exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity"I will work hard to improve my grades"; " she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
be employed"Is your husband working again?"; " My wife never worked"; " Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; " She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; " She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
同义词：do work
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected"The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; " How does your idea work in practice?"; " This method doesn't work"; " The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
同义词：act
perform as expected when applied"This old radio doesn't work anymore"
同义词：functionoperategorun
shape, form, or improve a material"work stone into tools"; " work the metal"
同义词：work onprocess
give a workout to"My personal trainer works me hard"; " work one's muscles"
同义词：exercisework out
proceed along a path"work one's way through the crowd"
同义词：make
operate in a certain place, area, or specialty"She works the night clubs"; " The salesman works the Midwest"; " This artist works mostly in acrylics"
proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity"work your way through every problem or task"; " She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; " Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
move in an agitated manner"His fingers worked with tension"
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence"I cannot work a miracle"
同义词：bringplaywreakmake for
cause to work"he is working his servants hard"
同义词：put to work
prepare for crops 同义词：cultivatecrop
behave in a certain way when handled"This dough does not work easily"; " The soft metal works well"
have and exert influence or effect"The artist's work influenced the young painter"; " She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
同义词：influenceact upon
operate in or through cause to operate or function"This pilot works the controls"; " Can you work an electric drill?"
provoke or excite"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence"the political candidate worked the crowds"
make something, usually for a specific function 同义词：shapeformmoldmouldforge
move into or onto"work the raisins into the dough"; " the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; " work the body onto the flatbed truck"
make uniform"work the clay until it is soft"
同义词：knead
use or manipulate to one's advantage"She knows how to work the system"; " he works his parents for sympathy"
同义词：exploit
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of"this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; " He could not work the math problem"
同义词：solvework outfigure outpuzzle outlick
cause to undergo fermentation"The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
同义词：ferment
go sour or spoil"The wine worked"
同义词：sourturnferment
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"