英语词汇“work-sharing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a person) addicted to work (coined facetiously in imitation of alcoholic; see -aholic)

A supporter of proletarian rights and values, esp (derogatory) one of upper or middle class (also adjective)

A method used to circumvent, rather than fix, a problem or limitation in a system

One used for work such as fishing, harbour maintenance, carrying industrial supplies, etc rather than for naval or passenger service

A camp attended by esp young people who work voluntarily, and usu manually, on projects of benefit to the community

A worker appointed to the board of a firm so as to represent its employees in policy-making discussions

A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who also works full-time or part-time in a secular job in order to understand better the problems of lay people

A business or other enterprise jointly owned and run by its members, who share the profits

The general attitude of a group towards work, esp one (Protestant work ethic) that places a high moral value on (hard) work

A scheme by which school leavers work unpaid for a company or organization for a short time in order to gain experience of working life

An unemployment benefit scheme under which recipients are required to do work of some kind, usu some kind of public service

The (rate of) progress in a particular task being carried out by a person, department, company, etc

The energy required to release a photoelectron from a cathode either by heating or irradiation

To harden and strengthen (metals) by working (esp cold-working) them, subjecting them to processes such as hammering and rolling

One arranged as an alternative to a formal meeting, for the discussion of diplomatic or other business

(often in pl) the class in society that comprises manual workers and wage-earners

A drawing of the details of the construction or assembly of something by which the builders are guided in their work

An edge of a piece of wood trued square with the working face to assist in truing the other surfaces square

That face of a piece of wood which is first trued and then used as a basis for truing the other surfaces

The period of the day during which work is normally done, and offices, shops, etc are open

A majority of sufficient size that the party in office would not expect to be defeated in any vote

That part of the memory that is contained in a person's consciousness at any particular time

A model of a machine that can do, on a smaller scale, the same work as the machine

A paper produced as a basis for discussion, to report on progress made, etc, rather than as a final statement

The amount of work assigned to an individual, machine, etc for completion within a certain time

A body on which both employer and employees meet to handle labour relations within a business

The practice of shadowing a qualified worker as a means of gaining work experience

workˈ-sharing noun

Job-sharing

workˈsheet noun

A paper or form on which to detail work planned or performed
A sheet of paper used for making rough calculations or sketches
A paper with exercises to be completed by students

workˈshop noun

A room or building where work is done
A group of people working on a creative or experimental project
Such a project

transitive verb

To hold a workshop in (an activity)

workˈshy adjective

Hating or avoiding work, lazy (also plural noun)

workˈspace noun

A place where work is done
A location on a computer network where users can share files

workˈstation noun

(in an office or other workplace) a computer terminal having a keyboard, screen and processor, or the location of this
A computer with a high specification for eg computer aided design
(in a production line) a position at which a particular job is done (also as two words)

work study noun

A time and motion study

workˈtable noun

A table on which work is done, esp, formerly, a small table used by ladies at their needlework

workˈtop noun

A surface designed for working on, fitted eg along the top of kitchen units, etc

workˈwatcher noun (horse-racing; euphemistic)

A tout

workˈwear noun

Overalls or other clothing for work, issued to factory workers, etc

workweek see working week above.

workˈwoman noun

A woman who makes her living by manual labour

workˈy-day adjective and noun (obsolete)

Workaday

a work of time

A change, achievement, etc requiring or brought about by time

give someone the works (slang)

To give someone the full punitive, coercive, ceremonial, etc treatment considered appropriate to his or her case

have one's work cut out

To have one's work prescribed
To be faced with a difficult task

in working order

Functioning properly

make short work of

To accomplish, dispose of or consume speedily

Ministry (previously Office) of Works

Formerly, the body having the management and control of public works and buildings, the expenses of which are defrayed from public money

out of work

Without employment (outˈ-of-workˈ adjective and plural noun unemployed (people))

set to work

To employ in, or to engage energetically in, a piece of work

Seven Works of Corporal Mercy (RC)

To feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit prisoners, visit the sick, harbour strangers, bury the dead

Seven Works of Spiritual Mercy (RC)

To convert sinners, instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, console the afflicted, bear wrongs patiently, forgive injuries, pray for the living and the dead

shoot the works see under shoot¹

the works (informal)

Everything possible, available or going, the lot

work at

To apply oneself to

work back (Aust)

To work overtime

work double tides (nautical)

To work night and day

work for (or against)

To exert oneself in support of (or in opposition to)

work in

To intermix
To introduce carefully and deliberately
To cause to penetrate
(of workers) to continue at work, esp by occupying the premises and taking over the running of the business, as a protest against proposed factory closure, dismissal, etc (workˈ-in noun)

work into

To make way gradually into
To insinuate
To change or alter into

work off

To separate and throw off
To get rid of by effort and exertion, or little by little
To repay (a debt, etc) with one's labour rather than with money
To print ready for circulation
To pass or palm off (informal)
To dispose of by hanging (old slang)

work on or upon

To act or operate on
To try to perfect or improve
To use one's powers of persuasion on
To use (an assumption, hypothesis, etc) as a basis for planning, etc

work out

To solve or calculate
To develop in detail, elaborate
To study fully (rare)
To understand fully
To loosen or come out little by little
To turn out in the end
To reach a final (satisfactory) result
(of an athlete, etc) to train, exercise (workˈout noun)
To effect by continued labour
To expiate, to discharge (a debt or obligation) with one's labour (old)
To make by cutting, digging, etc (obsolete)
To exhaust (a mine)

work over

To do or work at thoroughly or elaborately
To examine in detail
To beat up, thrash (slang; workˈ-over or workˈing-over noun)

work through

To deal with (a problem, esp an emotional one) in one's own way, esp by absorption in it for some time

work to rule

(of workers) to observe all the regulations scrupulously for the express purpose of slowing down work, as a form of industrial action (workˈ-to-ruleˈ noun)

work up

(often in pap) to excite, agitate or rouse
To create by slow degrees
To summon up (an appetite, enthusiasm, energy, etc)
To expand, elaborate
To use up (eg material)
To give an irksome or needless task to (nautical)
To move upwards little by little
(with to) to reach or achieve, by effort and gradually

work /wûrk/