workman

work·man

W0224000 (wûrk′mən)n.1. A man who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.2. A craftsman or artisan.

workman

(ˈwɜːkmən) n, pl -men1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a craftsman of skill as specified: a bad workman.

work•man

(ˈwɜrk mən)

n., pl. -men. a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work. [before 900]

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workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial laborworking man, working person, workingmanexcavator - a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarryingblaster, chargeman - a workman employed to blast with explosivesemployee - a worker who is hired to perform a jobfuller - a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a livinggas fitter - a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliancesguest worker, guestworker - a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"heaver - a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual laborlacer - a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)lather - a workman who puts up lathsLuddite - one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemploymentfactory worker, mill-hand - a workman in a mill or factorymover - workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano"bagger, packer, boxer - a workman employed to pack things into containerspaster - a workman who pastesdisinfestation officer, rat-catcher - a workman employed to destroy or drive away verminroad mender, roadman - a workman who is employed to repair roadsroundsman - a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)scratcher - a workman who uses a tool for scratchingshearer - a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textilessponger - a workman employed to collect spongesstamper - a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)utility man - a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called onwarehouseman, warehouser - a workman who manages or works in a warehousewetter - a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process

workman

noun labourer, hand, worker, employee, mechanic, operative, craftsman, artisan, tradesman, journeyman, artificer (rare) The workmen were building a fence around the area.Proverbs
"A bad workman always blames his tools"

workman

nounOne who labors:hand, laborer, operative, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workwoman.

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工人

work

(wəːk) noun1. effort made in order to achieve or make something. He has done a lot of work on this project 勞動 劳动2. employment. I cannot find work in this town. 工作 工作3. a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on. Please clear your work off the table. 任務，正在處理的事 任务，正在处理的事 4. a painting, book, piece of music etc. the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816. 作品 著作，作品 5. the product or result of a person's labours. His work has shown a great improvement lately. 個人努力的成果 工作成果6. one's place of employment. He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow. 工作場所 工作场所 verb1. to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something. She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project. 使工作 使工作2. to be employed. Are you working just now? 有工作，受雇 受雇于，从事…工作 3. to (cause to) operate (in the correct way). He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working. 運轉，起作用 操作，运转 4. to be practicable and/or successful. If my scheme works, we'll be rich! 行得通，成功 行得通，取得成功 5. to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty. She worked her way up the rock face. 緩慢而費力地前進 缓慢而费力地前进6. to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually. The wheel worked loose. 逐漸緩慢地進入提及的狀態 逐渐地移动到某位置，逐步变�某状态 7. to make by craftsmanship. The ornaments had been worked in gold. 手工製作 加工-work1. (the art of making) goods of a particular material. He learns woodwork at school; This shop sells basketwork. 特定材料製成的物品，其製法 特定材料制成的物品与其制法2. parts of something, eg a building, made of a particular material. The stonework/woodwork/paintwork needs to be renewed. (營造)特定材料製成的部份 （建筑中的）特定材料制成的部份 ˈworkable adjective (of a plan) able to be carried out. 可行的 可行的ˈworker noun1. a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc. office-workers; car-workers. 員工 员工2. a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc. 勞工 劳工3. a person who works (hard etc). He's a slow/hard worker. 工作者 工作者works noun singular or plural a factory etc. The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays. 工廠 工厂 noun plural1. the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc). The works are all rusted. (鐘錶等)運轉機構，活動構件 （机器等的）活动部件，机件 2. deeds, actions etc. She's devoted her life to good works. 行動 行动，实际工作 ˈwork-basket, ˈwork-boxetc nouns a basket, box etc for holding thread, needlework etc. 針線籃或盒 针线筐ˈworkbook noun a book of exercises usually with spaces for answers. 練習簿 练习册ˈworkforce noun the number of workers (available for work) in a particular industry, factory etc. 人力 劳动力working class the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour. 勞工階級 劳动阶级，工人阶级 working day, ˈwork-day nouns1. a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday. 工作天 工作日2. the period of actual labour in a normal day at work. My working day is eight hours long. 一天的工作時間 一天的工作时间working hours the times of day between which one is at work. Normal working hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 工作時間 工作时间ˈworking-party, ˈwork-party nouns a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task. They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds. 工作隊 工作队working week the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive when people go to work. 週一到週五每週工作天 工作周（周一到周五工作日） ˈworkman noun a man who does manual work. the workmen on a building site. 工人 工人ˈworkmanlike adjective1. suitable to a good workman. a workmanlike attitude. 好工人應有的 好工人应有的2. well performed. a workmanlike job. 技術嫻熟的 有技巧的，工作熟练的 ˈworkmanship noun the skill of a qualified workman; skill in making things. (精湛)手藝 技艺，手艺 ˈworkmate noun one of the people who work in the same place of employment as oneself. Her workmates teased her about being the boss's favourite. 同事 一起工作的人，同事，工友 ˈworkout noun a period of hard physical exercise for the purpose of keeping fit etc. 健身 体育锻练ˈworkshop noun1. a room or building, especially in a factory etc where construction and repairs are carried out. 工廠內作業室或修理間 车间，工作坊 2. a course of experimental work for a group of people on a particular project. 研討會 专题讨论会，讲习班，研究会 at work working. He's writing a novel and he likes to be at work (on it) by eight o'clock every morning. 工作中 工作中get/set to work to start work. Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening. 開始工作 开始工作go to work on to begin work on. We're thinking of going to work on an extension to the house. 著手處理或做 开始去做…have one's work cut out to be faced with a difficult task. You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion. 面對艱鉅任務 面临艰巨工作in working order (of a machine etc) operating correctly. (機器等)正常運作 （機器等）处于正常运转状态，能正常发挥功能 out of work having no employment. He's been out of work for months. 失業 失业work of art a painting, sculpture etc. 藝術品 工艺品work off to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc. He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times. 消去 排除work out1. to solve or calculate correctly. I can't work out how many should be left. 正確推理或算出 计算出2. to come to a satisfactory end. Don't worry – it will all work out (in the end). 有好結果 可以解决3. to perform physical exercises. 鍛鍊身體 体育锻练work up1. to excite or rouse gradually. She worked herself up into a fury. (adjective ˌworked-ˈup: Don't get so worked-up!). 使激動 逐步引起2. to raise or create. I just can't work up any energy/appetite/enthusiasm today. 激起 激起work up to to progress towards and prepare for. Work up to the difficult exercises gradually. 逐步發展 逐步发展work wonders to produce marvellous results. These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism. 產生驚人效果 取得惊人的效果

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