【英语短语】七个与 work 有关的实用短语
编辑/ Zoe Li
校对/ Westia Sun
你知道 work 除了表示工作还有其他的短语、惯用语吗?
Engoo 整理了各种 work 的短语，除了作业、工作外，
也可以试着用用这些表达方式！
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work out
1. 运动，指任何专注在身体锻炼活动的运动，如骑脚踏车、跑步、游泳、做瑜珈...等。
【例句】
I try to work out twice a week after school.
我试着在放学后每周锻炼两次。
2. 有成效、成功。
【例句】
I told you that everything will work out in the end.
我告诉过你，最后一切都会好起来的。
3. 解决问题。
【例句】
We have to work the problems out right now. This is the main purpose of this meeting.
我们必须现在解决这些问题。这是这次会议的主要目的。
4. 计算、得出答案。
【例句】
The man has good business sense. He had already worked out his business since he was a 15-year-old boy.
那名男子很有商业头脑。他从 15 岁就开始了自己的事业。
work up
1. 引发、引起、刺激（某种情绪）。
【例句】
Though you broke up two weeks ago, you have to work up the courage to confront him. He is still your boss.
虽然你们两周前就分手了，但你还是必须振作起来勇敢地面对他。他仍然是你老板。
2. 逐步发展、完成。
【例句】
They have worked up the company from almost nothing. Now it is the biggest pet food store in America.
他们几乎是白手起家创立了公司。现在它是美国最大的宠物食品店。
【补充】
白手起家 start from scratch / build up from nothing
3. 感到压力、烦躁。
【例句】
Jogging is actually great exercise. You really can work up a sweat after going jogging.
慢跑真是一项好运动，可以在跑后流出一身汗。
work on
1.花时间在...学习。
【例句】
Parents always think that we students should work on our school work, but there are still things more important than studying.
父母总觉得我们学生应该花时间在学习上，但比课业更重要的事情仍是存在的。
2. 影响。
At first, being a doctor was not my choice , but my friend Sarah, who is such a kind girl that worked on me deeply and made me want to help others in the future.
起初，当医生并不是我的选择，但是我一名叫 Sarah 的善良朋友影响了我，使我未来想要帮助他人。
work around
1. 变通。
【例句】
Though we didn’t have all the ingredients to make the dish from the recipe, we could work around it by substituting a few items. There isn’t only a way to make it.
我们没有这份菜肴的所有食材，但可以试着用其他食材变通、替代，做这道菜并不是只有一种方法。
work through
1. 处理、度过、解决。
【例句】
The student faced a serious problem, so he decided to ask the teacher to help him work through it.
这个学生面临了很严重的问题，他打算寻求老师协助。
work towards
1. 努力达到（或完成）某事。
【例句】
We're working towards common objectives.
我们正在朝着共同的目标努力。
work in
1. 有意地包括某样东西。
【例句】
I didn’t have much time, but David convinced me to work in a few sessions at the gym. After all, achieving a balance between health and work is important, too.
虽然我没空，但 David 说服我安排一些时间在健身房锻炼。毕竟取得健康和工作的平衡也很重要。
