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[/ˈwɜːkə(r); ˋwəkɚ/] n 用法:
1 (a) (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) person who works, esp one who does a particular type of work 工作的人, 工作者（尤指做某类型工作的）:
car, factory, office, rescue workers 汽车行业从业员、 工人、 职员、 救援人员 *
The company provides houses for some of its workers. 这家公司为某些工作人员提供住房.
(b) person who works in the specified way 以某种方式工作的人:
a good, hard, quick, slow, etc worker 做事做得好、 努力、 快、 慢...的人.
(C) (infml) person who works hard 努力工作的人:
That girl is certainly a worker! 那个女的真肯干! 用法:
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(a) employee, esp one who does manual or non-managerial work 雇员（尤指做体力工作或非管理性工作的）; 工人:
The workers in the factory are paid by the hour and the clerical staff are paid a monthly salary. 这个工厂工人按小时计酬, 职员按月领薪. *
Workers are in dispute with management about the redundancies. 劳方现就裁员问题与资方争论. *
[attrib 作定语] worker participation in decision-making 工人参与决策.
(b) member of the working class 工人阶级的成员:
a workers' revolution 工人阶级革命运动.3 neuter or undeveloped female bee or ant that does the work of the hive or colony but cannot reproduce工蜂; 工蚁:
[attrib 作定语] a worker bee 工蜂. Cf 参看 drone1 1. |