work 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのworkの意味

• 0 to do a job that you get money for -- （人）が働く, 勤めている

  • Helen works for a computer company.

  • He works as a waiter in an Italian restaurant.

• 1 If a machine or piece of equipment works, it is not broken. -- （機械など）が動く

  • The fridge isn’t working.

• 2 If something works, it is successful. -- （計画など）がうまくいく

  • Her plan to get rid of me didn’t work.

• 3 to work extremely hard, especially for a long time -- 骨身を惜しまず働く

  • She worked her fingers to the bone to provide a home and food for seven children.

• 4 something you do to get money -- 職業, 勤め口

  • Has she found any work yet?

• 5 the place where you go to do your job -- 職場

  • He had an accident at work.

• 6 the activities that you do at school, for your job, etc. -- 勉強, 仕事

  • Do you have a lot of work to do?

• 7 the effort needed to do something -- 労力

  • Painting that room was hard work.

• 8 not having a job -- 失業している

  • I’ve been out of work for the last six months.

• 9 a painting, book, piece of music, etc. -- （芸術などの）作品

  • the complete works of Shakespeare

• 10 to start doing something -- 仕事を始める, 作業にとりかかる

  • I need to get to work on my essay.

• 11 to have something very difficult to do -- 大変な仕事をかかえている

  • It’s a demanding job – she’s going to have her work cut out for her.