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单词 working
释义 working
I. adjective
Etymology: from gerund of work (III)
1. : adequate to permit work to be done : sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish results
 < the party has a working majority in the senate >
 < working knowledge of at least one other modern language — B.B.Thomas >
2. : assumed or adopted to permit or facilitate further work or activity
 < a working draft of a peace treaty was submitted for discussion >
 < necessity for working agreements with her neighboring states on interstate construction projects — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of work (III)
: an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling — used chiefly in plural
 < the workings extended for miles underground >
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