working
adj
noun
ˈwɜːkɪŋ
adj
1
a.
having
a
job
that
you
are
paid
for
b.
having
a
physical
or
practical
job
[过时] 从事体力劳动的
old-fashioned
a
working
mother
在职母亲
Many
working
women
rely
on
relatives
for
childcare.
许多在职妇女靠亲戚照看孩子。
A
smaller
working
population
will
have
to
support
a
growing
number
of
retired
people.
较少的劳动人口将不得不供养不断增加的退休人员。
working
man/people/folk
the
ordinary
working
man
普通劳动者
2
working hours/day/week
the
time
that
people
spend
doing
their
job
工作时间/日/周
In
a
normal
working
day,
I
see
around
6
or
7
clients.
一般每个工作日，我会见大约六七个客户。
during/outside
working
hours
Telephone
at
any
time
during
normal
working
hours.
正常工作时间内请随时来电。
Many
mothers
prefer
flexible
working
hours
.
许多母亲喜欢弹性工作时间。
We
do
a
37-hour
working
week.
我们每周工作 37 小时。
3
working day
a
day
of
the
week
when
most
people
work.
In
Britain
and
the
US
this
is
usually
Monday
to
Friday
工作日〔英美国家一般为周一至周五〕;
It
will
be
returned
within
three
working
days
(=three
days,
not
including
weekends
or
public
holidays)
.
三个工作日之内会被送回。
4
working conditions/environment etc
the
situation
in
which
you
work,
especially
the
physical
things
such
as
pay
or
safety
工作条件/环境等
improvements
in
working
conditions
工作条件的改善
5
working practices/methods
the
way
in
which
you
do
your
job
工作惯例/方法
training
in
up-to-date
working
practices
最新工作惯例的培训
6
working life
the
part
of
your
adult
life
when
you
have
a
paid
job
工作生涯
He
spent
all
his
working
life
in
a
factory.
他在一家工厂干了一辈子。
7
(in) working order
working
properly
and
not
broken
正常地运转
be
in
good/perfect/full
etc
working
order
The
car
was
old,
but
the
engine
was
still
in
good
working
order.
这汽车虽旧，但引擎仍运转正常。
the
amount
of
exercise
needed
to
keep
your
body
in
working
order
保持身体健康所需的运动量
8
working relationship
the
way
that
people
work
together
工作关系
[+
with/between
]
They
want
to
establish
a
better
working
relationship
between
medical
and
nursing
staff.
他们希望在医护人员之间建立一种更好的工作关系。
good/close/effective
etc
working
relationship
We
have
a
close
working
relationship
with
other
voluntary
groups.
我们和其他志愿团体之间有密切的工作关系。
9
a working knowledge of sth
enough
knowledge
of
a
system,
subject,
language
etc
to
be
able
to
use
it
or
to
do
a
particular
job
足以应付某工作的知识
A
good
working
knowledge
of
the
Building
Regulations
is
necessary
for
the
job.
熟知《建筑规范》知识对这份工作来说是必要的。
10
working clothes work clothes clothes
10.
also
又作
which
you
wear
for
work
or
are
designed
for
people
to
work
in
工作服
11
working model
11.
a
model
that
has
parts
that
move
工作模型
12
working parts
12.
the
parts
of
a
machine
that
move
〔机器中〕可运转的部件
13
working definition/theory/title
13.
a
DEFINITION
,
idea
etc
that
may
not
be
exactly
right
but
is
good
enough
to
use
when
you
start
working
on
something
暂时的定义/理论/暂定名
14
working majority
14.
enough
support
in
parliament
for
a
government
to
continue
making
laws
and
ruling
a
country
[英] 〔议会中支持政府的〕有效多数
BrE
15
working breakfast/lunch/dinner
15.
a
breakfast,
lunch
etc
which
is
also
a
business
meeting
工作早餐/午餐/晚餐
16
working memory
16.
the
part
of
a
person’s
or
computer’s
memory
which
stores
information
about
the
thing
being
worked
on
now
[术语] 〔人的〕工作记忆;〔计算机的〕暂存器
technical
noun
17
workings
also
又作
the
way
something
such
as
a
system,
piece
of
equipment,
or
organization
works
〔系统、设备、组织等的〕工作方式，运行方式
singular 单数
[+
of
]
his
knowledge
of
the
inner
workings
of
the
department
他对部门内部运作方式的了解
I
shall
never
understand
the
workings
of
his
mind
(=how
he
thinks)
.
我永远了解不了他的想法。
18
flexible/short-time etc working
a
particular
way
of
working,
especially
relating
to
the
hours
which
someone
works
弹性/短工时等工作制
19
a
mine
or
part
of
a
mine
where
soil
has
been
dug
out
in
order
to
remove
metals
or
stone
矿坑; （矿内）工作区;
C usually plural 一般用复数