working

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working /ˈwɚkɪŋ/ adjective

working

/ˈwɚkɪŋ/

adjective

Learner's definition of WORKING

always used before a noun

: having a job有工作的；有职业的

the working population劳动人口
working mothers [=mothers who also have paying jobs]在职母亲
a politician who is popular among working people [=among people who are not rich and powerful and who have jobs that usually do not pay a lot of money]受劳动人民欢迎的政治家

a : of or relating to a person's job与工作有关的

poor working conditions恶劣的工作条件
regular/flexible working hours固定/灵活的工作时间
There is a good working relationship between the departments.各部门之间的工作关系良好。
She spent most of her working life/years [=most of the time when she was working] in politics.她职业生涯的大部分时间都在从政。
We had a working lunch. [=we discussed work while we ate lunch]我们边吃午饭边谈工作。

b : suitable to be worn while working适合工作时穿戴的

a : doing work做工的；运作的

b : relating to the work done by a machine, system, etc.（机器、系统等）运转的，运作的

She made sure that everything was in (good) working order/condition. [=made sure that everything was working properly]她确保一切都运转正常。

a : good enough to be used or useful although not perfect尚可应付工作的；基本够用的

The person hired for this position should have at least a working knowledge of German. [=should be able to read and understand German fairly well]这个职位的受聘者应至少具备起码的德语能力。

b : large enough to be effective起码够大的；足够多数的

— used to describe something that is used while work is being done on something (such as a project) and that may be changed later初步的；暂定的