- having a job for which you are paid有工作的；有职业的 synonym employed
- the working population劳动人口
- working people/mothers/families劳动人民/母亲/家庭
see also hard-workingTopics Jobsa2 - having a job that involves hard physical work rather than office work, studying, etc.做工的；从事体力劳动的
- a working man工人
- the working masses劳动群众
- a TV drama about an ordinary working man关于普通工人的电视剧
see also working men's club - connected with your job and the time you spend doing it工作上的；工作时间的
- long working hours长的工作时间
- poor working conditions恶劣的工作环境
- I have a good working relationship with my boss.我和老板的工作关系很好。🔊🔊
- She spent most of her working life as a teacher.她一生中大部分工作时间都当教师。🔊🔊
- recent changes in working practices工作做法方面最近的变化
- insights into Rembrandt's working methods伦勃朗工作方法的见解
Topics Jobsa2 - a working breakfast or lunch is one at which you discuss business （早餐或午餐等）边吃边谈公事的
- used as a basis for work, discussion, etc. but likely to be changed or improved in the future初步的；暂定的
- a working theory初步的理论
- Have you decided on a working title for your thesis yet?你选了论文的暂定题目吗？🔊🔊
- It's simply a working document at present.目前，这只是一个工作文件。
- if you have a working knowledge of something, you can use it at a basic level 尚可应付工作的；基本够用的
- the working parts of a machine are the parts that move in order to make it function（机械部件）操纵用的，用于启动的Topics Engineeringc2
- a working majority is a small majority that is enough to enable a government to win votes in parliament and make new laws（议会票数）足够多数的
Idioms - (especially of machines尤指机器) working well运转正常；运转良好
- The engine is now in perfect working order.发动机现在运转完全正常。🔊🔊
- [uncountable] the action of doing work（矿山或采石场的）矿，巷道，作业区
- Working with animals requires patience.与动物一起工作需要耐心。
- More businesses now offer flexible working.现在，更多企业提供了灵活的工作方式。
- [countable, usually plural] working (of something) the way in which a machine, a system, an organization, etc. works（机器、系统、组织等的）运作，工作方法
- an introduction to the workings of Congress对国会运作方式的介绍
- the workings of the human mind人脑的活动方式
- the machine’s inner workings这台机器的内部运转情况
- [countable, usually plural] the parts of a mine or quarry where coal, metal, stone, etc. is or has been dug from the ground（矿山或采石场的）矿，巷道，作业区
- A pump was used to remove water from the old workings.用泵将旧的工作中的水除去。