 zhuó shǒu gōng zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 著手工作 |
| | He set to work as soon as he was given the new task. |
| set [sb] to work v expr | (cause to start doing [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 让（某人）着手工作 |
| | The manager set the new employee to work filing invoices. |
| sex work n | (prostitution) | SCSimplified Chinese 性工作 |
shiftwork,
shift work n | (work done in rotating periods) | SCSimplified Chinese 轮班工作 |
| social work n | (assistance to local community) | SCSimplified Chinese 社会工作 shè huì gōng zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 社會工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 社会服务 shè huì gōng zuò，shè huì fú wù |
| | Social work involves dealing with people from all walks of life. |
| statement of work n | (document stating scope of a job or task) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作说明书 |
| stroke of work n | (bit of work) | SCSimplified Chinese 一点工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一点儿活 |
| tedious work n | (laborious task) | SCSimplified Chinese 苦力活 kǔ lì huó
TCTraditional Chinese 苦幹 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 体力工作 kǔ lì huó，tǐ lì gōng zuò |
| temporary work n | (employment on short-term contract) | SCSimplified Chinese 临时雇佣 lín shí gù yōng
TCTraditional Chinese 臨時雇傭 |
| | Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people. |
| timber work n | (wooden structure) | SCSimplified Chinese 木制品 mù zhì pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 木製品 |
| | Over all the house was well-built but there were one or two problems with the timber work. |
| voluntary work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 志愿工作 |
| volunteer work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 志愿工作 |
| | Volunteer work looks good on your resume. |
| welfare work n | (social services) | SCSimplified Chinese 福利事业 fú lì shì yè
TCTraditional Chinese 福利事業 |
women's work,
woman's work n | controversial! (household chores and child-rearing) (指家务和育儿) | SCSimplified Chinese 女性的活 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 女人的工作 |
| work against [sb/sth] v expr | (be detrimental to) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…不利 duì bú lì |
| work area n | (environment in which a job is done) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作区，工作区域 gōng zuò qū，gōng zuò qū yù
TCTraditional Chinese 工作區，工作區域 |
| work as a team v expr | (co-operate) | SCSimplified Chinese 团队合作 tuán duì hé zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 團隊合作 |
| | If we work as a team we'll finish much sooner. |
| work at [sth] vtr | (put great effort into) | SCSimplified Chinese 致力于 zhì lì yú
TCTraditional Chinese 致力於... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 投身于 zhì lì yú ，tóu shēn yú |
| | We are currently working at finding ways to become more environmentally friendly. |
| work backwards vi | (do [sth] in reverse) | SCSimplified Chinese 反过来做某事 |
| work camp n | (enforced labour camp) | SCSimplified Chinese 囚犯劳动营 qiú fàn láo dòng yíng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劳教所 qiú fàn láo dòng yíng，láo jiào suǒ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劳改所 qiú fàn láo dòng yíng，láo gǎi suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 勞改所 |
| | Under Stalin's regime, political prisoners were sent to work camps. |
| work certificate n | (document: proof of job experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作证明 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 就业证明 |
| work cited n | (bibliography: quoted text) | SCSimplified Chinese 引用文献 yǐn yòng wén xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 引用文獻 |
| | My English teacher always wants a work cited page, and I never know how to do one. |
| work conditions npl | (employment terms) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作条件，工作环境 gōng zuò tiáo jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 工作條件 |