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单词 working day
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Definition of working day in English:

working day

noun
British
  • 1A day on which one usually works.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Municipal offices will open as usual throughout Buffalo City and consumers are encouraged to treat both strike days as normal working days.
    • The number of working days lost due to sickness for police officers is continuing to fall, according to a new Greater Manchester Police report.
    • The case for abolishing Bank Holidays applies even more to weekends and conventional working days.
    • Nearly 90% of working days lost due to strikes last year were in the public sector and the recently-privatised industries.
    • There are not many working days that can beat payday but yesterday was one of them.
    • Transactions in the spot market involve currencies for immediate delivery, usually within two working days.
    • They can work with the company, typically for up to 10 working days over a period of months to help them re-engineer their business along e-business lines.
    • On average, each was off sick for 7.69 days, adding up to 2,330 working days lost.
    • The weeks just melt into one another and you don't know which is a working day and which is the weekend.
    • I would also be interested to find out how many working days are lost to the council because of alcohol problems.
    • It provides for an initial assessment within 7 working days and a core assessment within 35 working days.
    • We know how getting a smile first thing in the morning on a working day makes the day all the more bearable.
    • It may be issued as late as four working days before election day.
    • Nothing like a great weekend to prepare for the working days ahead.
    • To make up for the day off, Saturday December 11 is to be a working day.
    • Lunch is a vital breathing space during the working day and, these days, the options for eating at lunch-time are greater than ever.
    • You must apply for inclusion on the Supplement Register at least fourteen working days before polling day.
    • The ministry will shorten the permit processing to less than seven working days from the current 16 days.
    • Official blocks mostly start at the first working day of the month and stay in place for a longer period of time.
    • Two groups suggested that the standard should be set at 10 days in total and not 10 working days.
    Synonyms
    twenty-four-hour period, full day, twenty-four hours
    1. 1.1 The part of the day devoted or allotted to work.
      a long working day
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Social researchers are urging employers to reduce workers' long hours, arguing that extended working days were bad for business.
      • In this second part of the working day, the worker continues to add new value, but receives no payment.
      • He said the official start and finish times did not matter because his working day started in the morning whether the House was in session or not.
      • All these photocopying establishments do a roaring business every hour of the working day.
      • A lot of work was accomplished in a short two weeks but a twelve-hour working day, and a seven day week, got the job done.
      • Unlucky for him, the working day of the secretaries was over for the weekend.
      • With a tight shooting schedule and 11-hour working days, Smyth works in much closer contact with members of the public than most people in his industry.
      • The DOE said it is using maximum overtime and has introduced extended working days to tackle the problem.
      • All this took place after the normal working day: at evenings, weekends or in other free time.
      • In this context, the normal eight-hour working day and overtime limits are already irrelevant.
      • Not sparing his own health, his working day lasted twelve to fourteen hours, and he continued to toil into the small hours of the night.
      • I've just checked my email now and, twenty-five minutes into the working day, I've had two replies.
      • Schools may have to resort to a four-day week or shorter working days under a new deal to cut extra teacher workloads caused by the profession's recruitment crisis.
      • It is quite a tiring environment to work in and that takes a bit of getting used to, especially when the working day is 14 hours with no days off for three months!
      • It added an hour and half each day onto my working day so that was my main grievance.
      • I use this time to relax and unwind, reflect on my working day, and prepare myself for the following day.
 
 

Definition of working day in US English:

working day

nounˈwərkɪŋ deɪˈwərkiNG dā
British
  • another term for workday
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I would also be interested to find out how many working days are lost to the council because of alcohol problems.
    • The case for abolishing Bank Holidays applies even more to weekends and conventional working days.
    • On average, each was off sick for 7.69 days, adding up to 2,330 working days lost.
    • You must apply for inclusion on the Supplement Register at least fourteen working days before polling day.
    • The ministry will shorten the permit processing to less than seven working days from the current 16 days.
    • Municipal offices will open as usual throughout Buffalo City and consumers are encouraged to treat both strike days as normal working days.
    • Transactions in the spot market involve currencies for immediate delivery, usually within two working days.
    • Two groups suggested that the standard should be set at 10 days in total and not 10 working days.
    • We know how getting a smile first thing in the morning on a working day makes the day all the more bearable.
    • There are not many working days that can beat payday but yesterday was one of them.
    • It may be issued as late as four working days before election day.
    • Lunch is a vital breathing space during the working day and, these days, the options for eating at lunch-time are greater than ever.
    • The number of working days lost due to sickness for police officers is continuing to fall, according to a new Greater Manchester Police report.
    • It provides for an initial assessment within 7 working days and a core assessment within 35 working days.
    • Nothing like a great weekend to prepare for the working days ahead.
    • They can work with the company, typically for up to 10 working days over a period of months to help them re-engineer their business along e-business lines.
    • To make up for the day off, Saturday December 11 is to be a working day.
    • The weeks just melt into one another and you don't know which is a working day and which is the weekend.
    • Nearly 90% of working days lost due to strikes last year were in the public sector and the recently-privatised industries.
    • Official blocks mostly start at the first working day of the month and stay in place for a longer period of time.
    Synonyms
    twenty-four-hour period, full day, twenty-four hours
 
 
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