
works
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。)
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。)
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。)