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单词 outwork
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
out•work  (v. out′wûrk;n. outwûrk′),USA pronunciation v.t., -worked or -wrought, -work•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to work harder, better, or faster than.
  2. to work out or carry on to a conclusion;
    finish:a problem to be outworked in after generations.
  3. [Archaic.]to outdo in workmanship.

n. 
  1. a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.
  • 1200–50; Middle English: to complete; see out-, work
out′worker, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
outwork n /ˈaʊtˌwɜːk/
  1. (often plural) defences which lie outside main defensive works
  2. work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned
vb /ˌaʊtˈwɜːk/ ( -works, -working, -worked, -wrought)(transitive)
  1. to work better, harder, etc, than
  2. to work out to completion

ˈoutˌworker n
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