| 单词 | working |
| 释义 | working /werr"king/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that works. 2. operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind. 3. the process of shaping a material: The working of clay is easy when it's damp. 4. the act of manufacturing or building a thing. 5. Usually, workings. a part of a mine, quarry, or the like, in which work is carried on. 6. the process of fermenting, as of yeasts. 7. a slow advance involving exertion. 8. disturbed or twisting motions: The working of his limbs revealed the disease. 9. repeated movement or strain tending to loosen a structural assembly or part. adj. 10. that works. 11. doing some form of work or labor, esp. manual, mechanical, or industrial work, as for a living: a working person. 12. operating; producing effects, results, etc. 13. pertaining to, connected with, or used in operating or working. 14. serving to permit or facilitate continued work: a working model; a working majority. 15. adequate for usual or customary needs: a working knowledge of Spanish. 16. large enough for working or being worked: a working sample. 17. done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business: a working lunch. 18. Also, work. (of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing. [1250-1300; ME werking. See WORK, -ING1, -ING2] Syn. 15. usable, practical, operative, functioning. |
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