A thing to be done; what a person or thing has to do; a task to be carried out; a function to be served. Also (in later use chiefly) as a mass noun.
| 单词 | θ208287 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > work > [noun] (172) workOE A thing to be done; what a person or thing has to do; a task to be carried out; a function to be served. Also (in later use chiefly) as a mass noun. travailc1350 A piece of physical or mental labour, esp. one which is difficult or demanding; a painful or laborious undertaking; a task; (in plural) labours. Obs… workmanshipa1393 The performance or execution of work or a piece of work; labour, esp. (in early use) the (amount of) labour expended on a particular task or job, as… overage1415 Work, workmanship; achievement. tew1644 The work of preparation; labour. Obsolete. labour1662 Work (esp. physical work) considered as a resource or commodity, typically when necessary to supply the needs of the community or for the execution… Subcategories:— as distinguished from material used (1) — condition of (1) — auxiliary or minor work (11) — subordinate or inferior work (1) — servile or menial work (17) — temporary or casual work (10) — manual work (17) — finger-work (2) — unskilled work (1) — office or clerical work (6) — women's work (4) — teamwork (5) — forced, statute, or feudal work (9) — work for wages (5) — piecework (8) — lump work (2) — work charged by time taken (3) — work charged but not done (3) — work done at lower rate (1) — work done by the day or week (2) — work occupying specific time (1) — work forbidden on holy days (1) — labour of free workers (1) — work of non-union persons (1) — work of hired persons (1) — work of children (1) — housework (4) — work done at home (1) — work or activity of specific workers (10) — excessive work (3) — other types of work (32) — routine or conditions of work (1) |
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