working

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/

/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

[only before noun]Idioms

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having a job for which you are paid synonym employed
- the working population
- working people/mothers/families
see also hard-workingTopics Jobsa2
having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.
- a working man
- the working masses
- a TV drama about an ordinary working man
see also working men's club
connected with your job and the time you spend doing it
- long working hours
- poor working conditions
- I have a good working relationship with my boss.
- She spent most of her working life as a teacher.
- recent changes in working practices
- insights into Rembrandt's working methods
Topics Jobsa2
a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business
used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future
- a working theory
- Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet?
- It's simply a working document at present.
if you have a working knowledge of something, you can use it at a basic level
the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it functionTopics Engineeringc2
a working majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws

Idioms

in running/working order

(especially of machines) working well
- The engine is now in perfect working order.

working

noun

OPAL W

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/

/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

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[uncountable] the action of doing work
- Working with animals requires patience.
- More businesses now offer flexible working.
[countable, usually plural] working (of something) the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works
- an introduction to the workings of Congress
- the workings of the human mind
- the machine’s inner workings
[countable, usually plural] the parts of a mine or quarry where coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground
- A pump was used to remove water from the old workings.

单词	working
释义	working adjective OPAL W /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results having a job for which you are paid synonym employed the working population working people/mothers/families see also hard-workingTopics Jobsa2 having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc. a working man the working masses a TV drama about an ordinary working man see also working men's club connected with your job and the time you spend doing it long working hours poor working conditions I have a good working relationship with my boss. She spent most of her working life as a teacher. recent changes in working practices insights into Rembrandt's working methods Topics Jobsa2 a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future a working theory Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet? It's simply a working document at present. if you have a working knowledge of something, you can use it at a basic level the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it functionTopics Engineeringc2 a working majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws Idioms in running/working order (especially of machines) working well The engine is now in perfect working order. working noun OPAL W /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ jump to other results [uncountable] the action of doing work Working with animals requires patience. More businesses now offer flexible working. [countable, usually plural] working (of something) the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works an introduction to the workings of Congress the workings of the human mind the machine’s inner workings [countable, usually plural] the parts of a mine or quarry where coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground A pump was used to remove water from the old workings.
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