1. | 有工作的；有职业的having a job for which you are paid |
the working population 劳动人口 | |
a working mother 在职母亲 |
2. | 做工的；从事体力劳动的having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc. |
a working man 工人 | |
a working men's club 工人俱乐部 |
3. | 工作上的；工作时间的connected with your job and the time you spend doing it |
long working hours 长的工作时间 | |
poor working conditions 恶劣的工作环境 | |
I have a good working relationship with my boss. 我和老板的工作关系很好。 | |
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. 她一生中大部分工作时间都当教师。 | |
recent changes in working practices 工作做法方面最近的变化 |
4. | （早餐或午餐等）边吃边谈公事的aworking breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business |
5. | 初步的；暂定的used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future |
a working theory 初步的理论 | |
Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet? 你选了论文的暂定题目吗？ |
6. | 尚可应付工作的；基本够用的if you have aworking knowledge of sth, you can use it at a basic level |
7. | （机械部件）操纵用的，用于启动的theworking parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function |
8. | （议会票数）足够多数的aworking majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws |
1. | ~ (of sth) （机器、系统、组织等的）运作，工作方法the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works |
an introduction to the workings of Congress 对国会运作方式的介绍 | |
the workings of the human mind 人脑的活动方式 | |
the machine's inner workings 这台机器的内部运转情况 |
2. | （矿山或采石场的）矿，巷道，作业区the parts of a mine or quarry where coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground |
