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Working

作形容词时,“working” 可表示“有职业的”(a working mother)、“可行的”(a working theory)、“运转中的”(working hours)。作现在分词时构成进行时或分词短语。与名词 work 搭配极多。

  1. “She is a working parent with two young children.” (她是有两个年幼孩子的职场家长。)
  2. “We need a working phone line before the interview.” (面试前我们需要一条能用的电话线路。)
  3. “The engineers are working late to fix the outage.” (工程师们正在熬夜抢修停电问题。)

Work 源自古英语 weorc,与劳作、制品相关;-ing 构成现在分词/形容词,表示进行或具有某种功能的状态。

-ing 加在 work 上,形成形容词(working model)或进行时(is working)。无额外前缀。

“Working class” 在社会学讨论中有特定含义;“working from home” 在远程办公语境中极高频。口语 “How’s it working?” 可指设备是否正常。

  • 固定搭配: “working conditions” (工作条件), “working relationship” (合作关系), “working lunch” (工作午餐)
  • 动词: work;过去式: worked

work + ing:正在干活,或“能干活、在干活”的状态。

“The old clock is still working, ticking softly above the quiet kitchen.” (那座老钟还在走,在安静的厨房上方轻轻滴答。)