Most English learners know the main definition of work is to LABOR. Some even know that when something works well, it FUNCTIONS. But there are SO MANY MORE ways that native speakers commonly use the word WORK that most learners have no idea about.
大多數(shù)英語學(xué)習(xí)者知道工作的主要定義是與單詞LABOR"勞動"相關(guān)的。有一些甚至知道，當(dāng)某樣?xùn)|西“工作”得好，就意味著它運作得好。但是，英語母語者還有很多常用的關(guān)于work的表達方式，而大多數(shù)英語學(xué)習(xí)者都不知道。

Today we’re going to explore these 9 phrasal verbs with the word work(and their 12 meanings), as well as 13 popular idioms.
今天我們將會介紹9個與work相關(guān)的動詞短語（及它們的12種意思）和13個常用的成語。

Awww yeah! Let’s get to work.
啊，那讓我們開始吧！

9 Phrasal Verbs With Work
?work的9個妙用

1. Work Out (4 Different Uses)
有四種不同的用法

? Exercise (vb, n):To work out(vb), or do a workout(n), is to do any form of exercise with a focus being on the physical activity. Different ways to work out include: go for a bike ride, run, swim, lift weights, do yoga. Hiking (walking in nature), for example, would not generally be used with the verb “work out,” but if it works your body, you might use it as a noun by saying, “that hike was a good workout.”
鍛煉（動詞或名詞）：To work out，或者do a workout(名詞)做一定形式的物理鍛煉。不同的鍛煉方式包括：騎自行車、跑步、游泳、舉重、瑜伽。例如，登山（在野外漫步）不會用work out動詞短語來形容，但是如果它作用于你的身體，你可以用作一個名詞像，“that hike was a good workout.”“登山是一項好鍛煉”。

–I try to work out 3 times a week after work. (vb)
我每周鍛煉3次。（作動詞）

–How often do you work out at the gym? (vb)
你多長時間到健身房里鍛煉一次？（作動詞）

–The run was only 15 minutes long, but it was an amazing workout. (n):
雖然只跑了15分鐘步，但是真的是一次很棒的鍛煉?。。ㄗ髅~）

? To result in success (vb):When something works out, an arrangement or relationship results in success. Common examples of this include:
to result in success意思是以成功結(jié)束某事（動詞）：意思是一個計劃或一段關(guān)系已成功結(jié)束。一般的例子如下：

–When he first started his new job, he was scared things wouldn’t work out, but after a few months, his boss told him that things were really working out really well.
當(dāng)他開始這份新工作的時候，他很害怕不會成功，但是在數(shù)月之后，他的老板告訴他事情進展得很順利。

–Everything always works out in the end. (common collocation)
每件事情在最后都會成功的（一般的意思）

–If things aren’t working out in your job or relationships, it’s best to try to fix it or change.
如果你在工作或戀愛中失敗了，那么盡全力去修補或者改變吧。

? To Fix/Solve Something (vb): To work (something) out is to fix or resolve a problem or issue you’re having with something.
去解決某件事情：意思是去解決你正在面對的一個問題或困境

–When you’re having relationship problems, it’s best to try to work it out.
如果你有人際關(guān)系問題，那么最好的方法就是去解決。

–The famous Beatles song, “We Can Work it Out” is a great example of this use of the phrasal verb, “work it out.”
披頭士的一首歌“We Can Work it Out”是這個動詞短語的一個極好的例子。

? To Calculate the Answer to a mechanical or math problem. Examples below:
計算一個機械或數(shù)學(xué)問題的答案。例子如下：

–The 13 years old was a complete genius. He had already worked out the most difficult physics equations that even Einstein couldn’t ever solve.
那個13歲的孩子簡直是個天才。他解決了連愛因斯坦都不曾解決的極難的物理問題。

–Most math teachers will allow you to work out algebra problems on a calculator or even on a piece of scratch paper (blank paper used to work out equations by hand for a test).
大多數(shù)數(shù)學(xué)老師都會讓你用計算機或在草稿紙（用于手算方程的空白紙）上解決代數(shù)問題。

2. Work Up

? Work up the feeling: To evoke an emotional state (ex: Work up the courage, the excitement, an appetite).
喚起某種情緒（例如：拿出勇氣，拿出激情，拿出渴望）

? Work up to something: To arrive at something through preparation (ex: Even though he could only run 5 km, he was determined work up to the full 42 km distance of a marathon little by little over the next 6 months.)
通過準(zhǔn)備，達到做成某事（例如：盡管他只跑了五千米，但是他決心在接下來六個月中，一點一點的完成42千米的馬拉松。）

? To be/ Get Worked Up: To get stressed or upset about something. (ex: he doesn’t like to drive during rush hour [when there’s a lot of traffic] because he gets worked upand honks his horn all the time.)
因為某事而感到壓力或憂傷（例如：他不想在上下班高峰期開車（那時候交通會非常擁擠），因為他不想變得煩躁，然后不斷地按喇叭）

3. Work On

? To spend time and effort improving something (ex: I have a lot of problems with my pronunciation, but I’m working on it.)
為了提高某件事而花時間花精力（例如：我在發(fā)音上有很大的問題，但是我正在努力改進。）

? To try to influence a person (ex: the manager didn’t want to hire me, but my friend Sarah works there, and she is working on him, so I hope he changes his mind.)
嘗試去影響一個人（例如：經(jīng)理不想雇傭我，但是我的朋友Sarah在那里工作，她正在嘗試說服經(jīng)理，所以我希望經(jīng)理能夠改變主意。）

4. Work Around

To successfully circumvent (find your way around) an obstacle or a problem without having to directly deal with it or solve it. (ex: I didn’t have all the ingredients to make the dish from the recipe, but I worked around it by substituting a few items)
成功地規(guī)避了某個困難，而不是直接地處理或解決它。（例如：按照菜譜，我并沒有做這個菜的材料，但是我用別的東西代替了。）

5. Work Through

To work through a problem is to gradually deal with or solve (a generally more complicated problem). In a relationship, to work through something can be to “talk through it.” (ex: the couple was having serious problems, so they decided to go to a relationships counselor to help them work through their issues.)
意思是慢慢地解決了一個問題（通常是一個更復(fù)雜的問題）在一段戀愛中，這也可以說“談?wù)劇钡囊馑?。（例如：這對夫妻有嚴(yán)重的問題，所以他們?nèi)グ菰L戀愛質(zhì)詢師來解決他們間的問題。）

Note:There’s also a literal use of work through as you can “work your way through college” (pay your university expenses by simultaneously working a job).
注意：還有一種關(guān)于這個詞的用法，“work your way through college”（邊工作邊上大學(xué)來付學(xué)費。）

6. Work Towards

To work towards is to make an effort with the intention of achieving a future objective. (ex: The marathon runner woke up at 5 am every day as he worked toward his goal of running under 3:00 for the 42 km marathon.)
意思是，特意地花精力去實現(xiàn)將來的某些目標(biāo)（例如：那個馬拉松運動員，每天早上5點醒來，朝著在三小時內(nèi)跑完42千米的目標(biāo)奮進。）

7. Work Off

To work off means to pay somebody with work to compensate for money owed (or any other type of debt.) You can also work something off with physical activity (stress, excess weight). (ex: The kid didn’t have money to pay for his meal, so the restaurant owner let him work it off by washing dishes for an hour).
這個短語的意思是通過為某人工作來還錢（或其他任何類型的債務(wù)）。你也可以用一些生理活動來償還解決（如緩解壓力，解決體重超重）（例如：那個小孩兒沒有錢為他的食物買單，所以那個餐廳讓他洗一個小時碟子還債。）

8. Work In

To work something in means to consciously include integrate something. (ex: He said he was too busy to exercise, but I convinced him to work in a few sessions at the gym.)
這個短語的意思是，有意地包括某樣?xùn)|西。（例如，他說他太忙沒時間健身，我說服他安排了些時間在健身房鍛煉。）

9. Work Over

? (Slang) To beat or inflict injury on something or someone. (i.e. Brazil didn’t expect to get worked over by Germany in the world cup final.)
（俚語）打或傷害某人某事。（巴西不會想在世界杯決賽上被德國打敗。）

? (Literal) To subject to intense examination.
（直譯）接受緊張的考試

? (Literal) To redo something (do again)
（直譯）重做某事?