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works

UK /wɜːks/US /wɝːks/

词源

源自古英语weorc(名词)和wyrcan(动词),与荷兰语werk、德语Werk同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语*wirką。

noun

❶ 指工厂、机械装置或工业设施的总称,通常用于复数形式表示生产场所或设备。

“The steel works employs over a thousand people.”

(这家钢铁厂雇佣了一千多名员工。)

“They visited the water works to see how clean water is produced.”

(他们参观了自来水厂了解清洁水的生产过程。)

❶ 指机械或钟表的内部运作部件,强调功能性结构部分。

“The watchmaker opened the case to reveal the delicate works.”

(钟表匠打开表壳露出精密的机芯。)

“Dust had gotten into the works of the old clock.”

(灰尘进入了老式时钟的机械装置。)

同义词:factory, plant, mechanism, machinery

verb

❶ work的第三人称单数形式,表示从事劳动或发挥功能的行为。

“She works at a hospital as a nurse.”

(她在医院当护士工作。)

“This machine works perfectly in extreme conditions.”

(这台机器在极端条件下运转良好。)

同义词:functions, operates, labors

常见短语

in the works — 表示某事正在筹备或进行中,尚未完成但已经在推进的状态。

“A new subway line is in the works for the city center.”

(一条新的地铁线路正在市中心规划建设中。)

give someone the works — 俚语,表示给予某人全套服务或彻底处理,有时也指严厉对待。

“At the spa, I decided to give myself the works: massage, facial, and manicure.”

(在水疗中心,我决定给自己来个全套:按摩、面部护理和美甲。)