firework 
Arbeit 
家庭作业 ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → 
homework 
คนงาน ☊ khohnM ngaanM 
travail ☊ 
công việc 
工厂 
Fabrik 
He works and she cooks. ☊ 
Anh ấy làm việc và cô ấy nấu ăn. ☊ Verbs 1 I am here to work. ☊ Tôi ở đây để làm việc. ☊ Conjunctions Where do the workers work? ☊ Các công nhân làm việc ở đâu? ☊ Jobs 1 The businessmen are working. ☊ Các doanh nhân đang làm việc. ☊ Jobs 1 They see the engineers working. ☊ Họ thấy các kỹ sư làm việc. ☊ Jobs 1 The scientists work with the mathematicians. ☊ Các nhà khoa học làm việc với các nhà toán học. ☊ Jobs 1 My parents punish me because I do not work. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi trừng phạt tôi vì tôi không làm việc. ☊ Verbs 2.5 Return to work! ☊ Trở lại làm việc! ☊ Verbs 2.5 The mathematician wears glasses before working. ☊ Nhà toán học mang kính trước khi làm việc. ☊ Objects 2 My elder sister works at the bakery. ☊ Chị của tôi làm việc ở tiệm bánh. ☊ Places The man works at the embassy. ☊ Người đàn ông làm việc ở đại sứ quán. ☊ Travel The committee will start to work next month. ☊ Uỷ ban sẽ bắt đầu làm việc vào tháng sau. ☊ People I betrayed my co-workers and secretary. ☊ Tôi đã phản bội các đồng nghiệp và thư ký của mình. ☊ People Who is your co-worker? ☊ Ai là đồng nghiệp của bạn? ☊ People The secretary received the gift from the co-workers on Wednesday. ☊ Người thư ký đã nhận được quà từ các đồng nghiệp vào thứ tư. ☊ People My uncle usually meets the co-workers in the library. ☊ Chú của tôi thường xuyên gặp các đồng nghiệp ở thư viện. ☊ People co-worker ☊ đồng nghiệp ☊ People They do not want to get up, although they must go to work. ☊ Họ không muốn dậy mặc dù họ phải đi làm. ☊ Verbs 4 He will become rich if he works diligently. ☊ Anh ấy sẽ trở nên giàu có nếu anh ấylàm việc một cách siêng năng. ☊ Verbs 4 The supermarket network here is very modern. ☊ Mạng lưới siêu thị ở đây rất hiện đại. ☊ Communication network ☊ Mạng lưới ☊ Communication The communication network of the world ☊ Mạng lưới truyền thông của thế giới ☊ Communication I need someone to repair the network for me. ☊ Tôi cần một ai đó sửa mạng cho tôi. ☊ Communication How many computer networks are there? ☊ Có bao nhiêu loại mạng máy tính? ☊ Communication network ☊ mạng ☊ Communication The Internet is a computer network. ☊ Internet là một mạng máy tính. ☊ Communication Which social network are you using? ☊ Bạn đang dùng mạng xã hội nào? ☊ Communication Do you have an account of this social network? ☊ Bạn có một tài khoản của mạng xã hội này không? ☊ Communication The journalist uses many social networks to work. ☊ Nhà báo dùng nhiều mạng xã hội để làm việc. ☊ Communication social network ☊ mạng xã hội ☊ Communication He works for a public hospital. ☊ Anh ấy làm việc cho một bệnh viện công. ☊ Adjectives 2 I work at that court. ☊ Tôi làm việc tại toà án đó. ☊ Politics I do not think that social network is a threat. ☊ Tôi không nghĩ mạng xã hội đó là một mối đe doạ. ☊ Politics The workers decide to go on strike. ☊ Những công nhân quyết định đình công. ☊ Politics I usually play basketball after work. ☊ Tôi thường xuyên chơi bóng rổ sau khi làm việc. ☊ Sports You have a special style of work. ☊ Bạn có một phong cách làm việc đặc biệt. ☊ Arts Does he have a work permit? ☊ Anh ấy có giấy phép làm việc không? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 work permit ☊ giấy phép làm việc ☊ Abstract Objects 2 The librarian works in the library. ☊ Người thủ thư làm việc ở thư viện. ☊ Jobs 2 Which company do you work for? ☊ Bạn làm cho công ty nào? ☊ Economics work for ☊ làm cho ☊ Economics Why do you want to work for this multi-national company? ☊ Tại sao bạn muốn làm cho công ty đa quốc gia này? ☊ Economics My father works in a multi-national company. ☊ Bố của tôi làm ở một công ty đa quốc gia. ☊ Economics We belong to the working class. ☊ Chúng tôi thuộc về giai cấp công nhân. ☊ History working class ☊ giai cấp công nhân ☊ History My uncle works in the air force. ☊ Chú của tôi làm việc trong không quân. ☊ Military We only work for five days. Chúng ta chỉ làm việc năm ngày thôi. * 011 Tomorrow I will work again. Ngày mai tôi làm việc lại. * 012 I work at an office. Tôi làm ở trong văn phòng. * 012 I work as a nurse part-time. Tôi làm y tá nửa ngày. * 057 You must work a lot. Bạn phải làm việc nhiều. * 074 We must go to work at once. Chúng tôi phải đi làm ngay. * 074 You work too much – don’t work so much! Bạn làm việc nhiều quá – đừng có làm việc nhiều quá! * 091 After he had an accident, he could not work anymore. Sau khi anh ấy bị tai nạn, anh ấy đã không làm việc được nữa. * 096 I’ll work as long as I can. Tôi sẽ làm việc, khi tôi còn làm được. * 098 I’ll work as long as I am healthy. Tôi sẽ làm việc, khi tôi còn mạnh khỏe. * 098 like: work → →
the three “with’s” (live with, eat with and work with) ☊ ba cùng ☊ to create difficulties, complicate things, make work or trouble for oneself ☊ bới việc ☊ to labor, work hard ☊ còng lưng ☊ (1) labor, effort, work (2) (bank) account
(3) peacock
(4) duke
(5) wages, salary, pay
(6) fair, equal, just
(7) public, common
(8) to attack ☊
công ☊ plaza, circle, work site ☊ công trường ☊ to work together ☊ cùng làm ☊ to work in the same office ☊ cùng làm một sở ☊ to work together ☊ cùng nhau làm việc ☊ fellow-worker, coworker; to work together, collaborate, cooperate ☊ cộng sự ☊ to toil, work very hard ☊ cộng việc rất cực nhọc ☊ strive to work quicker ☊ dấn bước ☊ beautiful (work of literature), fine work of art ☊ giai phẩm ☊ invent, imagine (a work of fiction) ☊ hư cấu ☊ to cooperate, collaborate, work together; cooperation, collaboration ☊ hợp tác ☊ to work closely together, cooperate closely with each other ☊ hợp tác chặt chẽ với nhau ☊ work zone, work area, industrial zone ☊ khu công nghiệp ☊ hard work,; to take great pains, work hard ☊ khổ công ☊ study hard, study in reduced circumstances, work one’s way ☊ khổ học ☊ to work the bellows and blow on the fire ☊ kéo bễ thổi lò ☊ pull (haul) a plough, toil and moil, work hard, toil hard ☊ kéo cày ☊ to work one’s way ☊ len lõi ☊ to exercise, work out (physical) ☊ luyện tập thể dục ☊ to work as a waiter ☊ làm bồi ☊ to work together ☊ làm chung ☊ to work (at a job) ☊ làm công việc ☊ to guard, work as a bodyguard ☊ làm cận vệ ☊ to work unpaid or for nothing or for peanuts ☊ làm không công ☊ to work as an engineer ☊ làm kỹ sư ☊ to work for six hours at a stretch ☊ làm một lèo sáu tiếng liền ☊ to work as a mechanic ☊ làm nghề thợ máy ☊ to work miracles, use magic ☊ làm phép ☊ to work very hard ☊ làm sặc máu ☊ to consult, work as a consultant ☊ làm tư vấn ☊ to work for ☊ làm việc cho ☊ to work together ☊ làm việc chung ☊ to work together ☊ làm việc chung với nhau ☊ to work hard and without rest, toil ☊ làm việc quần quật ☊ to work the whole day without knocking off ☊ làm việc suốt cả ngày không ngừng tay ☊ to work all day ☊ làm việc suốt ngày ☊ to work as a group ☊ làm việc theo nhóm ☊ to work by snatches ☊ làm việc tùy hứng ☊ to work nights ☊ làm đêm ☊ to prostitute oneself, work as a prostitute ☊ làm đĩ ☊ to work in the fields ☊ làm đồng ☊ to toil, work hard ☊ nai lưng làm việc ☊ the devil makes work for idle hands ☊ nhàn cư vi bất thiện ☊ to have to go to work early ☊ phải đi làm sớm ☊ (1) to float, flutter, quiver (2) loiter about
(3) work half-heartedly ☊
phất phơ ☊ to work hard ☊ riết ☊ to stand or work side by side ☊ sát cánh ☊ to enjoy a work of art, admire behold ☊ thưởng lãm ☊ to work the bellows ☊ thụt bễ ☊ an immortal novel, work of fiction ☊ tiểu thuyết bất hủ ☊ great work of writing, masterpiece ☊ tuyệt bút ☊ (1) job, task, work (2) to make, do ☊
tác ☊ this is the work of North Korean instigators ☊ vụ này là do Bắc Hàn chủ mưu ☊ to work hard ☊ xốc vác ☊ (1) to estimate (2) literary work, oeuvre, work of beauty
(3) group, cluster ☊
áng ☊ a beautiful work of literature ☊ áng văn chương ☊ to work hand in glove ☊ ăn giơ ☊ to work for one’s own advantage ☊ ăn mảnh ☊ to work at, hunt by night ☊ ăn đêm ☊ to work as a prostitute ☊ đi khách ☊ to go to work early ☊ đi làm sớm ☊ to go or come to work late ☊ đi làm trễ ☊ to leave a work unfinished ☊ đánh trống bỏ dùi ☊ to work very hard ☊ đầu tắt mặt tối ☊ artwork, work of art ☊ đồ mỹ thuật ☊ to work as a wet nurse ☊ ở vú ☊ 17
She isn't home. She's at work. ☊ Cô ấy không có nhà. Cô ấy đang đi làm. ☊ 157
I'm working. I'm not watching TV. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc. Tôi không xem vô tuyến. ☊ 163
The children are doing their homework. ☊ Bọn trẻ con đang làm bài về nhà. ☊ 164
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Làm ơn trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 215
Is Chris working today? ☊ Chris có làm hôm nay không? ☊ 229
Does the clock work? ☊ Đồng hồ có chạy không? ☊ 261
I work in an o ce. ☊ Tôi làm việc ở văn phòng. ☊ 262
My brother works in a bank. ☊ Em trai tôi làm việc ở ngân hàng. ☊ 270
Minoru works very hard. ☊ Minoru rất chịu khó làm việc. ☊ 276
She always goes to work early. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đi làm sớm. ☊ 277
She always gets to work early. ☊ Cô ấy luôn đến cơ quan sớm. ☊ 280
I sometimes walk to work, but not often. ☊ Thỉnh thoảng tôi đi bộ đi làm, nhưng không thường xuyên. ☊ 305
She always works hard. ☊ Cô ấy luôn chịu khó làm việc. ☊ 315
I always go to work by bus. ☊ Tôi luôn đi làm bằng xe bus. ☊ 322
You don't work very hard. ☊ Cậu không làm việc quá nhiều. ☊ 341
We don't work very hard. ☊ Chúng tôi không làm việc quá nhiều. ☊ 374
Do you work on Sunday? ☊ Cậu có làm việc Chủ nhật không? ☊ 387
Does your father work hard? ☊ Bố cậu có làm việc nhiều không? ☊ 397
You work hard. How about Heuiyeon? Does she work hard? ☊ Cậu chịu khó làm việc. Còn Cơ Viện thì sao? Anh ấy có chịu khó làm việc không? ☊ 406
Where does your sister work? ☊ Chị cậu làm ở đâu? ☊ 426
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Xin giữ trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 431
I work every day from nine (9:00) to ve-thirty (5:30). ☊ Tôi ngày nào cũng làm việc từ chín giờ đến năm rưỡi. ☊ 477
What time does your father nish work every day? ☊ Bố cậu hết làm việc lúc mấy giờ hàng ngày? ☊ 480
Jack doesn't usually drive to work. He usually walks. ☊ Jack thường không lái xe đi làm. Anh ấy thường đi bộ. ☊ 515
We have a lot of work to do. ☊ Chúng tôi có nhiều việc phải làm. ☊ 533
Now he's at work. ☊ Bây giờ anh ấy đang ở cơ quan. ☊ 534
Last night he wasn't at work. ☊ Đêm hôm qua anh ấy không ở cơ quan. ☊ 551
Was Paul at work yesterday? — Yes, he was. ☊ Paul có đi làm ngày hôm qua không? - Không. ☊ 562
Antonio wasn't at work last week because he was sick. He's better now. ☊ Antonio tuần trước không đi làm vì bị ốm, Bây giờ anh ấy đỡ hơn rồi. ☊ 581
We did a lot of work yesterday. ☊ Chúng tôi đã làm rất nhiều việc ngày hôm qua. ☊ 604
Steve always goes to work by car. > Yesterday he went to work by car. ☊ Steve luôn đi làm bằng xe hơi. Hôm qua anh ấy đã đi làm bằng xe hơi. ☊ 618
Did you do your homework? — No, I didn't have time. ☊ Cậu có làm bài tập về nhà không? - Không, tôi không có thời gian. ☊ 625
They worked on Monday, but they didn't on Tuesday. ☊ Họ đã làm việc hôm Thứ hai nhưng không làm hôm Thứ ba. ☊ 631
I nished work early. How about you? Did you nish work early? ☊ Tôi đã kết thúc công việc sớm.Cậu thì sao? Cậu có kết thúc công việc sớm không? ☊ 673
working? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc mười một rưỡi hôm qua? Cậu đang làm việc à? ☊ 680
I was working at ten-thirty last night. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc lúc mười rưỡi tối qua. ☊ 718
at two thirty (2:30), I was in the middle of working. ☊ Tôi bắt đầu làm việc lúc chín giờ và kết thúc lúc bốn rưỡi. Nên lúc hai rưỡi tôi đang giữa chừng công việc. ☊ 734
Was Marta at work today? ☊ Marta có đi làm hôm nay không? ☊ 735
No, she didn't go to work. She was sick. ☊ Không, cô ấy đã không đi làm. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊ 748
Bernard used to work in a factory. ☊ Bernard đã từng làm việc trong một nhà máy. ☊ 749
Now he works in a supermarket. ☊ Bây giờ anh ấy đang làm ở một siêu thị. ☊ 768
Do you go to work by car? — Sometimes, but most days I go by subway. ☊ Cậu có đi làm bằng xe hơi không? - Thỉnh thoảng, nhưng hầu hết là tôi đi tàu điện ngầm. ☊ 772
Normally I start work at seven am (7:00), so I get up very early. ☊ Thông thường tôi làm việc lúc bảy giờ sáng nên tôi dậy sớm. ☊ 836
Florentine works in a bank. She's worked in a bank for ve (5) years. ☊ Florentine làm việc trong ngân hàng, Cô ấy đã làm việc trong ngân hàng được năm năm. ☊ 850
Jean works in a hotel now. He likes his job a lot. ☊ Jean hiện đang làm việc trong một khách sạn. Anh ấy rất thích công việc của mình. ☊ 941
When is Hideki going to work? — He's already gone to work. ☊ Bao giờ Hideki sẽ đi làm? - Anh ấy đã đi làm rồi. ☊ 946
homework. ☊ Mộng Tuyền có thể xem vô tuyến vì cô ấy đã làm xong bài tập về nhà. ☊ 949
Ramona's just gotten out of the hospital, so she can't go to work. ☊ Ramona vừa mới ra viện nên cô ấy không đi làm được. ☊ I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'> 981 I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'>
I've nished my work. > I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00). I nished my work at two [o'clock] (2:00).'> ☊ Tôi đã xong việc rồi. Tôi đã xong việc lúc hai giờ. ☊ 982
Have you nished? > What time did you nish your work? ☊ Cậu đã xong chưa? Cậu đã xong việc lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 1002
I saw some of her work last week. ☊ Tôi đã thấy vài tác phẩm tuần trước. ☊ 1003
Brigitte works in a factory, but she's had a lot of di erent jobs. ☊ Brigitte đang làm việc ở một nhà máy, nhưng cô ấy đã từng làm nhiều nghề khác. ☊ 1005
After that, she worked on a farm, but she didn't enjoy it very much. ☊ Sau đó, cô ấy làm việc ở một trang trại, nhưng cô ấy không thích nó lắm. ☊ 1096
Please be quiet. I'm working. ☊ Làm ơn trật tự. Tôi đang làm việc. ☊ 1099
I was working whshe arrived. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc thì cô ấy đến. ☊ 1116
Do you work at night? ☊ Cậu có làm việc đêm không? ☊ 1123
Is Franz working today? ☊ Franz hôm nay có làm việc không? ☊ 1127
Heidi doesn't work at night. ☊ Heidi không làm việc buổi đêm. ☊ 1130
Takahiro's not working this week. He's on vacation. ☊ Takahiro tuần này không làm việc. Anh ấy đang nghỉ phép. ☊ 1148
Have you nished your work yet? ☊ Cậu đã làm xong việc chưa? ☊ 1201
I'm not working next week. ☊ Tuần sau tôi sẽ không đi làm. ☊ 1221
Are you working next week? ☊ Cậu tuần sau có đi làm không? ☊ 1234
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? — I'm working. ☊ Chiều mai cậu định làm gì? - Tôi làm việc. ☊ 1255
Aliyah goes to work every day. She's always there from eight thirty (8:30) until four thirty (4:30). ☊ Aliyah ngày nào cũng đi làm. Cô ấy luôn ở đấy từ tám rưỡi đến bốn rưỡi. ☊ 1256
It's elevo'clock (11:00) now. Aliyah's at work. ☊ Bây giờ là mười một giờ. Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊ 1257
At elev[o'clock] (11:00) yesterday, she was at work. ☊ Lúc mười một giờ hôm qua, Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊ 1258
At elev[o'clock] (11:00) tomorrow, she'll be at work. ☊ Lúc mười một giờ ngày mai, Aliyah đang làm việc. ☊ 1271
I'm not working tomorrow. ☊ Mai tôi sẽ không làm việc. ☊ 1282
I'll be working at three [o'clock] (3:00) tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Tôi sẽ làm việc lúc ba giờ chiều mai. ☊ 1304
Farid can't meet us on Saturday. He's working. ☊ Farid không thể gặp chúng tôi Chủ nhật này. Anh ấy còn làm việc. ☊ 1313
I'm working tomorrow. ☊ Mai tôi làm việc. ☊ 1341
I can't go out with you tomorrow night, as I'm working. ☊ Tối mai tôi không đi ra ngoài với cậu được vì tôi còn làm việc. ☊ 1356
I might not go to work tomorrow. ☊ Có thể mai tôi sẽ không đi làm. ☊ 1378
He won't be working tomorrow. ☊ Mai anh ấy sẽ không đi làm. ☊ 1412
You worked t(10) hours today. You must be tired. ☊ Hôm nay cậu làm mười tiếng. Cậu hẳn là mệt rồi. ☊ 1418
The Silvas are always home on Fridays. They must not work then. ☊ Nhà Silvas luôn ở nhà ngày Thứ sáu. Họ hẳn là không đi làm hôm đó. ☊ 1420
Workers must wear safety glasses at this machine. ☊ Công nhân phải đeo kính bảo hộ với cái máy này. ☊ 1434
I know Ms. Thompson has a job, but she's always home during the day. She must work at night. ☊ Tôi biết cô Thompson có việc làm nhưng cô ấy luôn ở nhà suốt ban ngày. Cô ấy hẳn là đi làm đêm. ☊ 1453
work. ☊ Tôi thường không làm việc Thứ bảy nhưng Thứ bảy tuần trước tôi phải đi làm. ☊ 1464
I don't think you should work so hard. ☊ Tôi nghĩ cậu không nên làm việc nhiều thế. ☊ 1479
You shouldn't work so hard. ☊ Cậu không nên làm việc quá nhiều. ☊ 1488
You're still sick. I don't think you should go to work. ☊ Cậu còn ốm. Tôi nghĩ cậu không nên đi làm. ☊ 1495
I'll be late for work tomorrow. I have to go to the dentist. ☊ Mai tôi sẽ đi làm muộn. Tôi phải đi khám nha sĩ. ☊ 1499
I was late for work yesterday. I had to go to the dentist. ☊ Hôm qua tôi đi làm muộn. Tôi phải đi khám nha sĩ. ☊ 1502
Does Amanda have to work on Saturdays? ☊ Amanda có phải làm việc Thứ bảy không? ☊ 1504
I'm not working tomorrow, so I don't have to get up early. ☊ Mai tôi không đi làm nên tôi không phải dậy sớm. ☊ 1524
I have to do some work. — What exactly do you have to do? ☊ Tôi phải làm việc gì đó. Chính xác là cậu phải làm việc gì? ☊ 1532
I have to drive fty (50) miles to work every day. > I have to drive eighty (80) kilometers to work every day. ☊ Ngày nào tôi cũng phải lái xe năm mươi dặm đi làm. ☊ 1716
There was a party at work last Friday, but I didn't go. ☊ Có một bữa tiệc ở cơ quan Thứ sáu vừa rồi nhưng tôi đã không dự. ☊ 1747
It's impossible to work in this o ce. There's too much noise. ☊ Không thể làm việc trong văn phòng này được. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊ 1748
Everybody's very nice at work. It's easy to make friends. ☊ Mọi người ở cơ quan rất tốt. Kết bạn rất dễ. ☊ 1759
Are you and Jack working tomorrow? — I am, but Jack isn't. ☊ Mai cậu và Jack có làm việc không? - Tôi thì có còn Jack thì không. ☊ 1764
Martin works hard, but I don't. ☊ Martin làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng tôi thì không. ☊ 1765
Do you enjoy your work? — Yes, I do. ☊ Cậu có thích công việc của mình không? - Có. ☊ 1775
Anabel's working today, but I'm not. ☊ Anabel làm việc hôm nay nhưng tôi thì không. ☊ 1776
I was working, but my friends weren't. ☊ Tôi làm việc nhưng các bạn tôi thì không. ☊ 1798
I don't usually drive to work, but I did yesterday. ☊ Tôi không lái xe di làm thường xuyên nhưng hôm qua tôi đã lái. ☊ 1820
Emilia isn't at work today. — She isn't? Is she sick? ☊ Emilia không đi làm hôm nay. - Không à? Cô ấy có bị ốm không? ☊ 1836
I work in a bank. — You do? I work in a bank, too. ☊ Tôi làm việc trong ngân hàng, - Vậy à? Tôi cũng làm việc ở ngân hàng. ☊ 1837
I didn't go to work yesterday. — You didn't? Were you sick? ☊ Hôm qua tôi không đi làm. - Không à? Cậu ốm à? ☊ 1850
Shakira works in a factory. — She does? What kind of factory? ☊ Shakira làm việc trong nhà máy. Vậy à? Nhà máy gì vậy? ☊ 1852
The clock isn't working. — It isn't? It was working yesterday. ☊ Đồng hồ hỏng rồi. - Thế à? Hôm qua nó còn chạy mà. ☊ 1868
Diane works very hard. It's said that she works sixte(16) hours a day. ☊ Diane làm việc rất vất vả. Nghe nói cô ấy làm mười sáu tiếng một ngày. ☊ 1876
What are you doing at work? You're supposed to be on vacation. ☊ Cậu đang làm gì ở cơ quan? Đáng ra cậu phải đang đi nghỉ chứ. ☊ 1899
Maalik said he had wokup feeling sick, so he hadn't gone to work. ☊ Maalik nói anh ấy lúc thức dậy thấy không khoẻ nên anh ấy đã không đi làm. ☊ 1918
Why wasn't Nicholas at work yesterday? ☊ Tại sao hôm qua Nicholas không đi làm? ☊ 1932
She asked how long I had beworking at my present job. ☊ Cô ấy hỏi tôi đã làm công việc hiện tại của tôi được bao lâu rồi. ☊ 1945
Is Hitomi working tomorrow? — I suppose so. ☊ Mai Hitomi làm việc à? - Tôi cho là vậy. ☊ 1964
Niraj doesn't want to retire. He wants to go on working. ☊ Niraj không muốn về hưu. Ông ấy muốn làm việc tiếp. ☊ 2020
Please remember to mail the letter on your way to work. ☊ Làm ơn nhớ gửi lá thư trên đường cậu đi làm. ☊ 2035
The photocopier doesn't seem to be working. — Try pressing the green button. ☊ Máy photocopy hình như không hoạt động. - Thử ấn nút màu xanh lá cây xem. ☊ 2036
I need to get more exercise. > I need to start working out more. ☊ Tôi cần thực hành nhiều hơn. > Tôi cần bắt đầu làm ra nhiều thành phẩm hơn. ☊ 2037
He needs to work harder if he wants to make progress. ☊ Anh ấy cần làm việc chăm hơn nếu anh ấy muốn tiến bộ. ☊ I don't like friends to call me at work.'> 2049 I don't like friends to call me at work.'>
I don't like friends calling me at work. > I don't like friends to call me at work. I don't like friends to call me at work.'> ☊ Tôi không thích bạn bè gọi cho tôi khi làm việc. > Tôi không muốn bạn bè gọi cho tôi khi làm việc. ☊ 2051
The o ce I worked at was horrible. I hated working there. ☊ Văn phòng chỗ tôi làm việc rất kinh khủng. Tôi ghét làm việc ở đó. ☊ 2080
She needs to work without people disturbing her. ☊ Cô ấy cần làm việc mà không bị ai làm phiền. ☊ 2207
After getting o work, she went straight home. ☊ Sau khi tan sở, cô ấy về thẳng nhà. ☊ 2223
I can't work here. There's too much noise. ☊ Tôi không thể làm ở đây. Có quá nhiều tiếng ồn. ☊ 2252
I've got a new job, and it's hard work. ☊ Tôi có công việc mới và đó là một công việc nặng. ☊ 2265
Flora works eight (8) hours a day, six (6) days a week. ☊ Flora làm việc tám tiếng một ngày, sáu ngày một tuần. ☊ 2279
The economy was bad, so a lot of people were out of work. ☊ Kinh tế khi ấy tồi tệ nên nhiều người không có việc làm. ☊ 2353
I'm not going to do your work for you. You can do it yourself. ☊ Tôi sẽ không đi làm hộ cậu việc của cậu. Cậu có thể tự làm. ☊ 2423
Some of the people I work with are not very friendly. ☊ Một số người tôi làm việc cùng không thân thiện lắm. ☊ 2475
The printer that broke down is working again now. ☊ Máy in bị hỏng nay đã hoạt động trở lại rồi. ☊ Have you nished the work you had to do?'> 2500 Have you nished the work you had to do?'>
Your friend had to do some work. You want to know if she's nished. > Have you nished the work you had to do? Have you nished the work you had to do?'> ☊ Bạn của bạn phải làm việc gì đó. Bạn muốn biết cô ấy đã xong hay chưa. > Cậu đã xong việc cậu phải làm chưa? ☊ 2502
I like the people I work with. ☊ Tôi thích những người tôi làm cùng. ☊ 2516
The people I work with are very nice. ☊ Những người tôi làm cùng rất tốt. ☊ 2524
Valerio, who speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide. ☊ Valerio, người nói được tiếng Pháp và tiếng Ý, làm nghề hướng dẫn viên du lịch. ☊ 2525
Wilma works for a company that makes furniture. ☊ Wilma làm việc trong một công ti làm đồ nội thất. ☊ 2557
I've been working very hard all day, and now I'm exhausted. ☊ Tôi đã làm việc cật lực cả ngày nay và giờ tôi kiệt sức. ☊ 2589
You're lazy. You don't work hard enough. ☊ Cậu lười. Cậu không làm đủ chăm chỉ. ☊ 2634
Yevgeniy doesn't work here anymore. He left last month. But Alan still works here. ☊ Yevgeniy không còn làm ở đây nữa. Anh ấy đã đi tháng trước. Nhưng Alan vẫn làm ở đây. ☊ In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'> 2653 In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'>
Although she wasn't feeling well, she still went to work. > In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work. In spite of not feeling well, she still went to work.'> ☊ Mặc dù cô ấy không khoẻ nhưng cô ấy vẫn đi làm. > Dù cô ấy không khoẻ, cô ấy vẫn đi làm. ☊ 2667
I'll see you tomorrow unless I have to work late. ☊ Tôi sẽ gặp cậu ngày mai nếu tôi không phải làm muộn. ☊ 2676
and his cellphone doesn't work there. ☊ Tôi không thể liên lạc với David khi anh ấy đang đi công tác ở Nhật Bản và điện thoại di động của anh ấy không hoạt động ở đó. ☊ 2680
Jiyeong works as the manager in his company. ☊ Chí Vinh làm chức giám đốc trong công ti của anh ấy. ☊ 2701
work by eleven pm (11:00). ☊ Tôi phải làm việc đến mười một giờ tối. > Tôi sẽ làm xong việc trước mười một giờ tối. ☊ 2707
I have to work IN the afternoons. ☊ Tôi phải làm việc các buổi chiều. ☊ 2723
I just started working in the sales department. ☊ Tôi mới bắt đầu làm việc ở cửa hàng bách hoá. ☊ 2726
I stopped to get gas on the way home from work. ☊ Tôi dừng lại để pomp xăng trên đường về nhà từ cơ quan. ☊ 2763
My father sometimes goes to work by taxi, and I go to work by bus. ☊ Bố tôi thường đi làm bằng taxi còn tôi đi làm bằng xe bus. ☊ 2764
Olga's father is an oil tycoon, and goes to work BY helicopter and BY plane. ☊ Bố của Olga là một ông trùm dầu mỏ và ông thường đi làm bằng trực thăng và máy bay. ☊ 2784
The scientists have been working ON a solution TO the problem FOR many years. ☊ Các nhà khoa học vẫn nghiên cứu một giải pháp cho vấn đề trong nhiều năm. ☊ 2853
You should leave FOR work earlier so you get there on time. ☊ Cậu nên đi làm sớm hơn để cậu đến nơi đúng giờ. ☊ 2920
The fridge isn't working because you haven't plugged it in properly. ☊ Tủ lạnh không hoạt động vì cậu không cắm nó đúng cách. ☊ 2925
You can tell Tomoko works out at the gym every day because she looks great. She jogs, takes a yoga class, does aerobics, and lifts weights. ☊ Cậu có thể nói Tomoko ngày nào cũng thực hiện tập thể hình vì cô ấy trông rất tuyệt. Cô ấy đi bộ, học lớp yoga, tập aerobic và cử tạ. ☊ 2926
It seems that Ludwig and Rita's relationship is having trouble, but we really hope they work it out. ☊ Có vẻ như quan hệ của Ludwig và Rita đang có vấn đề nhưng chúng tôi thực sự hi vọng họ sẽ vượt qua. ☊ 2927
The two (2) companies worked out a cooperation agreement. ☊ Hai công ti đã đi đến thoả thuận hợp tác. ☊ 2955
You should always save your les as you're working on them just in case your computer crashes. ☊ Cậu nên luôn luôn lưu các tệp tin cậu đang làm phòng khi máy tính của cậu bị phụt tắt. ☊ 2976
They couldn't get along with each other, so the relationship didn't work out in the end. ☊ Họ đã không thể sống với nhau nên mối quan hệ cuối cùng đã không thành. ☊ Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions. ☊ accept ☊
it is accepted to be, have, etc. sth: The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe. ☊ accept ☊
The work was done according to her instructions. ☊ according to ☊
He stood back to admire his handiwork. ☊ admire ☊
Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements). ☊ advertising ☊
She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. ☊ afford ☊
I'd give up work if I could afford it. ☊ afford ☊
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. ☊ again ☊
He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago). ☊ ago ☊
They had an agreement never to talk about work at home. ☊ agreement ☊
We've got a lot of hard work ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
You need to work hard to keep ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
Teamwork is required in order to achieve these aims. ☊ aim ☊
All five men are hard workers. ☊ all ☊
You've had all the fun and I've had all the hard work. ☊ all ☊
He's worked hard all year. ☊ all ☊
Your work is all right but I'm sure you could do better. ☊ all right ☊
Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with. ☊ alone ☊
We can try that—but whether it'll work is another matter. ☊ another ☊
anxious for sth: There are plenty of graduates anxious for work. ☊ anxious ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
There are special arrangements for people working overseas. ☊ arrangement ☊
stolen works of art ☊ art ☊
an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists ☊ artist ☊
the artistic works of the period ☊ artistic ☊
a work of great artistic merit ☊ artistic ☊
She works as a courier. ☊ as ☊
She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. ☊ asleep ☊
assist in/with sth: We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work. ☊ assist ☊
assistance in doing sth/to do sth: The company provides advice and assistance in finding work. ☊ assistance ☊
She works as a care assistant in an old people's home. ☊ assistant ☊
it is assumed (that)...: It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. ☊ assume ☊
attract sb: I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. ☊ attract ☊
40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ☊ average ☊
avoid doing sth: I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. ☊ avoid ☊
away from sb/sth: She was away from work for a week. ☊ away ☊
Too much work is bad for your health. ☊ bad ☊
balance between A and B: Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation. ☊ balance ☊
It's all working out beautifully. ☊ beautifully ☊
He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else). ☊ before ☊
begin sth: We began work on the project in May. ☊ begin ☊
Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September. ☊ begin ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
behind (in sth): He was terribly behind in his work. ☊ behind ☊
'Does he still work there?' 'I believe so/not.' ☊ believe ☊
The man claimed to be a social worker and the old woman believed him. ☊ believe ☊
Her work was well below average for the class. ☊ below ☊
It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work. ☊ benefit ☊
He works best in the mornings. ☊ best ☊
Her work is getting better and better. ☊ better ☊
I usually go to work by bike. ☊ bike ☊
It's good to have you on board (= working with us) for this project. ☊ on board ☊
I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions). ☊ boss ☊
bother sb: Stop bothering me when I'm working. ☊ bother ☊
I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. ☊ bottom ☊
You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. ☊ bound ☊
It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true. ☊ brain ☊
She worked all day without a break. ☊ break ☊
The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned). ☊ budget ☊
All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress. ☊ build up (to sth) ☊
There's building work going on next door. ☊ building ☊
She works in the family business. ☊ business ☊
She works in the computer business. ☊ business ☊
busy with sth/sb: Kate's busy with her homework. ☊ busy ☊
Can you finish the work by five o'clock? ☊ by ☊
We had to work by candlelight. ☊ by ☊
I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called. ☊ called ☊
a campaign against ageism in the workplace ☊ campaign ☊
We can't wear jeans at work. ☊ can ☊
capable of sth: You are capable of better work than this. ☊ capable ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
How much do men share housework and the care of the children? ☊ care ☊
a careful piece of work ☊ careful ☊
a careless worker/driver ☊ careless ☊
a train carrying commuters to work ☊ carry ☊
Carry on with your work while I'm away. ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
Carry on the good work! ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
You wouldn't catch me working (= I would never work) on a Sunday! ☊ catch ☊
After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others. ☊ catch up (with sb) ☊
a good cause (= an organization that does good work, such as a charity) ☊ cause ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
Computers have changed the way people work. ☊ change ☊
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly) ☊ cheap ☊
Check your work before handing it in. ☊ check ☊
Check over your work for mistakes. ☊ check over/through sth ☊
a cheerful, hard-working employee ☊ cheerful ☊
Farmers are being urged to reduce their use of chemicals and work with nature to combat pests. ☊ chemical ☊
If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. ☊ choice ☊
it is claimed that...: It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. ☊ claim ☊
the working/middle/upper class ☊ class ☊
She works hard in class (= during the class). ☊ class ☊
How clever of you to work it out! ☊ clever ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
The total was close to 20% of the workforce. ☊ close ☊
We all have to work in close proximity (= near each other). ☊ close ☊
You're just coasting—it's time to work hard now. ☊ coast ☊
She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work. ☊ collapse ☊
The firm is working on a new product in combination with several overseas partners. ☊ combination ☊
She comes to work by bus. ☊ come ☊
command that...: The commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease. ☊ command ☊
The commission commanded that work on the building should cease. ☊ command ☊
She made helpful comments on my work. ☊ comment ☊
In this job you work on commission (= are paid according to the amount you sell). ☊ commission ☊
Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments. ☊ commitment ☊
We are working together for a common purpose. ☊ common ☊
Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day. ☊ common ☊
health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area) ☊ community ☊
The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis. ☊ compare ☊
We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. ☊ competitive ☊
the complete works of Tolstoy ☊ complete ☊
You will receive payment for each complete day that you work. ☊ complete ☊
Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year. ☊ complete ☊
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries or concerns about this work. ☊ concern ☊
Stress at work is a matter of concern to staff and management. ☊ concern ☊
living/housing/working conditions ☊ condition ☊
They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week. ☊ conduct ☊
The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. ☊ confine ☊
These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group. ☊ consider ☊
consist doing sth: Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings. ☊ consist of sb/sth ☊
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport. ☊ construction ☊
continue doing sth: She wanted to continue working until she was 60. ☊ continue ☊
He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990. ☊ continuously ☊
a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time) ☊ contract ☊
She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm. ☊ contract ☊
The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work. ☊ contrasting ☊
The coach made the team work hard on ball control (= in a ball game). ☊ control ☊
Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find. ☊ correct ☊
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. ☊ cost ☊
council workers/services ☊ council ☊
a craft fair/workshop ☊ craft ☊
I know it sounds crazy but it just might work. ☊ crazy ☊
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! ☊ credit ☊
working-class culture ☊ culture ☊
I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress. ☊ cut sth out ☊
He had his finger cut off in an accident at work. ☊ cut sth off ☊
How many factory workers are in danger of losing their jobs? ☊ danger ☊
The work will be carried out at a future date. ☊ date ☊
He works at night and sleeps during the day. ☊ day ☊
a seven-hour working day ☊ day ☊
She didn't do a full day's work. ☊ day ☊
She hates doing the same work day after day. ☊ day after day ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
the demands of children/work ☊ demand ☊
demonstrate that...: These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. ☊ demonstrate ☊
demonstrate (to sb) how, what, etc...: Let me demonstrate to you how it works. ☊ demonstrate ☊
design sth to do sth: The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time. ☊ design ☊
Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. ☊ despite ☊
The fine detail of the plan has yet to be worked out. ☊ detail ☊
I could only devote two hours a day to the work. ☊ devote sth to sth ☊
We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work. ☊ direct ☊
All work was produced by the students under the direction of John Williams. ☊ direction ☊
The exhibition provides evidence of several new directions in her work. ☊ direction ☊
The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. ☊ directly ☊
Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for AIDS. ☊ discover ☊
They met to discuss the possibility of working together. ☊ discuss ☊
The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. ☊ display ☊
a firework display ☊ display ☊
divide sth (up/out) between/among sb: We divided the work between us. ☊ divide ☊
the work of healing the divisions within society ☊ division ☊
He's doing very well at school (= his work is good). ☊ do ☊
She doesn't work here, does she? ☊ do ☊
She works harder than he does. ☊ do ☊
domestic service (= the work of a servant in a large house) ☊ domestic ☊
I've had my doubts about his work since he joined the firm. ☊ have your doubts (about sth) ☊
I drove to work this morning. ☊ drive ☊
She only got where she is today through hard work and a driving ambition. ☊ driving ☊
There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month. ☊ drop ☊
As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. ☊ dry up ☊
The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust. ☊ dust ☊
Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career) ☊ early ☊
You should put more effort into your work. ☊ effort ☊
effort (to do sth): The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money. ☊ effort ☊
emphasize that...: She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. ☊ emphasize ☊
employ sb to do sth: A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work. ☊ employ ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
end doing sth: I ended up doing all the work myself. ☊ end up ☊
Do you get any enjoyment out of this type of work? ☊ enjoyment ☊
He had a real enthusiasm for the work. ☊ enthusiasm ☊
the entry of women into the workforce ☊ entry ☊
a pleasant working/learning environment ☊ environment ☊
They share the housework equally. ☊ equally ☊
You need an even surface to work on. ☊ even ☊
She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for 'The Times'. ☊ eventually ☊
He has every third day off (= he works for two days then has one day off then works for two days and so on). ☊ every ☊
The teacher commented on everyone's work. ☊ everyone ☊
This is a good example of the artist's early work. ☊ example ☊
We work every day except Sunday. ☊ except ☊
excited (at sth): I'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad. ☊ excited ☊
Do exercise one for homework. ☊ exercise ☊
We are expected to work on Saturdays. ☊ expect ☊
expect to do sth: I expect to be paid promptly for the work. ☊ expect ☊
Do you have any previous experience of this type of work? ☊ experience ☊
He gained valuable experience whilst working on the project. ☊ experience ☊
I had a bad experience with fireworks once. ☊ experience ☊
Can you explain how the email system works? ☊ explain ☊
+ speech: 'It works like this,' she explained. ☊ explain ☊
For a full explanation of how the machine works, turn to page 5. ☊ explanation ☊
The firework exploded in his hand. ☊ explode ☊
Extensive repair work is being carried out. ☊ extensive ☊
The conference is going to be a lot of extra work. ☊ extra ☊
We are working under extreme pressure at the moment. ☊ extreme ☊
face sth: I just can't face work today. ☊ face ☊
Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage. ☊ fact ☊
I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
factory workers ☊ factory ☊
fair to sb (to do sth): Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? ☊ fair ☊
They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance. ☊ fancy ☊
He's fallen far behind in his work. ☊ far ☊
She always gives us far too much homework. ☊ far ☊
far into sth: We worked far into the night. ☊ far ☊
a farm worker/labourer ☊ farm ☊
to live/work on a farm ☊ farm ☊
They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress). ☊ farther ☊
I'm all in favour of (= completely support) equal pay for equal work. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
Teamwork is a key feature of the training programme. ☊ feature ☊
It makes me feel good to know my work is appreciated. ☊ feel good ☊
fellow members/citizens/workers ☊ fellow ☊
People were working in the fields. ☊ field ☊
Workers are fighting the decision to close the factory. ☊ fight ☊
fight (to do sth): Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies. ☊ fight ☊
fine clothes/wines/workmanship ☊ fine ☊
finish (sth): Haven't you finished your homework yet? ☊ finish ☊
'Do you want a drink?' 'I'll finish my work first.' ☊ first ☊
He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in with the other people. ☊ fit in (with sb/sth) ☊
fit (for sth): He's had a bad cold and isn't fit enough for work yet. ☊ fit ☊
Come on lads—on your feet and do some work! ☊ foot ☊
She's working for IBM. ☊ for ☊
Are you learning English for pleasure or for your work? ☊ for ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes? ☊ forget ☊
The training programme takes the form of a series of workshops. ☊ form ☊
They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute. ☊ formula ☊
I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. ☊ fortune ☊
By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately. ☊ fortune ☊
What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)? ☊ free ☊
You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment). ☊ free ☊
From now on you can work on your own. ☊ from... on ☊
She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer. ☊ in front of ☊
The sky was full of brightly coloured fireworks. ☊ full ☊
I didn't do all that work just for the fun of it. ☊ fun ☊
Hard work is fundamental to success. ☊ fundamental ☊
My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. ☊ further ☊
I gained an insight into the work of a journalist. ☊ gain ☊
I know how it works in general terms. ☊ general ☊
He wrote a very generous assessment of my work. ☊ generous ☊
I usually get the bus to work. ☊ get ☊
I'll never get all this work finished. ☊ get ☊
He got his sister to help him with his homework. ☊ get ☊
Be quiet and get on with your work. ☊ get on with sth ☊
You should get into the routine of saving the document you are working on every ten minutes. ☊ get into sth ☊
She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned). ☊ give ☊
Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb: We don't usually give presents to people at work. ☊ give ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
Shall we go for a drink (= at a pub or bar) after work? ☊ go ☊
He goes to work by bus. ☊ go ☊
Go over your work before you hand it in. ☊ go over sth ☊
He said nothing but just went on working. ☊ go on doing sth ☊
to work towards a goal ☊ goal ☊
good (about sth): I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it. ☊ good ☊
Your work is just not good enough. ☊ good ☊
a group activity (= done by a number of people working together) ☊ group ☊
to work in groups ☊ group ☊
This iron is guaranteed for a year against faulty workmanship. ☊ guarantee ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
I'm not happy with his work this term. ☊ happy ☊
It's hard work shovelling snow. ☊ hard ☊
She's a very hard worker. ☊ hard ☊
He's hard at work on a new novel. ☊ hard ☊
When I left they were all still hard at it (= working hard). ☊ hard ☊
to work hard ☊ hard ☊
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. ☊ hardly ☊
have sth: I've got a lot of homework tonight. ☊ have ☊
I've finished my work. ☊ have ☊
I can't work it out in my head—I need a calculator. ☊ head ☊
The meal worked out at $20 a head. ☊ a/per head ☊
health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work) ☊ health ☊
help with sth: He always helps with the housework. ☊ help ☊
He never does more work than he can help (= he does as little as possible). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
help in doing sth: The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork. ☊ help ☊
Nowadays a lot of people work from home. ☊ home ☊
Anna will drive me home after work. ☊ home ☊
I still haven't done my geography homework. ☊ homework ☊
How much homework do you get? ☊ homework ☊
I have to write up the notes for homework. ☊ homework ☊
I use the Internet at work, during my lunch hour. ☊ hour ☊
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. ☊ hour ☊
What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)? ☊ house ☊
How does it work? ☊ how ☊
He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate. ☊ however ☊
We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
She ignored him and carried on with her work. ☊ ignore ☊
They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute ). ☊ immoral ☊
improvement in/on/to sth: There is still room for improvement in your work. ☊ improvement ☊
This is a great improvement on your previous work. ☊ improvement ☊
a man of independent means (= with an income that he does not earn by working) ☊ independent ☊
independent (of sb/sth): The two departments work independently of each other. ☊ independently ☊
indication (of sth): They gave no indication of how the work should be done. ☊ indication ☊
There seem to be several influences at work in (= affecting) his writing. ☊ influence ☊
influence sb to do sth: She was influenced to take up voluntary work by her teacher. ☊ influence ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
Initially, the system worked well. ☊ initially ☊
Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. ☊ instead of ☊
He works in insurance. ☊ insurance ☊
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out. ☊ intention ☊
He was a man of wide interests outside his work. ☊ interest ☊
interesting people/places/work ☊ interesting ☊
the internal workings of government ☊ internal ☊
I managed to work for two hours without interruption. ☊ interruption ☊
an iron and steel works ☊ iron ☊
issue sth to sb: Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them. ☊ issue ☊
I have to wear a jacket and tie to work. ☊ jacket ☊
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together). ☊ joint ☊
Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). The phone's not working. ☊ just ☊
There is just one method that might work. ☊ just ☊
I kept a weekly account of my workload and activities. ☊ keep ☊
Well done! Keep up the good work/Keep it up! ☊ keep sth up ☊
Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. ☊ kill ☊
They're two of a kind—both workaholics! ☊ of a kind ☊
know sb/sth for sth: She is best known for her work on the human brain. ☊ know ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
a lab coat (= a white coat worn by scientists, etc. working in a laboratory) ☊ lab ☊
good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) ☊ labour ☊
manual labour (= work using your hands) ☊ labour ☊
The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). ☊ labour ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
Women usually do the larger share of the housework. ☊ large ☊
She's late for work every day. ☊ late ☊
She has to work late tomorrow. ☊ late ☊
They worked late into the night to finish the report. ☊ late ☊
They had laid the groundwork for future development. ☊ lay ☊
It works, at least I think it does. ☊ at least ☊
The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. ☊ not least ☊
She has been an accountant all her working life. ☊ life ☊
Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working. ☊ light ☊
After his accident he was moved to lighter work. ☊ light ☊
some light housework ☊ light ☊
like for sb to do sth: I'd like for us to work together. ☊ like ☊
link A and B (together): When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them. ☊ link ☊
great works of literature ☊ literature ☊
She's a good little worker. ☊ little ☊
to work locally ☊ locally ☊
Nurses have to work long hours (= for more hours in the day than is usual). ☊ long ☊
Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work. ☊ look out for sb/sth ☊
A working party has been set up to look into the problem. ☊ look into sth ☊
loss of earnings (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working) ☊ loss ☊
He's in love with his work. ☊ love ☊
How does this machine work? ☊ machine ☊
Like all truly charismatic people, he can work his magic on both men and women. ☊ magic ☊
He's returning to the team this season, hoping that the old magic can be made to work once more. ☊ magic ☊
There is no magic formula for passing exams—only hard work. ☊ magic ☊
She works in sales and marketing. ☊ marketing ☊
I've got masses of work to do. ☊ mass ☊
workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates ☊ mate ☊
He worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail. ☊ mathematics ☊
Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in. ☊ matter ☊
'You should stop work when you have the baby.' 'Maybe, but I can't afford to.' ☊ maybe ☊
mean doing sth: This new order will mean working overtime. ☊ mean ☊
meet (for sth): Let's meet for a drink after work. ☊ meet ☊
a 20-mile drive to work ☊ mile ☊
Keep your mind on your work! ☊ mind ☊
I've no idea how her mind works! ☊ mind ☊
The work was done with the minimum amount of effort. ☊ minimum ☊
We've worked together for years but never mixed socially. ☊ mix ☊
Children and fireworks don't mix. ☊ mix ☊
a working model (= one in which the parts move) of a fire engine ☊ model ☊
She started work last Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
I work Monday to Friday. ☊ Monday ☊
I work Mondays to Fridays. ☊ Monday ☊
I walk to work most mornings. ☊ morning ☊
I've always wanted to work in the movies. ☊ movie ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back. ☊ muscle ☊
My work is very specialized in nature. ☊ nature ☊
I need hardly tell you (= you must already know) that the work is dangerous. ☊ need ☊
Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works. ☊ neither ☊
He's off work with a trapped nerve in his neck. ☊ nerve ☊
a rail/road/canal network ☊ network ☊
a network of veins ☊ network ☊
a communications/distribution network ☊ network ☊
a network of friends ☊ network ☊
The office network allows users to share files and software, and to use a central printer. ☊ network ☊
the four big US television networks ☊ network ☊
'I work for a company called Orion Technology.' 'Never heard of them.' ☊ never ☊
I should tell you, I'm completely new to this kind of work. ☊ new ☊
She works for the local newspaper (= the company that produces it). ☊ newspaper ☊
I'm working late tomorrow night. ☊ night ☊
I work nine to five. ☊ nine to five ☊
a psychiatric nurse (= one who works in a hospital for people with mental illnesses) ☊ nurse ☊
We occasionally meet for a drink after work. ☊ occasionally ☊
Administrative work occupies half of my time. ☊ occupy ☊
Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. ☊ occupy ☊
Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work. ☊ offer ☊
You can't just turn down offers of work like that. ☊ offer ☊
office workers ☊ office ☊
He worked on without a break. ☊ on ☊
people working in the open air (= not in a building) ☊ open ☊
opinion (about/of/on sb/sth): We were invited to give our opinions about how the work should be done. ☊ opinion ☊
legal/medical/political opinion (= the beliefs of people working in the legal, etc. profession) ☊ opinion ☊
There'll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done. ☊ opportunity ☊
It is time for opposing factions to unite and work towards a common goal. ☊ opposing ☊
He's gone to work for the opposition. ☊ opposition ☊
order (for sb/sth to do sth): He gave orders for the work to be started. ☊ order ☊
Is your work permit in order? ☊ in order ☊
All those concerned must work together in order that agreement can be reached on this issue. ☊ in order that ☊
to work for a business/political/voluntary organization ☊ organization ☊
She is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization. ☊ organization ☊
an organized body of workers ☊ organized ☊
organized crime (= committed by professional criminals working in large groups) ☊ organized ☊
I work on the other side of town. ☊ other ☊
She's working out in Australia. ☊ out ☊
He's been out of work for six months. ☊ out ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
You may do as you wish outside working hours. ☊ outside ☊
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. ☊ (all) over again ☊
We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). ☊ pace ☊
The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint. ☊ paint ☊
He works as a painter and decorator. ☊ painter ☊
Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together). ☊ pair ☊
Students worked in pairs on the project. ☊ in pairs ☊
the working parts of the machinery ☊ part ☊
You need to be able to work as part of a team. ☊ part ☊
The only passport to success is hard work. ☊ passport ☊
The past month has been really busy at work. ☊ past ☊
it pays to do sth: It pays to keep up to date with your work. ☊ pay ☊
I would work better if I had some peace and quiet. ☊ peace ☊
Many young people are out of work. ☊ people ☊
The work was carried out as per instructions. ☊ as per sth ☊
The TV works perfectly now. ☊ perfectly ☊
performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly sth is working) ☊ performance ☊
She takes a personal interest in the work of the charity. ☊ personal ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase. ☊ phase ☊
They have some beautiful pieces (= works of art, etc.) in their home. ☊ piece ☊
I have got piles of work to do. ☊ pile ☊
Work always piles up at the end of the year. ☊ pile up ☊
This is one of the few places in his work where he mentions his childhood. ☊ place ☊
He can usually be contacted at his place of work. ☊ place ☊
There's a time to work and a time to play. ☊ play ☊
a pleasant environment to work in ☊ pleasant ☊
pleasure (in sth/in doing sth): He takes no pleasure in his work. ☊ pleasure ☊
The plus side of working at home is that you can be more flexible. ☊ plus ☊
I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well. ☊ plus ☊
'I have stacks of homework to do.' 'Oh, you poor thing.' ☊ poor ☊
the adult/working/rural, etc. population of the country ☊ population ☊
The gang entered the building posing as workmen. ☊ pose ☊
Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position. ☊ position ☊
The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works. ☊ possess ☊
Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network. ☊ possess ☊
He works for the Post Office. ☊ post office ☊
Let's be practical and work out the cost first. ☊ practical ☊
to have gained practical experience of the work ☊ practical ☊
It sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it will work practically. ☊ practically ☊
a review of pay and working practices ☊ practice ☊
praise sb/sth as sth: Critics praised the work as highly original. ☊ praise ☊
a skilled and precise worker ☊ precise ☊
prepare for sth: The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams. ☊ prepare ☊
She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work. ☊ pressure ☊
Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)? ☊ price ☊
pride (in sth): I take (a) pride in my work. ☊ pride ☊
There are three fundamental principles of teamwork. ☊ principle ☊
The government insists that 'prison works' and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime. ☊ prison ☊
The procedure for logging on to the network usually involves a password. ☊ procedure ☊
Work is proceeding slowly. ☊ proceed ☊
Work on the new offices is now in progress. ☊ in progress ☊
Work on the new road is progressing slowly. ☊ progress ☊
The final term will be devoted to project work. ☊ project ☊
Her work shows great promise. ☊ promise ☊
promote sb: She worked hard and was soon promoted. ☊ promote ☊
The television isn't working properly. ☊ properly ☊
protect sb/sth/yourself (against/from sth): Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. ☊ protect ☊
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). ☊ public ☊
She works in publicity. ☊ publicity ☊
He works for a company that publishes reference books. ☊ publish ☊
Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose. ☊ purpose ☊
Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems. ☊ quite ☊
She raced through the work in no time at all. ☊ race ☊
I listen to the radio on the way to work. ☊ radio ☊
a rail link/network ☊ rail ☊
Her father worked on the railways. ☊ railway ☊
a railway station/worker/company ☊ railway ☊
She raised her eyes from her work. ☊ raise ☊
At the rate you work, you'll never finish! ☊ rate ☊
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. ☊ rather ☊
Be reasonable! We can't work late every night. ☊ reasonable ☊
She gained only minimal recognition for her work. ☊ recognition ☊
I got to work in record time. ☊ record ☊
The library contains many popular works of reference (= reference books). ☊ reference ☊
regard sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): Her work is very highly regarded. ☊ regard ☊
Call me if you have any problems regarding your work. ☊ regarding ☊
The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved. ☊ relation ☊
I have established a good working relationship with my boss. ☊ relationship ☊
relax with sth: When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. ☊ relax ☊
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. ☊ release ☊
a relief agency/organization/worker ☊ relief ☊
rely to do sth: These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
Only about half of the original workforce remains. ☊ remain ☊
remember sth: Did you remember your homework (= to bring it)? ☊ remember ☊
I can't remember his taking a single day off work. ☊ remember ☊
In the long run, it works out more expensive to rent a television than to buy one. ☊ rent ☊
repeated absences from work ☊ repeated ☊
The painting is not representative of his work of the period. ☊ representative ☊
It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher. ☊ reproduce ☊
rescue workers/boats/helicopters ☊ rescue ☊
Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work. ☊ responsible ☊
rest (from sth): to have/take a rest from all your hard work ☊ rest ☊
The end result (= the final one) of her hard work was a place at medical school. ☊ result ☊
The doctor may allow her to return to work next week. ☊ return ☊
I returned from work to find the house empty. ☊ return ☊
They appealed for a return to work (= after a strike). ☊ return ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
Review your work before you turn it in. ☊ review ☊
Let me get this right (= understand correctly) —you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? ☊ right ☊
rise in sth: There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work. ☊ rise ☊
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. ☊ role ☊
We'll get someone in to do the rough work (= the hard physical work). ☊ rough ☊
There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker. ☊ route ☊
This type of work rapidly becomes routine. ☊ routine ☊
I often go running before work. ☊ run ☊
I'm not in any rush to get back to work. ☊ rush ☊
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack. ☊ sack ☊
Four hundred workers face the sack. ☊ sack ☊
She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays. ☊ sack ☊
His work has been sadly neglected. ☊ sadly ☊
She works in sales/in the sales department. ☊ sale ☊
This one works in exactly the same way as the other. ☊ same ☊
'I'd like to see a sample of your work,' said the manager. ☊ sample ☊
save on sth: I save on fares by walking to work. ☊ save ☊
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work? ☊ say ☊
We're working to a tight schedule (= we have a lot of things to do in a short time). ☊ schedule ☊
The transition from school to work can be difficult. ☊ school ☊
the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory ☊ scientist ☊
The car's paintwork is badly scratched. ☊ scratch ☊
a scratch on the paintwork ☊ scratch ☊
The report has a section on accidents at work. ☊ section ☊
his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work) ☊ self ☊
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. ☊ senior ☊
We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs. ☊ serious ☊
serve sth: I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community. ☊ serve ☊
A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street. ☊ set sth off ☊
He's not in any shape (= not well enough) to be working. ☊ shape ☊
share in sth: I try to get the kids to share in the housework. ☊ share ☊
sharply contrasting attitudes to work ☊ sharply ☊
shift (from...) (to/towards/toward...): The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers. ☊ shift ☊
to work an eight-hour shift ☊ shift ☊
working in shifts ☊ shift ☊
shift workers/work ☊ shift ☊
Have you shown your work to anyone? ☊ show ☊
show sb sth: Have you shown anyone your work? ☊ show ☊
A local artist is holding a show of her recent work. ☊ show ☊
Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks. ☊ sick ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
Her work is showing some signs of improvement. ☊ sign ☊
The rise in inflation is a clear signal that the government's policies are not working. ☊ signal ☊
Your work has shown a significant improvement. ☊ significant ☊
I need absolute silence when I'm working. ☊ silence ☊
Her work is full of silly mistakes. ☊ silly ☊
She's been off work since Tuesday. ☊ since ☊
He's been working in a bank since leaving school. ☊ since ☊
to work on a building/construction site ☊ site ☊
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately. ☊ site ☊
Furniture-making is very skilled work. ☊ skilled ☊
She noticed several small errors in his work. ☊ small ☊
I have to be smart for work. ☊ smart ☊
She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time. ☊ so ☊
We meet at work, but never socially. ☊ socially ☊
We're going to be working together for some time (= a long time). ☊ some ☊
All these students are good, but some work harder than others. ☊ some ☊
a magazine aimed specifically at working women ☊ specifically ☊
spend sth on sth: How long did you spend on your homework? ☊ spend ☊
spread sth between sb/sth: We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. ☊ spread ☊
People tend to work hard at this stage of life. ☊ stage ☊
Her work is not up to standard (= of a good enough standard). ☊ standard ☊
She started a yoga class at work. ☊ start ☊
start sth: I start work at nine. ☊ start ☊
It's time you started on your homework. ☊ start ☊
start doing sth: I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last. ☊ start off ☊
They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. ☊ start ☊
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. ☊ stay ☊
Such fine work requires a good eye and a steady hand. ☊ steady ☊
steel workers ☊ steel ☊
Work has temporarily come to a stop while the funding is reviewed. ☊ stop ☊
I'll come straight to the point—your work isn't good enough. ☊ straight ☊
The agency provided me with a steady stream of work. ☊ stream ☊
We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation. ☊ stress ☊
There are strict guidelines on how the work is to be carried out. ☊ strict ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
Striking workers picketed the factory. ☊ strike ☊
Half the workforce are now (out) on strike. ☊ strike ☊
She works for a major Hollywood studio. ☊ studio ☊
Physiology is the study of how living things work. ☊ study ☊
You will have to work hard if you are to succeed. ☊ succeed ☊
His school work is suffering because of family problems. ☊ suffer ☊
The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work. ☊ sufficiently ☊
it suits sb to do sth: It suits me to start work at a later time. ☊ suit ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.). ☊ support ☊
a work surface ☊ surface ☊
to work in pleasant surroundings ☊ surroundings ☊
She completed the routine without even working up a sweat. ☊ sweat ☊
Workmen arrived to take down the scaffolding. ☊ take sth down ☊
talk (between A and B) (on/over sth): Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay. ☊ talk ☊
We have a team of eight working on product development. ☊ team ☊
telephone lines/networks/services ☊ telephone ☊
I'd like to work in television (= for a television company). ☊ television ☊
I'm looking for some temporary work. ☊ temporary ☊
It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. ☊ thanks to sb/sth ☊
I want to work in theatre. ☊ theatre ☊
I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home. ☊ theory ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
Digging is thirsty work (= makes you thirsty). ☊ thirsty ☊
The work had not been done very thoroughly. ☊ thoroughly ☊
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. ☊ threaten ☊
You can only achieve success through hard work. ☊ through ☊
You must take the exam—you can't throw away all that work! ☊ throw sth away ☊
He spends most of his time working. ☊ time ☊
Time's up—have you worked out the answer yet? ☊ time ☊
He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). ☊ time ☊
Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). ☊ time ☊
Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there). ☊ time ☊
What time do you finish work? ☊ time ☊
She has to work at weekends from time to time. ☊ from time to time ☊
We only work from Monday to Friday. ☊ to ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
Tomorrow's workers will have to be more adaptable. ☊ tomorrow ☊
We take it in turns to do the housework. ☊ take turns (in sth/to do sth) ☊
What do you charge for this type of work? ☊ type ☊
What do you charge for work of this type? ☊ type ☊
A typical working day for me begins at 7.30. ☊ typical ☊
She has a staff of 19 working under her. ☊ under ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
a network of pipelines running underground ☊ underground ☊
We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work. ☊ understanding ☊
We have this understanding that nobody talks about work over lunch. ☊ understanding ☊
a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work ☊ the unemployed ☊
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. ☊ unless ☊
He continued working up until his death. ☊ until ☊
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). ☊ unusual ☊
How shall we divide up the work? ☊ up ☊
I have some paperwork to finish up. ☊ up ☊
I've been off work with an upset stomach. ☊ upset ☊
She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to). ☊ useless ☊
Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual. ☊ as usual ☊
We want more variety in our work. ☊ variety ☊
The students' work varies considerably in quality. ☊ vary ☊
The quality of the students' work varies considerably. ☊ vary ☊
'What time do you start work?' 'It varies.' ☊ vary ☊
The job enables me to vary the hours I work. ☊ vary ☊
People came from all over the world to view her work. ☊ view ☊
This work has grown in volume recently. ☊ volume ☊
The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies). ☊ waist ☊
'It's time you did your homework.' 'I don't want to!' ☊ want ☊
way of doing sth: I'm not happy with this way of working. ☊ way ☊
You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard. ☊ wear yourself/sb out ☊
The firm is introducing a shorter working week. ☊ week ☊
She started work a week yesterday. ☊ a week yesterday, last Monday, etc. ☊
Some people work better to music while others do not. ☊ while ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
an increase in the number of working wives ☊ wife ☊
They keep a list of people (who are) willing to work nights. ☊ willing ☊
Unemployment can be defined as the number of people who are willing and able to work, but who can not find jobs. ☊ willing ☊
They worked on the building all through the winter. ☊ winter ☊
With all the lesson preparation I have to do I work 12 hours a day. ☊ with ☊
withdraw sth: Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour (= go on strike). ☊ withdraw ☊
The pills the doctor gave me aren't working. ☊ work ☊
My plan worked, and I got them to agree. ☊ work ☊
work on sb/sth: His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me). ☊ work ☊
The phone isn't working. ☊ work ☊
It works by electricity. ☊ work ☊
Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works? ☊ work ☊
work for sth: She dedicated her life to working for peace. ☊ work ☊
work to do sth: The committee is working to get the prisoners freed. ☊ work ☊
The police and the public need to work together to combat crime. ☊ work ☊
I can't work if I'm cold. ☊ work ☊
work at sth: I've been working at my assignment all day. ☊ work ☊
work on sth: He is working on a new novel. ☊ work ☊
She's outside, working on the car. ☊ work ☊
Both my parents work. ☊ work ☊
work for sb/sth: She works for an engineering company. ☊ work ☊
work in sth: I've always worked in education. ☊ work ☊
work with sb/sth: Do you enjoy working with children? ☊ work ☊
work as sth: My son is working as a teacher. ☊ work ☊
to work out the answer ☊ work sth out ☊
to work out a problem ☊ work sth out ☊
work what, where, etc...: Can you work out what these squiggles mean? ☊ work sth out ☊
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from. ☊ work sth out ☊
I've worked out a new way of doing it. ☊ work sth out ☊
I work out regularly to keep fit. ☊ work out ☊
My first job didn't work out. ☊ work out ☊
Things have worked out quite well for us. ☊ work out ☊
the collected/complete works of Tolstoy ☊ work ☊
works of fiction/literature ☊ work ☊
Beethoven's piano works ☊ work ☊
He recognized the sketch as an early work by Degas. ☊ work ☊
She's an artist whose work I really admire. ☊ work ☊
Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others)? ☊ work ☊
The book is a detailed and thorough piece of work covering all aspects of the subject. ☊ work ☊
She earned her grades through sheer hard work. ☊ work ☊
We started work on the project in 2009. ☊ work ☊
Work continues on renovating the hotel. ☊ work ☊
The work of building the bridge took six months. ☊ work ☊
The art collection was his life's work. ☊ work ☊
She set them to work painting the fence. ☊ work ☊
They performed pioneering work on the treatment of cancer. ☊ work ☊
I go to work at 8 o'clock. ☊ work ☊
When do you leave for work? ☊ work ☊
The new legislation concerns health and safety at work. ☊ work ☊
I have to leave work early today. ☊ work ☊
Her friends from work came to see her in the hospital. ☊ work ☊
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. ☊ work ☊
They are in work (= have a job). ☊ work ☊
He started work as a security guard. ☊ work ☊
It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate. ☊ work ☊
I'm still looking for work. ☊ work ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
What line of work are you in (= what type of work do you do)? ☊ work ☊
before/after work (= in the morning/evening each day) ☊ work ☊
full-time/part-time/unpaid/voluntary work ☊ work ☊
Police work is mainly routine. ☊ work ☊
The accountant described his work to the sales staff. ☊ work ☊
There is plenty of work to be done in the garden. ☊ work ☊
Taking care of a baby is hard work. ☊ work ☊
I have some work for you to do. ☊ work ☊
Stop talking and get on with your work. ☊ work ☊
He is still at work on the painting. ☊ at work ☊
Danger—men at work. ☊ at work ☊
We set to work on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it). ☊ get (down) to/set to work ☊
farm/factory/office workers ☊ worker ☊
rescue/aid/research workers ☊ worker ☊
temporary/part-time/casual workers ☊ worker ☊
manual/skilled/unskilled workers ☊ worker ☊
Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. ☊ worker ☊
talks between workers and management ☊ worker ☊
a hard/fast/quick/slow worker ☊ worker ☊
the working population ☊ working ☊
a working mother ☊ working ☊
a working man ☊ working ☊
a working men's club ☊ working ☊
long working hours ☊ working ☊
poor working conditions ☊ working ☊
I have a good working relationship with my boss. ☊ working ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊
recent changes in working practices ☊ working ☊
The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it. ☊ worth ☊
He writes for the 'New Yorker' (= works as a writer). ☊ write ☊
It's exactly a year since I started working here. ☊ year ☊
travail ☊ je ne prenais pas mon travail au sérieux ☊
travailler ☊ nous devons travailler ensemble ☊
œuvre ☊ peu d’auteurs font référence à son œuvre ☊
emploi ☊ leur emploi exige qu’ils fournissent leurs propres outils ☊
réseau ☊ ce réseau peut me servir à établir des contacts ☊
fonctionner ☊ le processus fonctionne, et fonctionne bien ☊
travailleur ☊ il y avait huit travailleurs pour un retraité ☊
ouvrage ☊ il s’agit du seul ouvrage de référence sur le sujet ☊
effectif ☊ Volkswagen supprime un quart de ses effectifs aux Etats-Unis ☊
ouvrier ☊ l’Allemand a toujours été bon ouvrier ☊
élaborer ☊ cette vision a été élaborée avant le 11 septembre ☊
ménage ☊ j’ai un peu de ménage à faire pour l’instant ☊
collaborateur ☊ je remercie donc tous les collaborateurs ☊
boulot ☊ il a un boulot très sérieux dans l’informatique ☊
chantier ☊ je vais louer du matériel de chantier ☊
atelier ☊ j’étais seul dans un petit atelier ☊
œuvrer ☊ nous n’avons cessé d’œuvrer pour la promotion des femmes ☊
trame ☊ les trames urbaine et péri-urbaine changent plus rapidement ☊
élaboration ☊ vous allez demander l’élaboration d’un dossier ☊
banc ☊ il alla s’asseoir sur le banc ☊
main-d’œuvre ☊ une main-d’œuvre hautement qualifiée existe dans le Sud-Est asiatique ☊
bosser ☊ j’avais bossé dessus toute la nuit ☊
viable ☊ la négociation est le seul moyen viable de résoudre le conflit ☊