| 单词 | piece of work |
| 释义 | piece of work (once / 2469 pages) n WORD FAMILY piece of work: pieces of work USAGE EXAMPLESSundhage, well used to the antics of her “piece of work” former charge, wasn’t bothered: “It’s OK to be a coward if you win.” The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Justin Chang’s review for The Times is simply a stunning piece of work, digging deep into the movie and grappling with its issues of faith. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) It becomes a whole other piece of work.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) n a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper work Das Kapital a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories Erewhona satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land Utopiaa book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island Oxford English Dictionaryan unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles follow-up, followup a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handworka work produced by hand labor ironworkwork made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) laceworkwork consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric lacquerwarea decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals leatherworkwork made of leather chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiecethe most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman metalworkthe metal parts of something openworkornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings polychromea piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors silverworkdecorative work made of silver caning, wicker, wickerworkwork made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) woodworkwork made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture work in progressa piece of work that is not yet finished workpiecework consisting of a piece of metal being machined publicationa copy of a printed work offered for distribution cabinetworkwoodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker japanlacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer joineryfine woodwork done by a joiner millworkwoodwork that has been machined at a mill reissue, reprint, reprintinga publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale new editiona publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale booka written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) volumea publication that is one of a set of several similar publications readsomething that is read impression, printingall the copies of a work printed at one time collection, compendiuma publication containing a variety of works periodicala publication that appears at fixed intervals mag, magazinea periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it tip sheeta publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. reference, sourcea publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to republicationsomething that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work) product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process |
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